Enjoy my recent columns, articles, resources and insights.
Are You Playing Too Small In Your Life?
“If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re too small,” says Sir Richard Branson. You may be thinking about a career change. Or whether to stay in a relationship or not. And then there are the smaller, yet emotionally draining, things – whether to speak up about...
Say what you mean — Mean what you say
It sounds so simple. Just say what’s on your mind. Then why is it so hard? It may well depend on how you’re “wired” – and whether you’re a bulldozer or a sugarcoater. Some of you are very quick to speak – bulldozing your way through conversations. Others hold way...
Would You Like to Be Ten Percent Better?
When you set a goal, do you aim for 90 percent improvement, or even 75 percent? Find out why you may be engaging in self sabotage and setting yourself up for failure.
Resentment – A One Minute Video
Resentment is like drinking poison and expecting someone else to get sick. Find out why a grudge is one of the heaviest things you could carry.
He Said/She Said – Men, Women & Communications
“Report talk” and “rapport talk” are vastly different communications styles that often lead to misunderstandings. Check out this article for insights on how men and women tend to communicate differently.
Four Words To Stop Any Argument
Nobody wins in a heated argument. What if there was a way to defuse that heat and provide a “time out?” This one-minute video reveals a phrase you can use to get a conversation back to neutral. It disarms the other person -- without taking away your power....
Your One Thirty Plan for a New Year
Here we are -- with a clean slate on which to create! New Year’s Day is my favorite holiday, holding the promise of 365 delicious days, 52 wonderful weeks and 12 marvelous months. How Could This Year Be Different? Like me, you probably have some ambitious goals...
Are You Living Your Life So There Will Be No Regrets?
If your major thoughts center on your “to do” list -- or what other people think of you – strap yourself in. There’s nothing like an “in your face” message coming across your radar to stop you in your tracks. “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying” is a book that has led...
Why is it so hard to live in the present moment?
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow’s a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present. If only we’d heed these wise words from cartoonist Bill Keane, we could experience such contentment in our lives! When you’re depressed, it’s because you’re living in the...
What Does Your Body Language Reveal About You?
The eyes have it. And so do your hands, arms and shoulders. Your body language is saying much more than your words. Find out what those around you are “hearing.”
Are You Kind of Watering Down Your Message?
Pop quiz: what are three of the most ineffective phrases you could use? If your list includes the following, you’re in good company: kind of, sort of, like, really, try to, should be, you know. If you matched three of these, you win a case of Eskimo pies and a...
You Just Can’t Reason With Some People – Here’s Why
Do you keep trying to communicate – and maintain the peace – with some people in your life? Hoping for a breakthrough … yet, the negative pattern continues?