Can I let you in on a secret? I am not a natural morning person. Honestly, I wake up kind of crabby and just want to be left alone. So my natural tendency is to not get out of bed until absolutely necessary. In 2011 one of my virtual mentors shared something that changed my […]
10 ways to improve your life after unexpected job loss
If there’s one thing I know to be certain, it’s that change is inevitable. Everything could be going great, and in an instant, life as we knew it comes to a screeching halt. While this post is specifically about job loss, these lessons can be applied to any unwelcome change, like an economic downturn, breakup, […]
17 books to transform your life in just 15 minutes a day
Reading has been an important daily habit of mine for years. Like most children who are exposed to books, I was obsessed. I not only loved to read them but also liked to play library with them. After graduating from college and having read the world’s most boring textbooks, I quit reading for a few […]
How to break your smartphone addiction
When I’m writing a new post, I always create five titles and choose the one I think is best. The first title I wrote for this post was how to break your phone habit. But as I thought about it, it’s more than a habit for me at times. I have moments when I feel […]
5 Steps to Change Your Life with One Word
Have you heard about this One Word phenomenon? Around the world, people select one word to be their guiding intention for the coming year. Rather than setting goals or resolutions, they focus on this one word. I first became acquainted with the idea of One Word in 2016 in a blog post by my friend […]
How to cultivate courage and do more of what you love
My one word for 2017 was courage. I chose to focus on courage because, for most of my life, I prided myself on being a top-notch perfectionist. Then one day I realized that my constant striving for perfection wasn’t a strength but rather a weakness. My need to be perfect caused me to miss out […]
