How did this past year go for you? Did you make measurable progress toward the resolutions and goals you set at the beginning of the year? If you were to write a year-end review, would you feel proud to share it? I’ll be the first to admit that creating lasting change in our lives is […]
3 TED Talks That Will Inspire You to Keep Your Resolution
If you’ve ever set a resolution, you might relate to some of the following statistics. Only half of Americans set New Year’s resolutions. By the end of the first month, more than forty percent have abandoned their resolution. By the time we hit mid-year, sixty percent have given up. Less than ten percent of people […]
Need Hope? Set Goals!
How do you feel about goals? Chances are, the word either evokes a positive or negative response. I know because I’ve felt both. I don’t recall the idea of goals being a common topic of conversation while growing up. Yes, I tried to get good grades and accomplish tasks. But the concept of setting goals […]
Build a Foundation to Have the Freedom to Follow Your Dreams – Part VI – Tying it All Together
This is the final post in my series on building a foundation to have the freedom to follow your dreams. I introduced the idea behind this foundation in Part I. If you missed it, you can go back and read it here. So far, I’ve covered Good Health, Supportive Relationships, Financial Fitness, and Personal Growth. […]
How to Achieve Your Financial Goals as a Couple – Even When a Saver Marries a Spender
I don’t think that it’s possible to have a healthy relationship without disagreeing now and then. Sometimes it’s little disagreements, like where to go for dinner. Other disagreements are much more personal and emotional, like your financial goals. We all have unique wiring and life experiences that have shaped how we think and feel about […]
How to Change Your Life in 30 Days – The Power of Intense Focus
How are your goals and resolutions coming along this year? Reports indicate that 40 percent abandon New Year’s Resolution during the first month. By mid-year, 60 percent have given up. It is said that less than 10 percent actually achieve their resolutions. While these statistics are dismal, what I’m about to tell you has the […]
Is this way of thinking limiting your freedom? – Learning to Think Long Term
What has been the single most important factor to your success in life? If you were to ask my husband, Jer, he would tell you that it was changing the way he sees time. Growing up, he was most concerned with what was happening that day or week. But as he grew older, he began […]
What if not knowing what you want isn’t the problem?
“I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve said or heard this phrase, I’d be living in my oceanfront dream home. I’m beginning to believe that the problem isn’t that we don’t know. In fact, nearly everyone I speak to has a […]
Crush Your Goals with an Accountability Partner
It took me a long time to learn how the people I surround myself with affect my life. In my twenties, I realized that some people were so negative, that they made me more negative. As I moved away and found distance, my life got better. In my thirties, I discovered that as I surrounded […]
10 Small Habits That Will Bring More Happiness and Freedom to Your Life
Frustrated! That’s exactly how I felt seven years ago. I was unhealthy, financially disorganized, disconnected from my spouse, and unfulfilled. I knew that things could get better but it seemed like such a big leap. Looking back, I now know that all it took was a series of small habits. Today I can say that […]