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The One Important Lesson From Ancient Philosophy That Changed Me Forever
“The soul becomes dyed with the colour of it’s thoughts” — Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations In college, when I walked into my [...]
How The World Around You is Keeping You From Being Emotionally Fit (and What You Can Do About it)
“Your words will either give you joy or give you sorrow, but if they were spoken without regret, they give [...]
How Physical Exercise and Emotional Exercise are the Same Process – Part 2
Amazing news – I found the muscle that my Pilates teacher was looking for; the impossible is possible. If you [...]
The Paradox of Personal Vision
“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare”- Japanese proverbEvery great leader I have met has [...]
Be a Good Communicator By Seeing the Secret Hidden in Plain Sight
Have you ever tried to communicate an idea or a feeling that did not come across the way you intended? [...]
6 Steps for Guaranteed Success with Fulfillment
Discover Your TalentsMany people can achieve goals, but when the goals are achieved without purpose, the achievements are like empty [...]
Workout with Results – No Sweating Required
Health is not just about removing the junk food from our lives; it is equally about adding foods that nourish [...]
Summer Reading Recommendations
I am constantly asked for book recommendations. August is here and many people take vacations or slow down a little, [...]
How Physical Exercise and Emotional Exercise are the Same Process
Today I went to Pilates. My teacher was particularly cruel in asking me to isolate a muscle in my core [...]
Learn How to Trust Yourself in the Face of Change
“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.”― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Thinking about making a change? Considering something new, [...]
The Easiest Way to Change Your Life – Change What You Can Control
For most of my life, I was under the impression that I had to “fix” something about myself. As if [...]
How Much Emotional Junk Food are You Consuming?
An excerpt from my upcoming book, Emotional Obesity, Fall 2014We are aware that eating unhealthy foods, smoking, doing drugs or [...]
How to Avoid Drinking Someone Else’s Poison
“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die” BuddhaEver been really, really angry? You [...]
Is Your Story Supporting You or Causing Harm?
What is your story?Have you ever had a friend who tells the same old story about why they are not [...]
Find Your Voice and Let Everything Else Flow
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the [...]
The Importance of Work Life Balance: A Definition
Work. Family. Health. Personal time.Work-life balance – an incredibly common phrase used as the model we should all aspire to [...]
Feeling Fear? You are Probably on the Right Track.
Ever thought about trying something and it feels appealing and horrible all at the same time? Seriously, there is this [...]
Feeling Like You Just Don’t Have the Time?
The one thing I hear from my clients the most is that they don’t have the time. It goes like this:I [...]
How to Maintain Emotional Fitness
Are you feeling a little lighter? Did you attempt to make a choice from your authentic voice by looking for [...]
How To Shed Emotional Weight
The goal of last week’s blog was to learn how to avoid adding more emotional weight. This week we will [...]
How to Avoid Adding on Any More Emotional Pounds?
The goal of last week’s blog was to learn how to identify emotional weight.To recap. Emotional weight creates stress, anxiety, fear, [...]
Mindfulness or Mindlessness?
Although Mindfulness originates from Buddhist meditation, Jon Kabat-Zinn and other spiritual leaders helped bring mindfulness into American culture. Now, you hear [...]
Are You Happy?
Often I find myself sitting across the table from a friend. When we have ordered our lattes and prepared ourselves [...]
Reach Your Goals – Any Of Your Goals
Everything we do has an outcome:If you work out, you will get in better shape.If you eat healthier foods, you [...]