Don't disregard that feeling of simply looking forward to a thing or being excited about it. No really, I'm serious. It's one of those things you take for granted until it's missing and you can't get it back. I went for years not looking forward to much of anything and desperately trying to remember what …
Be You – Part 2
We left off with... I overcame the odds and landed in a stronger place with a solid foundation. See previous post here: Be You – Part 1 of 2 As I said last time, overcoming odds was awesome but only the beginning. I found myself in a professional career, surrounded by people with very different …
Be You – Part 1 of 2
Brokenness, chaos, rejection, latchkey kid, dysfunction, broken home, divorce, single mom... All those terms are a part of my past. I don't hide it and I don't mind sharing my story if it gives someone else hope in knowing they are not alone. I am a woman with brokenness and regrets but I refuse, REFUSE, …
Overcome This and Be Happy
Is this really all there is? Lately, I seem to be asking myself this question all the time. Well, not out loud but it's always running in the back of my mind. And the answer is, well, yeah. Pretty much this is it. I know. Not exactly the answer you expected. At first, I had the …
Think Differently and Be a ‘You’ Person
You're probably wondering what in the world that means. Let's start with talking about what a 'me' person is. A me person sees the world and makes choices through the filter of: How will this affect me? How will this benefit me or inconvenience me? Is this good for me? Is this part of my …
Your Personal Success Network
There is a current statistic that roughly 70% of Americans are unsatisfied in their work. I believe a major contributor is our tendency to stay in our comfort zone. And we don't like change, so the longer we are in there, the harder it becomes to leave. This brings me to the topic for today …
Talking Back To Self-Talk
This is just one of those seasons of life with more challenges and hard places than easy going and fun. Death, major illnesses, dysfunctional people, broken relationships. It's all in there but you know what? That's just part of the package of living in this imperfect world. Even if we do everything right, sometimes we …
Against the Grain
That's me. I actually enjoy challenging the status quo. Not just for the sake of a challenge, I am usually am goaded by illogical reasoning or no detectable reasoning behind a rule or standard practice. I don't really like debate. I just need to understand the rationale. If you are looking for a 'yes woman' …
Afraid To Believe
Afraid to Believe I snuck around for years with my secret longings. No, it wasn't anything weird or perverted. My longing was to transition into work I love, to make a living doing something that fits how I am wired and allows me to be who God created me to be. For years I consumed …
Why you’re not living your dreams
Too many people are not living their dreams because they are living their fears. Can you relate? I know I can. What I can't figure out is why? Why do we let our fears determine our fate? To get to the bottom of it, we first have to understand the source(s) of our fear. Here …