Many people come to me and ask for advice on getting started with various life change experiences. I have a very clear-cut and simple starting point: Set Your Intention. Let’s just think on this for a minute. The definition of intention is an aim or a plan. The thing you intend for or wish to achieve. Seems appropriate that it … Read More
Turn The Past Into Lessons
Living in the past will never change it. I think a lot of us tend to get a little stuck on things that happened to us whether is for purposes of reference, comparison or nostalgia. It’s healthy to reflect and to process things that have occurred, but to dwell or be full of regret can become a vicious cycle. When we … Read More
6 Steps to Get Back On Track
I have something I need to get off my chest. The past few weeks I have been completely sidetracked and have fallen out of my routine. I’ve felt like my writing wasn’t good enough to post and started to feel like what I was talking about wasn’t relevant. The goal is to get back on track. I took some time … Read More
Top 50 Takeaways from 2013
As I look back on this year, I can’t help but be nostalgic a little. In just this year alone I moved into a new place, started this blog which was only a thought last year, started public speaking, started dancing again, traveled in proportion to my wanderlust, made a lofty bet that I would have book written by July … Read More
You Don’t Drink…You’re No Fun
This topic of assumption has surfaced in many forms over the past week so I decided I would address the elephant in the room. For the record, I have been having the time of my life with my sobriety. I still go out to bars, clubs, concerts, weddings, birthday parties and even raves without drinking. It IS possible to enjoy … Read More
22 Lessons I’m Thankful For
Thanksgiving is not only a time to gather with our loved ones, but also a time for self reflection. It is an invitation to remember all that we have to be thankful for. Often times our lives get so busy that we can forget to stop and take a deep look at all the things we have to be happy … Read More
6 Steps To Move Forward From Mistakes
Every month when the 17th rolls around, I am reminded of the miracle that happened in my life. It was August 17, 2008 when everything changed. Some of you know my story and others may not. This was the day that I shut the door to some of my bad habits and open the door to faith, God and a … Read More
6 Things to Stop So Happiness Can Start
Please don’t take this advice as me being bossy or condescending. These epiphanies are the lessons I have had to learn, practice and continue to have to remind myself of on the regular. I share them with realness in hopes that you can begin to live life at a new level by implementing these suggestions on what to stop and … Read More
How To Let Go of Unexpected Responses
One thing I have learned over the years is to let go of how you think people should respond. Let go of the outcome we have playing in our heads. Let go of the expectation we have of what the other person should do. Let circumstances and situations be exactly what they are. If we can get to a point … Read More
4 Practices To Fight Distractions & Help You Stay Focused
Distractions can really be detrimental to our happiness. They come in many forms be it people, worries, “opportunities,” projects, doubts, hobbies and even things that we might think are signs pointing us in the right direction. A distraction is defined as something that prevents you from from giving full attention to something else; an extreme agitation of the mind or … Read More