I had to ask for help today. A few years back, it probably wouldn’t have happened and if it did, it would have been two or three days after it should have happened. And, by that time, I would have missed the opportunity to check myself before I wrecked myself. Yep....

Everyone has a “down day.” I had one yesterday. I wasn’t really feeling sad or depressed, I just couldn’t get focused on what I had planned and written down in my calendar for the day. I was definitely distracted. I allowed that to set my mood for the day but I...

I’m not your traditional college student. Not at all. But, I am a life-long learner. My high school had three tracks of study; business, academics and vocational. Since I didn’t really know what I wanted to do after high school, I opted for the business track. Yep....

I’m a firm believer that your mindset holds the key to your overall success or failure in life. So, when I came across mindset ideas and concepts developed by Carol Dweck, a researcher at Stanford University, I was intrigued. You see, Dweck believes that there are two...

We all get caught in the comparison trap. It’s hard not to do. But, it is so important to just stop comparing yourself, your life and your journey to others. Especially if you are doing it in a negative way. Trust me, your self-confidence and mental and emotional...

You’ve got a plan. You’re on a path. Then, out of the blue — wham. A curve ball. I used to get all stressed out. Well, really, it was worse than that. Stressed out, yes. But worse, it was sometimes a full-blown panic attack with blood pressure off the charts. On one...

Your life is a story. Have you ever thought about it in that way? I like to think of my life’s story as a book. A book I can author. The pages of this book can be what happens in a day, a week or a month. Chapters can be years or decades. But, it all matters because...

I recently read a social media post by a person claiming they had no dreams and no bucket list. So many others commented along the same lines, adding that because of that, they felt lost. Now, I’ve always been an advocate of following your dreams and setting goals....

I always love cracking open my new calendar/planner for the year. The blank pages remind me that anything is possible. Or, to say it another way, the possibilities are limitless. But before I start filling in the blank pages in my new planner, I have a few more things...