Category Archives: The Power of the Mind

Health, Happiness and Good Friends

The older I get, the more sure I am that our friendships are an important part of life. They can be powerful and influential relationships. Unlike family, we choose our friends. Because we get to choose our friends, friendships become a mirror reflecting back how healthy, happy and empowered we are living our lives. 
Children have [...]

Under Appreciating My Time

The other evening as I was leaving my office, I realized that I often take for granted how much I actual get done in a day. 
Some days as I’m turning out the light at my desk, I wonder where the day has gone and what did I do with all my time. Did I waste [...]

Living In Gratitude

 
How often do you make time to tell and show the people you love and respect (including yourself) how grateful you’re feeling?
Today is the perfect time to begin practicing the “art” of gratitude.
Here are a few suggestions:
1. Begin and maintain a gratitude journal. Here’s a wonderful place to begin collecting the positive memories of those [...]

Your Mind Is A Powerful Success Tool

This story has been around the Internet for a few years and the original author is unknown. I’m posting it because I believe the message is worth sharing.
The next time you hear or see an airplane or travel on one, remember where it all started. A simply idea conceived in the minds of two young men who did [...]

Perfectionism: Taking The Joy Out of Success

 
I had a great discussion yesterday on my Women Enjoying Success radio show with Performance Coach Janet Hilts about the destructiveness of perfectionism. It started me thinking about myself – I call myself a recovering perfectionist. It’s such a hard road to go down, having to be perfect. 
You’re going to want to listen to the [...]

How Do You Handle Change?

Change is inevitable – our lives change minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour and day-to-day. The ability to handle change in positive and productive ways can often make the difference between positive outcomes and disappointment. Let me ask you this: How do you handle change – both the little ones and the big ones? 
When faced with change, here are [...]

Secrets of Success – Power of Determination

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Length of audio: 6 minutes 14 seconds

Determination in life, and in business, is a combination of tapping into our unstoppable desire to succeed and knowing how to consistently focus time and energy on going positively forward. As we’re going for our [...]

Secrets of Success – The Power of Desire

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Length of audio: 4 minutes 53 seconds

You’ve heard the old saying, “If success was so easy, everyone would be one.” So what does it take to be successful? In part one of this three part series, the first secret of success [...]

Your Positive Financial Attitude

In this economy, our financial future is up to us!  We can turn economic negatives into positives if, and when, we decide and choose to direct our financial energy away from what can’t be done and toward ways to help ourselves become financially independent. 
A positive mental attitude may very well be the difference between succeeding financially and struggling to [...]

How To Rescue Yourself

I was brought up to be dependent. I know that’s a pretty harsh statement. My parents didn’t have a sinister plot to instill dependency into me. They parented the way they knew best – they were very protective. I felt safe and loved growing up and I knew all my problems would be solved by [...]