Should you call yourself an Expert? Answer #1: Yes! ] Answer #2: Nooooo! No way!!!! Let’s examine this! What is an Expert? Copy-pasted from TheFreeDictionary.comex·pert n. A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject. Being an expert at something is really NOT like being a rocket scientist and it …
Elayna Fernandez ~ The Positive MOM
Can you believe we’re halfway through the year already? July 1 marks the beginning of the second half, and, many of us are probably wondering, where did the time go?, feeling like things didn’t go exactly as we planned them or are taking more time than we thought. July 1 is a great day for …
My heart was racing with excitement. Modern technology affords us many luxuries; the kind that our grandmothers didn’t dream about having, and our moms didn’t have… the kind I didn’t enjoy when I had my first two daughters in my twenties. I logged on to the account so I could check out my pregnancy file and …
Needy: “a woman who wants affection, attention, or reassurance to an excessive degree.” No one wants to be THAT woman. Do YOU? She’s vulnerable, she could be judged… or even worse… she could be rejected. Those are probably the BIGGEST fears a woman could possibly have… and those fears do not serve us or bring joy. Society …
This is probably the hardest post I’ve ever written: sharing the things my father failed to do, what he taught me, and what our relationship means to me. I cried with every word I wrote.
I say it over and over: I am a firm believer that our words have the power to create our reality and I’m very intense about it. Connection is one of my highest core values and words of appreciation is my primary love language, so it’s not surprising that sometimes communication styles [or lack thereof] can become a …
The past two months have been crazy and exciting. Crazy, because moving takes a lot of time, energy, and money. AND, because I worked it into the time when I was attending 7 conferences, blogging, and holding interviews for various podcasts and tele-summits, it was just madness. This post is not about how to have a stress-free …
How do I become more productive at work and more present at home? It’s the quintessential question of work-life balance. And the answer is simple, yet definitely not EASY. While there is no magic formula, the sure way to do focused work and be fully present with your family is mindfulness. I found this definition …
It’s late, I’m tired, and I’m still recovering from dental work… but the burning desire to share these words with you are keeping me awake. I have been pondering all day about the different paths we take in life when we all really want the same core things out of life: we dream to experience joy, we …
This is part of a sponsored campaign with DiMe Media and Buena Vista Home Entertainment. However, all opinions expressed are my own. As I sip on my ginger tea and look around, I feel a deep sense of gratitude, joy, and fulfillment. I feel blessed to be where I am: alive, surrounded by people I …