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 …
When I’m in a room full of bloggers, I’m usually the one who’s been blogging the longest, one of the very few who has made blogging my career, and usually the only one who has a practice to coach, mentor, and guide other mom bloggers in terms of making money blogging. In my experience, many …
When Taylor Bare and I became friends and started spending time together, he seemed quite surprised about my obsession intense passion for conserving water, electricity, and food. Maybe “annoyed” was a better term for it, although he would probably never admit to it. I didn’t blame him. I know I can appear be a bit …
Many, many, many years ago, Earl Nightingale developed a program called The Magic Word. It isn’t “please.” It isn’t “thank you,” either – that is two words! The magic word gives you power… the power to create your own day, moment by moment, and the power to create your own life, day by day. I …
Do you have a dream? Or a few? Of course you do! We all have dreams, goals, and aspirations – whether we’re willing to admit it out loud or not. Dreams can seem scary, impossible, or crazy. Dreams may require a great deal of investment of time, energy, and money to come true… or at least …