“Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.” — John C. Maxwell. Many of us are looking forward to making changes in 2019 and the start of a year provides great motivation in us to step up and challenge ourselves to try something new or improve ourselves in some…

This is the time of year when we feel pressured to set new resolutions, to do things differently. The reality is that most people do not accomplish their new year’s resolution, most failing to get past January. Change for you can never be about others pushing you to change, even…

Don’t get trapped in the revolving New Year Resolution carousel. Most people fail to achieve or accomplish their new year’s resolutions. These are some of the reasons why they fail: Desire: It’s not a real goal without desire — you weren’t really ready to start. If you don’t have a…

Whatever is going on in your life currently, the following exercise is a lovely way to reflect on your year! We are near the end of the year and preparing for the holidays with family and friends. It is a time for giving, sharing time together and attending social events…

Empathy is the ability to imagine another’s emotions as they are experiencing them, and to feel as they feel. It is a core trait in a person’s Emotional Intelligence, and invaluable to persons, young and old, in having successful relationships, whether work, school or personal, and in society in general. …

“Honesty is the fastest way to prevent a mistake from turning into a failure.” — James Altucher In one of my recent Vlogs, I talked about blaming others when we find ourselves overwhelmed with challenges. We don’t take responsibility for our actions and act like a victim, helpless to our…

“I can’t be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” — Maya Angelou Resilience is being able to experience trauma, loss, high levels of stress and uncertainty, such as problems with health, financial security or work related overwhelm and have the ability to…

“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” - Jimmy Dean Have you been trying so hard to start something new, something different, but every time you feel like you have a little momentum…you hit a wall, find an…

For those of us who are parents, we try our best every day to do right by our kids, to support, guide and love them unconditionally. When it comes to the teenage years, it can be difficult to speak the same language as one another. Teenagers are coming into their…