Do you ever start the week feeling overwhelmed by everything you have to do in the days ahead? Do you sometimes get a jump on the worrying and start in on Sunday nights? Between work and family commitments, how are you going to remember to exercise, at right, take...
Everybody has a dream. That’s the easy part – to want something so bad that it seems like no one else can possibly understand. To think that hope and desire are enough. But it’s a tiny percentage of people who follow through on their desires and actually create an...
We’re all taught as children to keep our word to others, right? To mean what we say – and to follow up when we tell someone we’re going to do something for them. But we’re not encouraged enough to keep the promises we make to ourselves. And they’re just as...
You didn’t make it to the gym today. Who’s to blame? You stayed up late watching Netflix and eating pizza. Who’s to blame? You never seem to have enough money in your account to take a vacation. Again – who’s to blame? I know how easy it is to blame traffic or your...
Scenario One: “Hi, how’s it going?” an acquaintance asks you on a Monday morning. “Ugh!” you reply. “I’ve got a bad case of the Mondays.” Sound familiar? I’m sure, especially if the traffic was terrible or the kids were giving you a hard time. Now try Scenario Two:...
When making decisions about your life, it seems like everyone has an opinion sometimes. It’s enough to make you wonder: Whose life is it, anyway -- yours or “theirs?” Are you accountable for your wins but not failures? Do you try to please everybody, and then point a...
Go, go, go! That’s done! What’s next? Let’s move it along, no time to wait! Do you ever feel like you’re on a treadmill with someone barking these orders at you 24/7? It’s so easy to feel stressed and overwhelmed by our busy schedules with work, family, personal...
The final of the 6 Human Needs might be my favorite: Contribution. People who strongly feel the need to contribute make a difference in their community. They’re empathetic, compassionate, and believe in the power of sharing. Potential downsides? Tony Robbins says they...
For any living thing, growth is life itself. Humans have an innate need to grow, improve and learn. There’s nothing wrong with it – it’s only natural, after all. It’s one of the 6 Human Needs Tony Robbins says drives us all. Think about your own desire for growth....
Do you ever wonder why you are the way you are? Why do you want what you want? Why do you get frustrated or upset by certain things that don’t seem to bother most people? Well, it’s because you’re human, if we want to get right down to it! And it’s good to take a look...
I have a super-fun project for you! 🙂 Today, you’re going to work on your bucket list. If you've gotten lost since making New Year’s resolutions, or if you never prioritize yourself, or if you’ve forgotten the importance of dreaming big, then this is going to make...
Setting big, scary goals is exciting. But it’s also quickly disheartening too many times when we fail to support our efforts by managing expectations. Most of the time, the problem isn’t that the goal’s too big or grandiose. It’s that we’re not setting reasonable...