My Recipe for Life Helping Women Create the Life They Crave

It seems everyone today is talking about going ‘fearless’.  Is there such a thing as being FEARLESS?  Of course there is not.  In fact, having some fear is a good thing!  It’s when the fear paralyzes us or keeps us stuck that we need to find ways to Fear LESS. We have 2 types of [...]

Have you ever stopped to consider that those roadblocks, mind trolls, and that totally annoying lil’ she-devil that pokes you when you are contemplating stepping out of your comfort zone may, in fact, be disguised as…YOU? Our mind is really quite an amazing little package.  It chatters at us incessa

I always thought I was one of those people who didn’t need to write my goals down. In fact, for a long time I prided myself on the fact that I didn’t need to write anything down. Things to do, errands, appts., lists…pfffttt! I had a steel trap mind baby…in a weird way, I considered [...]

Do you do interval training? We’ve all heard of it…and some of us even do it;-) At the gym I go to, my very good friend, who is the owner and a personal trainer, is a proponent of interval training. If you are a fitness novice, the basic premise is that you perform exercise at [...]

Accountability is a powerful motivator.  Whether you are in a mastermind group, have the support of friends, a coach, an accountabuddy, a spouse or significant other; being held accountable to doing what you say you’re going do is just one more strategy in your journey to keeping your goals. This is

One of the key characteristics that separate mediocrity from excellence is consistency.  Not very glamorous I know, but it is absolutely 100% true. Being consistent in purposeful actions is so critical, and yet can be so very challenging for creative, dynamic women who have lots of ideas and stuff t

OK my friend, how are you doing so far?  Still feeling motivated and riding the New Year momentum?  If that describes you…yippee!!!  I’m super excited for you For others, maybe doubts, fears, insecurities, and overwhelm are setting in.  Yikes!!  This is a good time to reassess your goals and see if

Resolutions have gotten such a bad rap that I’m actually surprised when I hear someone declare that he/she has made one (or several). Personally, I think if making a New Year’s Resolution works for you, then you should go for it, use it for all its worth, and squeeze that sucker dry. We all need [..

You’ve heard of the phrase “where there’s a will there’s a way” right?  Someone I was talking with the other day used this phrase (in relationship to a New Year’s resolution) and it struck me that it isn’t about the will, it’s about the why. Willpower is defined as:  energetic determination hmmm…qui

*This was  a post that I originally wrote back in December of 2008… holy moly it’s hard to believe it’s been 2 years!  It’s one of my favorites (although I could pick apart the writing, I decided to leave it as is), and is particularly important this time of year.  Enjoy and let me know [...]