The Power to Question Defeat!
You possess a potential power that is superior to any difficulty that life may ever present. This immense inner capability enables anyone who will claim it to instantly rise above his or her challenge....
View ArticleHow to Create Bulletproof Protection Against Psychopaths & Narcissists
Have you ever been in an argument with someone where you feel like they are intentionally misunderstanding what you’re saying? They twist every single word to leave you feeling frustrated and hopeless...
View ArticleHow to Be Happy
I love Bali, so much so that I’ve gone four times. It’s hard not to love Bali – the beautiful land, delicious food, (I gotta tell you the raw cacao desserts in Ubud are orgasmic!), warm weather,...
View ArticleAnton Chekhov’s Letter to His Brother about the 8 Conditions for “Civilized...
In 1886, Russian playwright and short-story writer Anton Chekhov wrote a letter of advice to his beloved older brother Nikolai, a talented painter and writer who suffered from severe alcoholism....
View ArticleHow Are Your Reactions Creating Your Experiences?
Well, I did it. Yep. Last month I turned off my computer, closed my office door behind me and put my life on a semi-hold for a week. If you know me, you know that was no easy task. But … I did it so I...
View ArticleHow (And When) to Apologize to Your Child
Making Repairs Every relationship has conflict. The question is how we handle those conflicts—so they build walls between us, or so they bring us closer? Our goal with our children is to model how to...
View ArticleThe Two-Step Process to Uncover the Lessons from Your Own Judgments
This is part two of the three-part series about Judgment. You can find Part One here. A little while ago I was at my first Ecstatic Dance Party. That’s a dance party where there are no phones allowed,...
View ArticleMy Second Chance Was Almost My Funeral
In the movies, we see how life flashes before someone’s eyes right before they’re about to meet their maker. It didn’t quite happen like that for me. No, I’m not writing you from the grave. I survived....
View ArticleWhat Is Perfectly Normal For You?
“When you’re five, you think you can jump off the bed in a homemade cape you made and fly. Even when your parents tell you can’t, you’re still gonna try and do it.” – Veronica Siaba (Dancer with...
View ArticleYou Are Assigned This Mountain to Prove That It Can Be Moved
In the midst of self-publishing my first book, I wanted to hide. After frequent posting and shouting about myself, my book, my work, approaching people to collaborate, and asking for help, I was...
View ArticleHow to Start Over at 40
At 40 I lost my wife, my home, and my job. And many of my friends. And I was ashamed. I didn’t want to tell people my wife had left. I didn’t want to tell people my home was for sale. And the website I...
View ArticleTeam D’s Manifesto for Conscious Business (C’mon and get it.)
For the past seven or so years we’ve operated my company on this strategy: that visibility lifts the ship, that exposure translates into dollars. Land the publicity…magazines, shows, interviews; do the...
View ArticleHow I Learned to Connect with My True Self
My husband proposed before we even kissed. When we met, we were two Romanians living and working in Asia, within the same company but in two different countries. I was in China; he was in South Korea....
View ArticleFor Moms Who Cringe When Told to “Enjoy It”
Enjoy it. It’s such an overused phrase, especially to moms of young children. Though well intended, it can be laced with guilt – for the moms who aren’t sleeping, who have the baby blues, or postpartum...
View ArticleHow Improving Your Health, Improves Your Love Life
If you’re always on the couch, munching on Cheetos and making the remote all orange and dusty while you nod sagely at everything Judge Judy says, you’ve got to know why your love life is like your...
View ArticleBoundary Tools to Shut down Narcissists & Take Your Power Back
Do you feel powerless in your relationship? If your partner wins every argument by expertly twisting your words and the facts to the point that you end up apologizing or completely confused about what...
View ArticleGetting It Done and Unleashing Your Creative Genius!
We all have heartfelt dreams that we want to create. But just writing the to-do list or thinking about our desires is not enough. It takes action. It takes commitment. It takes time and effort. Yet do...
View ArticleDaylight Saving Time! How to Survive the Loss of an Hour of Sleep.
There’s a very helpful Daylight Saving Time mnemonic: “spring forward, fall back.” This Sunday, we “spring forward” and turn our clocks ahead one hour — which means losing an hour of sleep. And for...
View ArticleChildhood Bullying and What You Can Do
Childhood Bullying There are few people who have not experienced bullying at some point in their lives. Many have participated in bullying behavior themselves. My youth included being the target of...
View ArticleDo You Feel Unsuccessful? Read This and You May Change Your Mind.
Success is a very relative term. It makes us blind to our originality. Instead of focusing on our visions, we try to fit in somewhere and pretend like it’s okay. The success and happiness will come...
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