I have a challenge for you, and I’ll be doing this myself as well. I challenge you and me to not complain at all for seven days straight. Let me explain why this "Stop Complaining for a Week Challenge" is so important. Based on the recommendation of a friend, I’m...

Who do you want to be? Whatever dreams you have for your future, you will have to become a different person to get there. Who is she? Who is this new you who can do these things? Here's an exercise for you: Write your before and after story. Write out who you are now...

Recently, I hosted a live class about how to use your calendar to change your life. Through my calendaring technique you can achieve your goals and go for your dreams -- your really big dreams. Read on for an overview of how to create your dream life through your...

In 2017 I tried an experiment. I completely immersed myself into a Mediterranean lifestyle to see what would happen. (You can watch the daily videos in my Vlogust 2017 YouTube playlist.) I embraced the Mediterranean way of eating and living every day for one month. I...

Here is an exercise for you. Write a letter to yourself from your 85-year-old self. What does she have to tell you about life? She can tell you what decisions you have made that have had a great impact on your life. And she can encourage your future plans. Here is my...

Social media platforms can be a great way to communicate with your friends and family. It can help businesses and artists share their news, products, and services with the world. It can be a happy, colorful place if you let it. But you can also go down a darker path...

I love lists. I'm always making lists of things to do. I made them daily, weekly, monthly, yearly. I'm all about getting things onto my calendar. But here is a new concept. Let's make a To-Don't List. A To-Don't List is a list of all the things you’re not going to do...

Elegance. I strive to be an elegant woman. Elegance can mean a lot of different things. It can encompass manners and etiquette, and also includes having an elegant mindset, dreaming up elegant solutions, creating elegant surroundings, and moving through this world...

I’ve been going through some personal branding exercises in a coaching program. It made me realize for the past several years I’ve been going through an identity crisis. When I was living in Los Angeles and working as an automotive journalist, I had a very strong and...

If you’re pondering a big change now that life post-virus is starting to get back to normal, here is an exercise that can help. They are called Cartesian Questions. They are four questions developed by French philosopher, mathematician, and writer, René Descartes. He...