I had planned a shopping post for Black Friday, but then I got so exhausted from all the pre-Black Friday emails I was receiving, that I decided to let it go. While I know everyone needs to make money, and we all want to buy holiday gifts, the rampant consumerism gets...
Hollywood keeps making movies about superheroes. They are really digging deep and coming up with the obscure characters no one remembers. Ant-Man, anyone? He's coming soon to a theatre near you. But in reality, you need to be your own superhero. Is the state of the...
I was listening to a talk the other day about money mindset, and I realized that I have a lot of preconceived notions around money that I wasn’t even aware of. These are things we are taught from an early age. This talk was really eye-opening for me, and I thought I...
When we are little girls we grow up thinking life will be like a fairy tale romance. We will be princesses and meet a handsome prince and live happily ever after. We'll wear beautiful dresses and stroll through the sculpted gardens of our castle estate. Well, why not?...
I had planned a shopping post for Black Friday, but then I got so exhausted from all the pre-Black Friday emails I was receiving, that I decided to let it go. While I know everyone needs to make money, and we all want to buy holiday gifts, the rampant consumerism gets...
Hollywood keeps making movies about superheroes. They are really digging deep and coming up with the obscure characters no one remembers. Ant-Man, anyone? He's coming soon to a theatre near you. But in reality, you need to be your own superhero. Is the state of the...
I was listening to a talk the other day about money mindset, and I realized that I have a lot of preconceived notions around money that I wasn’t even aware of. These are things we are taught from an early age. This talk was really eye-opening for me, and I thought I...
When we are little girls we grow up thinking life will be like a fairy tale romance. We will be princesses and meet a handsome prince and live happily ever after. We'll wear beautiful dresses and stroll through the sculpted gardens of our castle estate. Well, why not?...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You should know about the warning signs and how to reduce your risk of breast cancer. I’m not a doctor and am not offering medical advice. The information I am about to share with you is from The Centers of Disease Control and...
One of the great things about working from home is the freedom to plan and schedule your day in whatever way you choose. However, one of the pitfalls of working from home is that you can fall into a rut. If you work from home and find yourself wearing your pajamas all...
While I was redesigning this website, I closed the shop temporarily. The shop is open again and features an important new product. You can still order our classic "Ciao" and "La Dolce Vita" coffee mugs. I removed the tee shirts to make room for new fun merchandise...
“What you resist not only persists, but will grow in size.” — Carl Jung When I was coaching individual clients, most people wanted to break a bad habit or improve their daily lives in some way. These seem like large obstacles, but it's actually much easier than you...
Getting thing done when you lack motivation really depends on your mindset. How you feel about what you are doing makes all the difference. You can tell yourself you hate what you are doing and have a miserable time of it. Or you can think about all of the benefits of...
When I lived in California, I drove to work on a stretch of road that ran alongside the beach. It was a beautiful drive and several times a week I would see a man parked on the side of the road, sitting on the hood of his car playing the saxophone. I assumed he...