Hitting the Reset Button

I was having lunch with a close friend recently and we were both talking about wanting a boost of learning, innovation, and contribution in our lives. While we are each very different, one thing is clear – the shift must start from within. With even a tiny bit of inner transformation, your world can change

Success Stretchers

It’s very interesting about the most powerful success stretchers. Much of the time, they are human beings. These people are often not the ones who cheer us on, think we are brilliant, and make us feel totally valued. While it’s essential and wonderful to have these kind of people in our lives, they can only

Find the Treasures Within the Junk

I have a friend who is masterful at going to resale shops and finding amazing things. While I see piles and piles of some really yucky looking stuff, she zeros in items that are really the best of the best. While her approach works on clothing, jewelry, and leather goods, it’s even more powerful when

Just One More Step

It’s a funny thing about achieving goals. The difference between success and failure starts with one step – that is either taken or not. If you take just one more step, there is the possibility that you could accomplish something important to you. That one step (no matter how big or small) is extraordinarily powerful

To Achieve Your Goals Faster

What does it take to achieve a goal? Well, lots of things – from making the goal clear and concrete to actually taking a bunch of progressive babysteps? So why doesn’t everyone take the steps to zoom through their goals? For me, personally, I stall out when I lack encouragement. Think of encouragement as someone

When Smaller is Better for Success

I hear this again and again – “Go big or go home.” Unfortunately, most people choose too big and give up. What if you approach your goals and the actions you will take a bit differently? Experiment. Go small. Do what you can absolutely today – given your skills, experience, and time. If small is

When Being Right is Wrong

I was listening to a program recently and the speaker talked about how being right can actually be a bad thing. My first reaction was “how could that be”? In a world where having the right idea, approach, or solution can lead to greater levels of success – it seemed the speaker made a mistake.

Dizzying Options to Success

I was chatting with a friend of a friend this morning who is just starting her career. She is talented and has the whole world open to her. Yet, she is a bit stuck. While everyone has challenges, her biggest one is so many options. I completely understand. Selecting one thing over another can feel

Courageous Success

What is the best metric of success? The answer to this question is as varied as individuals’ personal definitions of success which can be based on money, love, and many other things. That said, one of my mentors once told me that success measured by the level of courage, growth, and advancement required to accomplish

Thank You, Too.

I was working on a short presentation on “thank you” with my friend, Melissa, the last few days. The time we spent was fun, thought-provoking, and profound. It’s a funny thing about “thank yous”. For the words to be meaningful, connected, and moving, they MUST be sincere – with no expectation of receiving anything in