“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” Josh Billings Do you wish you could put your foot down sometimes and say no? But instead you find yourself being submissive even if you don’t agree. Accepting others around just because you’re too … More ‘NO’ is OK

Money, I can only gain or lose. But time I can only lose. So, I must spend it carefully. At the end of the day, we’re often exhausted and stressed out from the grind and the chaos of our busy day. We don’t have time for what’s important to us, for what we really want … More Making Time

‘The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”  Elbert Hubbard It’s never easy to admit you’ve made a mistake, but it’s a crucial step in learning, growing, and improving yourself. We can only learn from a mistake after we admit we have made it. As soon … More Getting It Wrong

  Here are some quick and effective exercises that use actions to transform how you think and behave. HAPPINESS: Smile As Laird’s study demonstrated, smile and you will feel happier. To get the most out of this exercise, make the smile as wide as possible, extend your eyebrow muscles slightly upward, and hold the resulting … More Exercises

“A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with—that’s poverty—but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . . When you’re clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it’s clutter in your cabinets or commitments on your calendar.”  Victoria … More Priorities

‘Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe. ‘ Gail Devers ”It’s impossible” said pride “It’s risky” said experience. “It’s pointless” said reason.  “Give it a try” whispered the heart.  I believe that one important secret … More Just Try

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.   Clint Eastwood Respect is an important component in any mutually beneficial relationship whether it is marital, friendship, family or business. Fortunately, you have the power to build respect by the way in which you conduct your … More Respect

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what others think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or … More Our Attitude

“Know thyself.” Plato We are all different. You have to find how you work and what makes you happy.Stop looking at others for answers and find your own. It takes time, but there’s no rush anywhere. Enjoy the process, because that’s what life is about. ‘The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with … More Knowing You

We all have bad days that make us wonder why we are doing what we do. Or we wonder why we are with our partner when we have an argument. Or we see the size of our email inbox and wish we could just skip the day and begin again tomorrow. But are we really … More A Bad Day?