Power Statement follow up: I AM THAT!
Remember back a few months ago when I made the commitment to say my affirmations (my "power statements," my "I Ams") out loud every day? The actual commitment was to say them 100 times a day for 100 days. 100 x 100 = 10,000 I've been told that it takes 10,000 hours to...
Blogging, Beach Anxiety, and Perfectionism
Yes. Perfectionism. Something I thought I understood enough to stay away from. Something I knew I had the potential to get caught up in if I wasn't careful... Careful... that's the key word. Be careful not to attempt anything that you can't be good at. That way, you...
Time to Feel the Fear…Again: Another Step Outside My Comfort Zone
I used to think I felt no fear, until the day I discovered that everything scared me. This was the day that I changed my definition of "fear." Instead of "a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger," I began to understand fear as "something that causes feeling...
Discovering the VALUE of YOU: The Foundation of V.O.I.C.E.
Over the past several years, as I have been deep into the work of figuring out who I am. I have coined it as "Finding My Voice." Along the way, I have noticed that the steps I have taken to do so have repeated themselves. I have also noticed that when I commit to...
Who Am I, Really? The Power of "I AM"
I'm not who I think I am; I'm not who YOU think I am; I am who I THINK YOU THINK I am. Doug Cloward, a kind and very wise man, once quoted this to me. I thought I understood what it meant--and I did, to a point. My head caught the gist rather quickly. As it is with so...
Alive on the Outside: Making the Covert Overt
Last Saturday, I went "live" on my Facebook page to announce my new personal challenge to be "Alive on the Outside." The content was based on a new realization I had as I participated in an Amplified Train the Trainer event with master trainers, David TS Wood and...
Experiencing Both the Joy AND the "Hard"
I often hear myself say "Personal Growth can be excruciating and exhausting, but I do it anyway because of how good it feels on the other side." In fact, Life can be hard. Progress can be exhausting. And because it is, there is always joy to look forward to. However,...
Thoughts + Feelings + Actions = Attitude
I woke up on the proverbial wrong side of the bed this morning, and honestly, it didn't take long before a few "little things" led to a full blown bad attitude! It kind of floored me, actually. I went to bed feeling GREAT! However, in a strange sort of way, I am...
"I just want to do good in the world."
"The heart's natural desire is for the greater good." -Bob Proctor So what does that mean?? What is the greater good? and How do we accomplish this great desire to DO GOOD in the world? I believe the answer to the both questions is found in Jesus Christ's response to...
Happiness is… Shame? Fear? Vulnerability?
According to Brene Brown, if you wanted to grow shame in a Petri dish , like bacteria, then you’d feed that shame by hiding it. Not sharing something that we feel ashamed of, we actually give it more life, and the interesting thing about that is that we actually...
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