"How about I share a little secret with you in exchange for a nice, toothy smile? Deal. Here goes... There's someone about to enter your life, either presently alive in time and space, or about to be born, whom you've obviously not yet even met, who will, in short order, fall very, deeply in love [...]

I have been competitively training in the sport of swimming since I was 15 years old. During my high school years, I was able to improve my times every year until my senior in high school. I would train so hard, and swim really fast in practice, but my times never improved. I was so [...]

Art is therapeutic and is sometimes called expressive art or art psychology that is facilitated by the art therapist, in applying art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to explore their feelings, resolve emotional conflicts, further self-awareness, manage performance and obsession, increase social skills, improve reality orientation, decrease anxiety, and raise self-respect. A [...]

Stress and alcoholism are irrevocably linked and the prevalence of one triggers the onset of the other. It is imperative for people to understand the deeper link between the two so that both stress and alcoholism can be avoided. People often take to alcohol as a coping mechanism for stress, without realizing that alcoholism also [...]

Seeking our purpose can be extremely frustrating and confusing. We know that there is more to life than what we are currently experiencing, but we are not quite sure what that "more" is. Purpose seeking is a way of life for so many people. They don't have a clue what they are supposed to be [...]

There are several reasons why we can feel a "disconnect" at a certain age. As time passes, the dust clears and some of our familial responsibilities fall away. We are then left with "Is this all there is?" Utilizing the services of a Certified Life Coach just may result in a fulfilling second lease in [...]

Following the foregoing mathematics formulas - Success, Happy and Hope are greater than Grief, Failure and Sorrow. I am often approached with questions that focus on the metrics that govern happiness. This question really underscores one seven-letter word: SUCCESS. When you think about it, this word dominates almost every phase of your life. Are you [...]

I was talking to a colleague earlier this week. Like me, she runs her own business. She told me that one of her "beginning-of-the-year" practices is to sit down in a quiet place, with a cup of coffee and a pad of paper, and write down her intentions for the new year. She sets intentions [...]

I've been asked more than once what's the secret to my success. It's not a secret formula. It really doesn't take much. It's simply doing some things a lot better than many other people do. And, it's understanding that these things don't require any special talent on my part. That's right. I don't have to [...]

This is a quotation from the book and film titled "Lawrence of Arabia." If you have not seen that film, I suggest that you watch it, and pay close attention to an array of characters whose lives sing. Mostly, the story is true. It seems that while the vast majority of people stumble through their [...]