I've been getting a lot of "Who said you could do that..." questions from women recently. For example, I was speaking at an author's conference recently to an audience of readers and book lovers. A woman raised her hand tentatively during the question and answer session. We made eye contact and I could see how hesitant she was feeling. She began by sharing that she had earned a degree in journalism followed by a master's degree in creative writing, and then she began to stam

Here we are friends, a fresh new start! Remember, we create our own futures. Today I am thinking of you and looking forward to all the good things coming for us in the new year. Here are some helpful affirmations for you to print out and use all month. Enjoy! Have you heard about my new coaching program, Position Your Practice? We meet every Thursday at 4pm ET for 30 minutes of business strategy, accountability, ideas, motivation and community. There's nothing like this out t

Have you ever found yourself excited about a really good idea and then notice that you talk yourself right out of it? This is called RESISTANCE, Self-Sabotage or being "BLOCKED". It's a way that the brain attempts to keep you safe from things like exposure, not fitting in, criticism, judgment, risk, etc. If you're not careful, resistance can rob you of success. I've noticed the women I work with often resist ideas by saying things like this: "That will be really hard work." "

These past months have been stressful for most, incredibly challenging for many, and really difficult for others. Some people wonder if things will ever get easy again. They will. Your life challenges will vary from cloudy days to full-on hurricanes. Over an entire lifetime, most of us will have many more sunny days than stormy ones, but when you are grieving or struggling with the challenges and disappointments in life it doesn't seem that way. During my life I have had a fe

I'm SO OVER meditation shaming! That's when women say things like, "I meditate for 30 minutes each morning at 5 am", and then her friend says, "Well, I meditate for 20 minutes TWICE a day, seven days a week." A third person chimes in and says "I do guided meditations twice a week with a guru from India." And everyone around them feels like a loser. The truth is that forcing an active woman to silence her brain is like asking her not to breathe. Quieting your mind, though, is

Whenever I hear that "success is hard work", or that things have to "get tough before they get better", that makes me crazy! I 100% DISAGREE! YES, sometimes we have to stretch out of our comfort zones, but, friends, this ain't hard! This week's video has some tips to help you get un-stuck: My friends, it's not hard work, it's AVOIDANCE that prevents many of us from achieving ultimate success. This week CAN be different. I believe in you. xo HEY, have you written an ebook and

When you're successful in life and business, there are some folks out there who just seem determined to pull you down, set you back and keep you at their level (or below). If you're sensitive like me, you may get your feelings deeply hurt when people try to keep you down or diminish your dreams. This has happened to me so many times, and yes, I know the saying "consider the source", but that doesn't help when you're reeling from harsh criticism. Although it doesn't happen to