Lessons from a Recovering Doormat

Do you think that having lots experiences of pleasure will make you happy? That’s an erroneous belief that gets people into trouble. Often when I ask clients if they’re happy, and why, those who say they are tell me about things they’re getting pleasure from: •    I’m happy because I have a new romantic partner.…

I know how hard it can be to say ‘No” after you’ve been a people pleaser for years and people expect an automatic “Yes” to favors from you. But it’s also exhilarating to say it and know that you’re off the hook for doing something you don’t want to do. Setting boundaries on how much…

Most of us want to age well. I love looking much younger than my age. I credit it to what I put inside me, in terms of getting the vitamins for my body. Taking good care of yourself is a strong act of self-love. That’s why I’m so happy to have Drs. Rick and Arlene…

This is post 256 in my series on the Law of Attraction in Action. You CAN use your power to manifest your desires.. I do it every day! Read all the posts in my Law of Attraction in Action Series to see how. We all have failures and setbacks. But those old memories can remain…

As we get older, it’s more likely that people we know will pass away. When my mom moved to a senior community, the downside was that people around her were older and she heard about too many people dying. It made her depressed and a little scared about her own mortality. I feel it when…

How many times have you said you wanted to do something but just didn’t do it. Maybe you really want to go to the gym a few times a week but never even get your sneakers out. Or you want to make a more concerted effort to get out and network to help  find a…

Karen Okulicz, author of three highly regarded career books— the author of three motivational pocket books—Try!  A Survival Guide to Unemployment; Decide!How to Make Any Decision; and Attitude!For Your Best Lived Life—says if you answer five key questions, you can set yourself straight, make sure you avoid wasting time and put you on the path to…

This is post 255 in my series on the Law of Attraction in Action. You CAN use your power to manifest your desires.. I do it every day! Read all the posts in my Law of Attraction in Action Series to see how. One of the blocks to manifesting more money that really hit home…

Invictus by William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance ?I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance ?My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond…

Many of my clients tell me that they’re shy yet they’re outgoing and it confuses them. I think of myself s shy too. I recently heard an interesting discussion on The Today Show about the difference between being shy and being introverted. I recognized that while I’m a bit shy in situations where I don’t…

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