Lessons from a Recovering Doormat

Today is Memorial Day in the U.S. It’s a day to remember who lost their lives while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. I think it’s important to honor the memories of those brave folks who gave their lives to keep us safe. Sadly, there are more people who lost their lives in recent years…

I’ve learned that many people put on facades, when he/she is overcompensating for insecurity. Since I work with a lot of people, I get to see what’s behind the facades and how what they project isn’t who they are. People who you’d see as being on top of their worlds come to me expressing how…

Do you suffer from chronic pain? Many people do. Today I’m happy to have  Janet Komanchuk, as my guest. She’s a retired schoolteacher who has experienced the miraculous remission of chronic, debilitating fibromyalgia, which was the result of many overlapping stressors and unresolved issues throughout her life. While weathering extreme fatigue and pain, she’d tried…

This is post 285 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. It’s normal to get into a funk at times, which brings your…

In my recent post, Stand Tall, I talked about how confident I feel when I focus on having good posture. By standing straight, arching my shoulders and holding my head high, people have a very positive impression of me. Your stance makes an effective statement. People will buy a confident image if you create good…

When I was a DoorMat, I let people walk all over me. I jumped to do favors for everyone. I agreed to do what other people wanted to do. Other people ran my life for me. All because I believed I wasn’t “good enough” to get my own needs met. My belief came from feeling…

Eating meat has gotten a bad rap in the past years. Yet then we hear about its benefits. It can get very confusing. That’s why I’m thrilled to have Michael Fenster, M.D., F.A.C.C., FSCA&I, PEMBA, as my guest today. He’s a board-certified interventional cardiologist, also known as “Dr. Mike.” In his book, Eating Well, Living…

This is post 284 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. What do you tend to do when you encounter a problem? Get…

I had a dream about going to Banff in Canada and Montana since I was a teen and a cousin went on an adventure there. He showed me his pictures and they blew me away. I had to go too! Then my parents went there and it whet my desire even more! But, I never…

Many people are scared to say “no because they were taught to be nice sand think it’s not nice to turn people down. Both women and men say they feel obligated to agree to requests. Yet they don’t like feeling that way! When I ask why they don’t say “no” when they want to i9…

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