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How Strong is Your Wille zum Leben?
“Wille zum Leben” is German for “will to live” and in modern psychology, the “will to live” generally refers both to humans’ basic survival instinct…
June 27, 20236 Traits That Virtually Guarantee Failure
1) Renting out space in your head to your opposition: Heck, some of us don’t even charge rent. You’ve GOT to believe in yourself, you…
June 8, 2023Running on “Soular” Power
Running on “Soul” Power means tapping into your true purpose, living your life awake, vigorous and vital. As inspirational and invigorating as it may sound,…
May 25, 2023You Never Arrive
The journey never ends. Personal growth, developing and cultivating your best self, the search for insight and wisdom, is a never-ending process. And mental muscles…
April 13, 2023Just One More! The Power of Persistence and Patient Perseverance
Want success? Want to stand out? Be different/better? Simple! Just do a little bit more than others, just a little bit longer, just try a…
April 11, 2023Worry = Negative Visualization
The mind is a powerful thing, more powerful than we often realize. Our thoughts influence our emotions, our energy levels, and our resilience far more…
March 9, 2023Your Greatest Gift to Humanity
What is the greatest gift you can give to the world? Many answers come to mind; the simplest being to do the work to be…
February 28, 2023Experience Follows Vision
The way we choose so see the world, what aspects we focus on, powerfully impact our experience of the world. Everyone is a complex mixture…
February 16, 2023Finding the Upside
The words we choose to use, the tone we take: they all speak volumes about us, revealing our world view, our perceptions and interpretations of…
February 14, 2023Trusting Loudly
Trusting loudly simply means letting others know that you are depending on them and is a way of expressing appreciation and gratitude. Being open with…
February 7, 2023Brighten Your World, Become a Pronoid
To be a Pronoid is to be the opposite of paranoid: you approach folks and the world as if they are willing to help and…
February 2, 2023Something to Do in 2023 To Live a Better Life
Live Life on Purpose To be happy, life must have meaning, a direction, a focus… but the meaning of life is not a question we…
December 27, 2022Choose Heaven
More than we often realize, how we choose to view our world shapes our world. The frame we give events, the way we interpret the…
December 15, 2022Memento Mori
Memento mori literally translates from the Latin as “remember death” or remember that we all die, that death is inevitable. Rather than being depressing or…
November 15, 2022In Praise of Philoponia
Philoponia is a concept associated with the Stoics and its literal translation from the Latin is “a love of work”. But in the Stoic philosophy…
November 10, 2022Solvitur Ambulando
Solvitur ambulando means “it is solved by walking” and refers to the way a good jaunt can clear the mind and sooth the soul. Getting…
November 3, 2022Is Your Dog Happier Than You?
Probably! Let’s think about why that might be… Your dog isn’t dragging the past into the present. Your dog lives serenely in the present moment.…
October 18, 2022You Owe You
What do you owe you? To always be on your own side. To never, ever self-sabotage. To have your self-talk be positive, solution-oriented and act…
October 11, 2022Do the Words You Use Impact Your Life Expectancy?
If the words you choose to use are consistently positive (including your inner self talk), you most likely have an optimistic view of life and…
September 29, 2022The Power of “Yet”
Three statements: I don’t know how. This isn’t working. There isn’t a way. Three statements, oh so slightly, yet so powerfully different: I don’t know…
September 8, 2022Define Your Average as Above Average
When you are average, you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top. There are many things in life that are…
August 16, 2022Do YOU think YOU are Worthy? And Worthy of What?
As Marianne Williamson famously said: “You playing small doesn’t serve the world.” We are put on this world to be our best selves, to develop to our fullest potential…
August 9, 20229 Ways to Get More Happiness in Your Life
Go Toward Your Goals: Progress and building a sense of forward momentum builds confidence and lifts your spirit. Count Your Blessings: Listing all the things…
August 4, 2022It’s Your One and Only Life, Right? So Own Your Days. Totally.
Everything is connected. Every action you take, every thought you have, every word you speak has consequences. Individually small perhaps, but collectively incredibly powerful. So…
July 7, 2022Memorize This
“Every thought, every emotion, every action has energy consequences.” The energy can be positive or negative but it is undeniable that thoughts, emotions, and actions…
June 9, 2022The One Thing You Can’t Teach
Wanting. Wanting is the most difficult thing to teach. Wanting to grow, wanting to be your best, wanting to learn, wanting to improve. That burning…
May 19, 2022