Little Better You

I was raised a people-pleaser. That meant that as long as I had “majority rule” among my friends and family, I read it as I was on the right track. I lived this way for years and everything in my life, from the job I chose to work at, to the house and neighborhood I lived in, was partly a result of what I thought people thought. It got tricky when I wanted to do something that I perceived people weren’t going to like. That resulted...

This was an easy “little bit better” life topic for me. Being committed to your goals and dreams are an essential part of success. We all. have ideas but do you have what it takes to get across the finish line? Since my move from the Quad Cities to Des Moines, I have accumulated a few visions. I see myself 40 pounds lighter than the weight I gained since my incident. I can picture my speaking revitalized a...

Are you someone who celebrates? When you reach a milestone or an accomplishment do you stop and feel the moment of winning and really soak it in? Or do you ask for more? Do you want more? Maybe you avoid celebrations because it makes you feel like you are complacent and acting happy with something that isn’t really an achievement or an accomplishment of your big goal? Maybe you think that if you celebrate you’ll have less good ener...

When you hear the word, “faith,” what do you think? Does your mind automatically go to church services and fire-and-brimstone-preachers? Or do you go the New Age path and think about vibrations and kind of an invisible magic? I have always allowed a belief in the work happening that is unseen, the special happenstances that are required for me to get additional speaking engagements and more coaching client...

Man I did not expect this to happen. But it did. I had a weird feeling in my chest and then fast forward, I had heart surgery, my heart stopped for 15 minutes. I was resuscitated and then found myself with a traumatic brain injury. The last few years have been filled with healing and testing. I am proud to say I am getting better and I see improvements every day. I don’t know how long it will take to “get back to normal” but I. kno...

This week was a week for letting my guard down and discontinuing defending myself. Man it was hard and felt awkward and led me to the realization that I have been defensiveness around everyone my whole life. What a waste of energy. I wanted to think of myself as a mature and accomplished person and if anyone suggested that I was different that what I hoped for in my mind’s eye, I put up a wall and walked away, not considering what ...

I have learned about the power of abundance (and the absence of it) over the last 16 years. When I expect the best from the universe, it delivers and the same is true when I have a negative mindset and I expect the worst. As I am healing, it’s so important to wake up with a positive expectation. This day is mine and it’s a gift and by the end of the day, good things will happen. When I have that mindset, inevitably, the day deliver...