"The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart - this you will build your life by, and this you will become." 

---James Allen

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Here’s a fun neuroscience fact as we continue prepping for your 2026 ...

"Because faith isn't proven like gold 'Til it's been through the fire."

This year stretched me in ways I didn’t expect, or truthfully, wasn't sure I wanted.  It was a year of uncertainty, waiting, and learn...

“Create thoughts that serve you, not thoughts that you serve."

Last week, we started thinking about what you want 2026 to look like. Today, I want to share something that still amazes me every time I teach it:

Caroline Lea...

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."

I’ve found in my coaching and training that so many people don’t actually know what they want. Not really. They’re in the boat of life, just drifting with ...

“Stress response as a strength? No way.”

---Jan McDonald

I've been facilitating a lot about anxiety this year.  In my research, I found something out that I hadn't realized before.  When we are stressed, we often beat ourselves up for our reactions...

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Thanksgiving week can be beautiful…and overwhelming. Between the cooking, the travel, the expectations — and let’s be honest — the family dynamics we all tiptoe around… it’s easy for anxiety to creep in. Some people bring joy when they wa...

"Hope is the positive expectation of something great happening... and soon. "

---Jan McDonald

It has been said, “Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air...but only for one second w...

"The value of an idea lies in the using of it."

--Thomas Edison

We can't take an action without thinking about it or having the idea first. That's a great thing when we are tempted to do something that will negatively impact others  or ourselves. W...

“To be intentional means working with purpose to make every action count.” 

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“On the other side of complicated is the wonderful, wide-open world of effective collaboration and a workplace you love.”

--Ryan Leak 

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"When you let go, you create space for something better.”

--Anonymous

I love fall. It's one of the most beautiful ...

"Tomorrow is never promised, so love and appreciate the people who are in your life."

--Me

Dennis and I just came back from a wonderful, refreshing vacation at the Oregon Coast. It was the first vacation that we took in over a year.  We didn't have...

“What we focus on expands."

-- Unknown

 
Life is filled with both good and bad moments. Some of it we can control, and some of it we can’t. But here’s the game-changer: the way we think about those moments makes all the difference.

 Life happens for ...

"All of us do not have equal talent. Yet, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents."

 --Ratan Tata

I love spending time with my adult kids. Both my son and my daughter have this "nothing is impossible attitude." If I am wondering ...

"In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself." 

Seneca
 

Last week I hosted a spiritual retreat called Sacred Stillness. The focus was simple but powerful — spending more quiet time with God. As I prepared for it, I discovered...

“If you think you're smarter than the previous generation, consider this:  Fifty years ago, the owner's manual of a car showed you how to adjust the valves. Today, it warns you not to drink the contents of the battery."

--Derric Johnson

Ever feel l...