Areté Today Podcast Launch
Hello!! Just a quick blog post today to introduce you to my new podcast, called Areté Today. I consider it the place where personal development meets personal responsibility. Let me start by telling you a bit about the name. Areté. Such a beautiful word. Rolls right...
2014’s ‘Word of the Year’ Is…
I gave up on resolutions about seven years ago. They weren't working for me and were a waste of my time and energy. I'd vow, just like millions of others, to make these massive changes to my life merely because the calendar flipped. It had little to nothing to do with...
Letters to Myself
I went through yesterday's mail this morning. Bunch of bills, unwanted credit card offers, and an envelope addressed to me in my own handwriting. Huh? With my foggy, harried, pre-Christmas brain, it took me a minute to figure out why I was getting a card from myself;...
So, The Report Card Has Come Home. Now What?
It's that time of year. If you have a school-aged child, either the first-term report card has already come home or it will be coming home soon. I've got news for you: regardless of what the GPA is, how you handle the report card is critical! Report cards, like so...
Surviving the Holidays, With Heart
Let's face it, this can be a tough time of year. But, it definitely doesn't need to be. As I think back, I have a brain and heart full of truly happy holiday memories that fill me with nostalgia. But I have also encountered numerous painful and disappointing holiday...
Be Your Own Franchise Player
You have more in common with Lebron James and Patrice Bergeron than you might think. You are a franchise player as well…
Eliminating Pity Parties, Blame-Storming, and Inertia with Powerful Questions
Rampant blame and deflection is a learned behavior…and now it’s time for us all to un-learn it! Stop waiting for other people to hold your hand, wipe your ass, dry your tears, or light that fire within you….
This One’s For the ‘Tweens and Teens — With Love.
I wanted to write this post for you today to let you know it is all going to be okay. I PROMISE. Whatever you are agonizing over, whatever insecurities you are feeling, whatever hurts you carry around with you like luggage — they will all dissipate as soon as you decide it is safe to let them go. Even at this tender stage of your life, you have much more power than you give yourselves credit for….
Let’s Not Cast Aspersions at People Like Miley Cyrus. Okay?
I have absolutely no idea what it is like to walk a mile in Miley’s shoes or to pick something up with her foam finger. Nor do I have first-hand knowledge of what is going on behind the scenes in her twerky little life…but what I DO know (read more…)
STOP Saying These Two Useless Words to Your Kids!
If you really, truly want your children to be the best they can be, then STOP, STOP, STOP saying this worthless, meaningless phrase….
Everything Is a Choice
I believe EVERYTHING in life is a choice. And, to take it one step further: I believe if you tell yourself that your life is NOT a choice, and you are merely a victim of circumstance(s) — you are either consciously or unconsciously telling yourself a lie….(more)
“We’re Poor,” Shame Sensors, and a Missed Opportunity
I did what any self-respecting, forty-something, mother of two in the 21st century would do: I buried my head in my laptop and muttered a haughty “No, we’re not” under my breath….(read more)