I took a break from writing articles during the past few months, lightened my client load and truly enjoyed the summer. I was gearing up for the fall, excited to get working on some business and personal goals, when those unexpected bumps occurred.

Ever wonder about what life was like before TV? Do you think that people were bored out of their skulls, sitting in their living rooms staring at the wall waiting for a solution to be invented?

Humor isn’t just for those lighthearted times when things are going well. It’s an essential part of a good tool box for coping with the difficulties life sometimes brings. As we face the hard times and bad news of this economic roller coaster ride, use humor to help keep yourself centered. That’s best done by laughing AT yourself and WITH others. And include some silliness if you can.

Even the smallest memories can have a big effect on your psyche, your career, your relationships and self esteem. How one woman re-found her mojo and understood finally, after years of therapy, why she felt so invisible. How self confidence returned when she discovered the memory that had shaped her world.

When you’re planning your business, setting goals is very important. In fact, it’s imperative. It will help you stay on track and will also help measure progress. When you meet a goal, you should feel good and be motivated to meet the next one. However, it’s still important to reward yourself when you…

The 100 mile per hour wind caught my left shoulder and threw me off the plane head over heels. I was suddenly falling out of control, 11,000 feet from the ground.

The mind is like small child, who accepts and takes for granted whatever it sees or hears, without judgment and without considering the consequences. If you let your mind behave as it likes and give it complete freedom, you lose your freedom.

In a world of instant gratification, people jump from “stimulus” to “response” without as much as a second thought. Patience is the “pause” in between that allows us to get the result we are really looking for. Here’s how to develop more patience in you.

Having habits is kind of like having an ‘autopilot’. When we practice our habits we strengthen neural connections. If we do it enough, chores, exercise, eating, work, etc. seem to happen automatically. With a little early discipline, you can create a new habit that is easy to maintain.

Whenever I decide to introduce a new habit into my life, the doubting voice inside my head shouts, “You think you are going to be able to keep that up? Forever?!Who do you think you are– Wonder Woman?” This default response occurs whether I feel the itch to start a new yoga practice or attempt to get out of bed 30 minutes earlier. It pops up if I commit to shutting down my computer at 6:00pm or to taking a 5-minute break from work every couple of hours.