9 Keys to Change Your Life – Key 5: Problems Into Opportunities

You know what’s a super lame problem to have? Hemorrhoids. I’m currently hosting a nice little swollen vein in the ole nether regions. I call him Harry. (Full Disclosure: Buyer beware of saying yes to a substitute colon-hydrotherapy practitioner when yours is on vacation. Procedure may result in unfortunate harm to said area. Trust your…

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4 Simple Ways To Feel Joy This Summer

Summer is here! The sun is high in the sky showering us with light and warmth. I feel so alive when the sun is shining on my face! Don’t you? That ball of fire warms up and invigorates our souls. The brightness within us reflects the brightness of that tiny, but powerful star. Let’s capitalize…

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9 Keys to Change Your Life – Key 4: Orientation

My friend Jill has no sense of direction. I mean, you spin that girl around in a circle once and she’s lost. Have you ever been panic-stricken lost in a Target parking lot? She has. Words like East or North mean nothing to her. If we’re driving together and I tell her to go West…

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3 Simple Steps to Make (Good) Habits Stick

There’s no shortage of sunshine and warmth in San Diego. Even in the winter. So I recently ate my lunch al fresco at a place called The Habit. I’m all about quinoa and fresh veggies, but every once in awhile I crave a good ol’ fashioned cheeseburger and fries. Shrug. Anyway, as I ate, I…

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9 Keys to Change Your Life – Key 3: Your Kinesthetic Sense

“Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever a spider can.” I’ll be honest, spiders aren’t my favorite little creature. I jump at the sight of those black crawly multi-legged things if they happen to cross my path unexpectedly. Eek! But, I’m not here to talk about spiders. I’m here to talk about what you and I have in…

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Use Your 5 Senses to Season Up the Fall

Have you settled into your Fall cooking groove? Is your shopping cart full of tasty organic Fall produce? ✔ Butternut squash ✔ Sweet potatoes ✔ Daikon radish Season those babies up with herbs and spices, and toss ’em in the over. While they’re roasting let’s look at ways to make your Fall just as appetizing…

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Are You a Party Pooper or Party Pumper?

Have you ever been at a party having a decent time when someone new walks into the room and suddenly the place, and everyone in it, lights up? You know the feeling. Instantly the food tastes better. The conversation becomes lively. And the music hits your ears just right. What changed? The energy. THE life of…

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Are You Change Resistant or Change Ready?

“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.”  – Jim Rohn The process of change gets me excited because it helps me “turn up the volume” so-to-speak with ideas I want to explore, areas I need to grow, and possibilities I have yet to discover. But, change and I weren’t…

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9 Keys to Transformation – Key 2: Resonance

Have you ever said or heard someone say: “That struck a chord with me.” “That hit a nerve.” “That tugged at my heart strings.” These familiar phrases highlight the second Key to Transformation: Resonance. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines resonance as:  a quality that makes something personally meaningful or important to someone.  And, a more technical…

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9 Keys to Change Your Life – Key 1: Energy

  Ron Burgundy, arguably one of the best comedic characters of our time was trapped in a glass case of emotion. His professional and personal life was falling apart. He felt stuck. Like Houdini, but without an escape plan. Are you trapped in your own glass sarcophagus? Do your negative thoughts, depleting feelings, and destructive…

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