Life doesn't slow down after 30—or even 50, 60, or beyond. The most profound growth and learning often come when we challenge ourselves well beyond our younger years.

Throughout my journey, I’ve learned that true, lasting success cannot be built on anything less than integrity and fairness. These are not just ideals—they are the foundation on which I’ve based my work.

Reflecting on my years spent bartending, I realized that the lessons learned during those late-night shifts transcend the bar and apply to almost any field, especially sales. The bar is a microcosm of life, where interactions are raw and real, and the power of a first impression is on full display every night.

I was honored to be interviewed by Elaine Starling, the host of the Abundance Journey podcast, and the podcast has many nuggets of information. However, I surprised myself with my answer to her initial question.

There is nothing worse than being in an ornery mood. The bad mood spreads and attracts other situations to be cranky about. Ugh. I've been practicing the 3-minute reset, a technique that has been incredibly effective for me.

Giving yourself a high five in the mirror each morning is simple, free, easy, quick, and so impactful! I wish I had known this when I was five years old, but I know it now, and I want you to experience the benefits, too.

I love the book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, by Robert Fulghum. It is a wonderful book about the “rules” of life that we learn in kindergarten. My yoga practice has taught me more “rules” of life. 

WOW, did I just type that? Yes, this can be a hard pill to swallow especially during a challenge or an ornery day. When I look back at the challenges, I see things did work out for me. This ornery day happened last week.

I was planning a ZOOM presentation on my Mindset Shifting Activities. I was behind schedule , the slides and my speech were not ready, eeek! I was annoyed and nervous. I could not just pick “JOY” as the print asked me to do, but I could pick new thoughts.

Do you have goals for 2022? Well great ! Let’s plant goal seeds. Goal seeds are little stories and thoughts you tell yourself each day. Ideally we want the goal seeds to line up with our goals. Let me explain.

Appreciating the good things in our lives draws more of the good things to us. Your hot coffee, washing machine, laptop, hot shower, a raise, or a great night’s sleep are experiences or items to appreciate. Sometimes these fabulous things get lost in the anguish of our lives. I lost my feelings of appreciation for a while.