What are you thankful for? A raise? Your family? A medical miracle? You here so people talking, you can see it on their faces the joy and the happiness the season brings. But what about the other ten months of the year? During the holiday season, most people are pleasant, you can feel the love and the kindness radiating from mall to mall; store to store. Have you ever wondered what makes people feel good about Thanksgiving and Christmas? Is it the music? I don’t think so!

What is passion? Passion is when you put more energy into something than is required in order to do it. What do you have a passion for? Is it cooking, writing, building, serving others? Whatever it is, are you making your passion a priority? I knew I had a passion for learning at a young age. I was raised in a small town and we did not have the luxury of a movie theater, or skating rinks or the amenities that were available in a big city. My excitement for learning started

Do you know what you want in life? Do you have what it takes to become the best; to give the best; and to live your best life? We are all on a journey. Each day that we awake, begins a new life. Today is a day of new beginnings. Each morning, I awake, my first thoughts are; “get up, there are dreams to realize.” There are times when we may be tempted to taking the easy path in life; the path that most people take. The path that is filled with "I have a job; so, I should

Are you self-motivated or do you need external things to motivate you? Working in the corporate world was a challenge, especially when it came to maintaining my position as an engineer. After so many instances, being laid-off became second nature and I didn't have the privilege to feel sorry for myself. I had to keep moving. It was a challenge because my motivation was coming from outside circumstances. I wondered whether or not I could go on. You see; my self-esteem and my c

“There is a place that you are to fill and no one else can fill, something you are to do, which no one else can do.” I been asked over a hundred times “are you in a good place?” As a psychotherapist and life coach, I find myself asking my clients the same question; “are you in a good place?” This is a dynamic question! It is critical to know where you are, before you can move forward in life, in your relationships with others, succeeding in business, getting out of debt, in f