Lots of factors contribute to your success, such as intelligence, talent, hard work, and even luck. However, research finds the #1 tool for success is grit, or mental toughness.
Success & Accomplishments
How to Motivate Yourself When You’ve Lost Momentum
I have a confession to make. A few weeks ago, I lost my momentum. After months spent powering away at finishing and publishing my book, and the thrill of receiving positive responses and sales coming in, I was ready to turn my attention to some other lofty goals I had put on the back burner.…
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Is Your Job Killing You?
Hazards of Extended Sitting & What to do About It. Have you ever muttered to yourself, “This job is killing me!”? I know I have. It is usually at times when I am feeling overwhelmed, overworked and time-pressured. They are fleeting moments and pass quickly. But a few years ago, they took on new meaning.…
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How to Achieve Your Goals: 12 Lessons Learned While Hiking a Mountain
This past month marked my ten year anniversary of when I began my coaching business. In February of 2007, I started my company with a passion, a vision, a dream, and a total lack of understanding of what it takes to run a successful business. Well, I’ve learned a ton since then. I’ve had my…
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What to Do When Your Best Plans Fall Apart
Have you ever felt despite your best intentions and effort, you aren’t making progress or moving forward with your goals? That’s what this month has been like for me. I took a long, delightful break during the December holidays, and was ready to start the new year working on some lofty goals. But on the…
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7 Tips to Practice Gratitude on Thanksgiving Day
With Thanksgiving only a few days away, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to gratitude. After all, giving thanks is what the holiday is all about. We know that people who feel gratitude and express their appreciation to others are not only happier but also healthier. Although we should all be practicing an attitude…
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Are You Drowning in Emails? 6 Tips to Get Out From Under
Are you constantly checking your emails, and overwhelmed by the amount flooding your inbox? Take control with six simple steps.
Five Steps to Calm Stress and Emotional Frenzy
This is not the blog post I was planning on writing today. I had an entirely different topic outlined. That was before I received a message this morning from one of my list subscribers. She had received my email with the link to my newest “Calm Healthy Life Tip” audio, and it wouldn’t open. Sure…
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How to Get Back on Track After You Have Derailed
Have you ever found yourself on track towards your goals, motivated and making forward momentum, and then suddenly, you’re not? Perhaps you know the exact cause of what led you off track, or perhaps you notice you’re way off and don’t even know how that happened. The reason doesn’t matter. You just want to figure…
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No More New Year’s Resolutions–Just Results
Everyone, me included, keeps saying, “How can it possibly be this year is almost over?” Time flies by so quickly when leading busy lives – attending to our careers, our family, our friends, and trying to take care of us. December is the month when we begin to reflect on what has happened for us…
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