Don’t Believe Everything You Think

“I’m stressed out of my mind thinking about how I’m going to pull together this major life event two weeks after I get home. There’s just no way!” His response: “You know you don’t have to believe every thought that crosses your mind!” At that moment, sitting on a stool beside Tony Robbins at his […]

From the Pit to Your Peak … The Pathway of HOPE

“Don’t get your hopes up!” were the words the upper classman spoke to me when I was getting ready to compete for the only open chair in the symphonic brass band. “Don’t get my hopes up? You’ve got to be kidding me! I’ve been rehearsing for this, working for this, and sweating bullets over this! […]

Your Inner Circle – Be Careful Who You Invite into Your Heart & Your Life

“Sometimes, it’s the people in your inner circle that keep you from fulfilling your destiny.“ I was sitting in an Advance Your Reach program when I heard a coach say that, and it struck me deeply. I began reflecting on the many times that had occurred in my history. I had just experienced a major […]

Neuroplasticity – Embrace and Harness the Power of Your Amazing Brain!

With red eyes, brimming with tears, his voice broke as he choked out these words, “I was raised in a culture that does not treat women respectfully, and now I’ve lost my wife. I believed those cultural lies for so many years that it’s just too late to make a change, and it’s too late […]