“At Once!” – Massive Immediate Action
My heart fell flat when I realized I had missed out on the greatest opportunity of my life (at that point in my life). I had been given the opportunity to attend a training at the home of Tony Robbins and his wife in the Castle overlooking the ocean in Del Mar. I knew it […]
Stories that Drain Us … Take Your Energy Back!
I was seven years old when I saw the murder. No it wasn’t on TV. My family had been on the West end of Galveston for the day, hunting for seashells and surfing the waves. We were driving back to the other side of the bay as the sun was going down, when we passed […]
The Secret to Soaring at a Whole New Altitude
I was trembling so ferociously that I could hardly hold my trumpet to my lips. My band director had introduced me as the “star of the band” as I walked up to perform my solo, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” Somehow I made it through the 2 minutes and 24 second song that […]
No TREK-y, No Talk-y!
My heart sank when I heard the words, “I’m putting a stop to this relationship and should have done it a long time ago. Women who want love only get worse as relationships move forward, and I don’t have any need for love, or to see you get worse. I know you think you are […]
Shake It Off! Sing It Off! Shoo It Off!
I jerked my head up because it sounded like an explosion in the car beside us. It happened so fast. The glass was shattered, metal from my passenger door was shattered, blood was pouring out of my leg. Then … “Oh my God! I’ve been shot!“ poured out of me before I could even assimilate […]
Dare to Dream Again!
“I want to be the best mommy in the world, and have a husband that loves me with all of his heart!“ It was my response on the first day of school when my teacher required that we stand up and tell everyone what we wanted to be when we grew up. Why would a […]
Remorse – Hallmark of Great Leaders & of Rich, Fulfilling Relationships
I sobbed as a six-year-old when I dropped one of my mothers collector dolls, and the porcelain face of the doll was broken. My heart was truly broken. How could I tell my mother, who allowed me to play with her little treasures, that I had broken one of them? I remember thinking that I […]
“Sticking Points” … Don’t Let Them Knock You Outa the Game!
I was awakened with cramping and pain in my lower right back. Burning. I knew it was the onset of a kidney or urinary tract infection. It just couldn’t be! Not now! Not here! It was a sticking point. A sticking point is defined as a point, issue, or situation that causes or is likely to […]
THREE WAYS YOUR BRAIN CAN ASSIST IN CREATING AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR
It was the beginning of a new decade. 1990. I had earned my doctoral degree, and I was ready to set the world on fire. I had already had tremendous success with beginning each New Year powerfully. With purpose. With plans. With passion. However, I had stretched myself so far outside of my comfort zone […]
AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR!
It was 1978, and I was still naïve and green behind the ears. But there was just something different that year. It was the first time in my life that I dared to shoot for extraordinary. I didn’t even know what extraordinary really meant… But I was determined to find out if it was real. […]