Empowerment Articles

I am not on top of the latest and greatest news the way that some people seem to be. I have a tendency to get things a little later than hot off the presses. However, I happened to watch the Bruce Jenner interview pretty much as soon as it was available. It was a fluke really. While I am very concerned with equality for and understanding of all types of issues especially those related to gender, I was relatively oblivious to all of the press. Yup, that is the truth. I don’t

Deciding whether senior home care is ideal for your parent can absolutely be difficult and emotionally testing. Naturally, you and your parent may have anxieties about a caregiver entering your home and fears over losing an independent lifestyle. One good thing is, senior home care has come along way in the past decade. Seniors can now live conveniently in their own home, thanks to personalized senior home care plans that make day-to-day living less complicated. Here are some

You know it never ceases to amaze me when talking with people regarding living life to the fullest, how the majority of people perceive that it must happen. When it comes to money, the majority believe that you must work longer, harder, or be luckier than the next person if you are to ever ...

It’s not enough to want change, you have to take risks. You have to be prepared and motivated enough to leave the comfort of what you know and move willingly into that very scary place… the unknown. Yikes! That sounds ominous doesn’t it? It really isn’t all that scary but there are some very real hurdles one needs to overcome. One of those hurdles to successfully making a habit change is the fear of taking a risk.

Dearest Darling Readers, Authentic is a very powerful word. Being authentic is being real. It is being genuine. It also is a process of being honest to yourself. It is in finding alignment with our hearts’ desires, to our values and in ‘not pretending’. It requires courage. It is uplifting. It may be tough but it is worth every bit of it. It is in taking a stand point for our beliefs and in not escaping unpleasant situations. It makes us love ourselves even if the world do

My wife Michelle read the bestselling book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and has transformed our house over the past few months. I’ve enjoyed and appreciated all that she has shared with me about the book, and especially all that she has done to de-clutter and tidy up. However, until this past weekend, I hadn’t really engaged in the process much myself. But, starting with my clothes and then moving onto my books, I had a transformational experience over the past few days going through everything and letting go of a LOT.

You’ve heard people say that affirmations don’t really work and that when you say them you are basically lying to yourself. After all, how can you state, “I am prosperous and living a life of leisure and joy,” when you are actually in debt and working two jobs? In ...

Search Your Own Field\ The first strategy is to find a new product or service in your own field or skills. You may have a million dollar idea in your own mind. Many people have had the experience of having an idea for a product or service nag at them over and over again, and you keep pushing it ...

Inner peace is closer than you realize. You don't have to do any thing. In fact, it is your tendency to need to do something that is driving peace of mind out of reach. We have been taught to separate our self into pieces. Be one way at home and one way at office. One way at church or temple and one way with our friends.

We’ve all been there before. - You see a friend with a split in their pants, a stain in an unfortunate location, their zipper down, or some kind of wardrobe malfunction…Do you tell them? - A potential business associate keeps mispronouncing your name in meetings…Do you correct them? - A fellow professional has misspellings on their website, social media posts, or blogs…Do you let them know? - An acquaintance or even a stranger at a bar has something green in their tee

The former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Anan once said “When women are fully involved, the benefits can be seen immediately; families are healthier and better fed; their income savings and reinvestment go up. And what is true of families is also of communities and, in the long run, of whole countries.” Here are eight reasons why women make great entrepreneurs:

Quantum Mind Information: A Series of Articles on the Quantum Theory of Mind and Soul Evolution The Duality of Quantum Mind and Soul of the Universe In order to create a holographic universe that is conscious from within, the consciousness prime energy had to create a duality without separation. By focusing the universal consciousness to be both universally wide while also being of infinite numbers of finitely-limited individual consciousness points, this was achieved.

The Mechanics of Changing Your Mindr Step 1- “The Buy In” It happens to even the most creative and vibrant of us. We’re going along and suddenly feel…unsatisfied. It’s time for a change but it’s just so darn comfortable where we’re at. Getting more uncomfortable by the minute. So how do you change direction without waiting for fate’s wrenching kick in the pants?

I get asked a lot about how fast the manifestation process is. Well, there are several factors involved but it obviously varies from person to person and how much energy they're putting into their manifestation processes. If you didn't get very excited about your visualization then you may want ...

It is easy to mistake something else as advice. Understanding advice and its purpose is necessary if you want to use it to increase your success. What does advice sound like? - It should always encourage you to move in the direction of your goal. - It should inspire you to keep going. - It should give you another way to accomplish your goal. - It should open up another door that you didn’t think about before. - It can challenge you to move out of your comfort zone. - It

rnPOW’s during World War II lived in some of the most unbearable living conditions imaginable. Those who survived the Bataan Death March were among the most ill treated people on the earth. In his biography, Russell A. Grockett, Sr. tells of some of these horrible circumstances. He was on the Bataan Death March from April 1942 until August of 1945. During that time he faced starvation numerous times, often times having to eat food that virtually no one alive today would con

I have a love-hate relationship to conflict. I love it when things “work out,” but hate it when they don’t.

Nowadays, it seems that many people are experiencing some sort of change such as moving to a new state, loss or creation of a job, personal issues coming to the forefront or maybe family challenges. These are all changes that happen as a result of something. The challenge is how to successfully manage the change, which often times comes quickly. Here are 10 ways to manage change. 1. Expect to be uncomfortable. It’s normal! 2. Focus on the now. That could possibly mean letti

In my coaching practice, I hear it time and time again: "Ugh, it's wintertime. It's cold and dark...and I feel stuck!" Entering into the winter season can bring up a lot of fear, anxiety, and struggle for you if you "fight" against it.

If you are finding success to be elusive and difficult to reach in relationships, money and careers, or happiness in general, you might be asking the wrong question. Often we as human beings ask “What’s in it for me?” whenever we are faced with any given opportunity. It seems to be this way in ...

Your alarm goes off – too early, much too early. As you struggle your way out of your warm comfy nest, you say to yourself: “Another day, another grind,” and off you go, to the land of work. It doesn’t matter what kind of work, whether in an office, a factory, a home or on a space ship, you’d ...

One of the most universal desires we have as human beings is to find love. Most of us want to find romantic love. To find a soul mate, someone with whom we can share our innermost thoughts and feelings. Someone to share the joys and sorrows of our daily lives and to walk beside us in this great adventure called life.

RISK- chance, opportunity, uncertainty, possibility We are creatures of habit for the most part. The average person likes stability and routine. It provides a level of perceived security. However, deep inside of everyone there are hopes, dreams and aspirations longing to be realized. Those desires many times get buried under layers of fear and doubt. Life is a game of chance. There are no for sure things out there, but one thing is certain you can never achieve your goals unless you are willing to step out and take a chance. Without RISK there is no REWARD.

One of the greatest challenges we have as human beings is the pre-programming that we have gone through in our past. It is this pre-programming that creates so many blocks to allow us to fulfill dreams, wishes, and to manifest the positives that we desire. What we need to realise is that the ...

Many clients come to me telling me I am the last resort for saving their relationship. Talk about pressure! They say they feel angry and resentful. Some say they have given up hope or feel numb to their partner. They tell me that I am their last hope before contacting the lawyers. Sometimes, it is too late and the walls are up and can’t come down. Sometimes I can see a spark of caring still there, and the relationship can be saved and improved.

Are you facing challenges in your life or your business right now? These days, there are some real challenges facing many of us - at work, at home, in relationships, with money, with family, with housing situations, and much more.

- Have you ever procrastinated long enough for an elephant-sized pile of to-do post-it notes to congregate on your desk? - Have you ever taken on a project that is just to big to tackle? - Are you backed into a corner overwhelmed at the giant-sized task before you? Uh-oh. You have an ...- Have you ever procrastinated long enough for an elephant-sized pile of to-do post-it notes to congregate on your desk? - Have you ever taken on a project that is just to big to tackle? - Are you backed into a corner overwhelmed at the giant-sized task before you?

I have been pushing past my point of comfort for a long time now. It doesn’t come easy to me but somehow I need to keep doing it. Two parts live in me: The Unstoppable Go-Getter and The Rocking Chair Woman. The Unstoppable Go-Getter is the one who dreams the dreams and carries them out. She has the compelling visions of what and where I could be…who I could become. And she knows how to get things done too, big time. When she is in charge my intuition is strong (you may call

When you come to understand that you really are the creator of everything in your life, at first it can appear quite uncomfortable because in the past or present you’ve experienced bad things and you know that you would never intentionally hurt yourself or cause bad things to come to you, ...

This is a different approach from some popular philosophers of the moment, but stick with the thinking here, and perhaps you’ll join the ego-lovers, too. Without an ability to understand yourself as an individual consciousness, you cut yourself off from the fun of this time-space reality ...

What is Personal Power? Many people shy away from the power word. In their minds, they conjure up the image of a bully or a business takeover, a victim and a victor. Power over others is not true personal power. Instead, it can cover-up not really feeling powerful at ...

Stop wasting energy that drains your sense of self and forces you to deal with false scenarios, but do not confuse mundane fantasies with the true use of your imagination. Imagination is what keeps you going and creates new opportunities that free you up to visualize ideas, essential and germane, to your accomplishments. Imagination is a requirement for the ascension to new levels of consciousness, but make sure to avoid any form of mental reservation that impedes your progress.

Everyone has dreams. Many times they are simply a thought that floats through the mind and exits as quickly as it came. Other times the dream may linger a while or even re-occur from time to time, but still gradually fade away, totally disintegrating. Some dreams hang in there, remaining a ...

Wow! It's the beginning of February... one month already behind us... It sure does seem like time is flying... but if you're working toward any particular goals you may think that things aren't changing fast enough... Let's face it... we all would love to have accomplished our goals yesterday. If you want to make mo

As human beings, we are often pushed by what we perceive as our issues. Equally important, we are also pulled forward by our dreams, visions and inspirations. Often, we tend to focus on our issues due to their pressure, and don't invest in the process of creation. Without asking the question: "What do I really want?"; and, without taking the time to reflect and discover what is true for us, we are likely to repeat childhood patterns of living someone else's plan for us.

It might sound conceited or arrogant for you to say that you make a difference in the lives of others every day, but it’s true. The real big question is what difference, positive or negative, are you making and to whom? You don’t have to be a global leader like Barack Obama to impact the lives of others every day. I believe that you are always making a difference, every day, in ways that you might not be aware of. As soon as you leave your home you become a cause in your life and the lives of others, probably without ever realising it.

My friend Rich came over to my office last week and we had a wonderful and authentic conversation about what's going on in each of our lives right now. I'm so grateful to have people in my life like Rich whom I can talk to and get real. Authenticity creates freedom and having people around us we can truly be ourselves with is so important. Rich and I talked vulnerably about our relationships, our challenges, the things we're most excited about, and some stuff we'd both like to change about ourselves and our lives.

7 Ways to Know When Your Intuition is Speakingr Intuition vs. Out-tuitionr I am often asked, what “intuition”… is the other day, someone else asked, me “do I even have intuition??? Everything on the planet is energy, all vibrating at different frequencies, science tells us this… and we know this right?r

It's about Appreciation, not Achievement Have you ever found yourself waiting for something “good” to happen so that you could be happy? “When I get that promotion, lose those ten pounds, fall in love, graduate from school, pay off my debt, have a baby, buy a house, accomplish that big goal, ...

“Empowerment's in Trusting… God doesn't give you the people you want... God gives you the people you NEED... To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you... and to make you into the person you were meant to be.” (Taken from one of the many emails I receive) Have you ever noticed that whether it is in your immediate circle of friends, at work or just going through life’s everyday events you tend to find yourself attracting the same types of people into your life? Sometimes it can be a very good experience.

The other day, a good friend of mine gave a talk in which he described how he overcame his addiction to alcohol, and it basically came down to this: he decided he had a choice. To ease the pain of life by drinking, or to choose happiness. To stop looking at everything that didn’t work in his life, and deliberately look at what was working. In other words, to shift his focus. Now, this wasn’t a magic wand he was waving. His whole life didn’t radically change from one day to t

Before you get to any of the steps, you need to know one thing. You can’t read this and gain self-esteem.rnSelf worth is not something that you can achieve for yourself by reading an article, book or watching a video. It comes from taking action. It comes from doing the inner work necessary to clear the negative thinking patterns you have developed and then stepping out of your comfort zone and using the unique talents and gifts you have inside. Even if you don’t feel not

“An actor and a waiter, not just job descriptions. For everyone I know Is one or the other. Life’s waiter’s wait. They blame other people. Or even fate itself when nothing happens. Life’s actors act To make things happen believing that even fate needs a helping hand. I have been both at times that is how I know that being either Is better than being a nowhere Person.” Colin Edwards - The Star Process Samuel Jackson was once asked if he took jobs as a waiter during his strug

Jewel of the Month: Labradorite Labradorite is feldspar that obtains its iridescent colors from a fine laminate structure that bends incoming light. Labradorite represents the “temple of the stars”. It assists us in sustaining and maintaining, while providing the understanding of the destiny ...

Be perfect or be on purpose? Which one of these has been “driving your bus” so far? If you or someone you know struggles with perfectionism, can this hold you back from living on purpose? Ask someone to walk to the moon and you’ll hear, “Not realistic,” as a response. They wouldn’t have a problem giving that answer. Ask some people to be perfect and you can almost hear the inner and outer dialogue start — “You have no idea how hard I try to be just that.” What was the appropriate response to the second request?

Given the focus of my work, especially in the past five years since the release of my book Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken, which is all about authenticity and vulnerability, I’m constantly in situations where I’m talking about, encouraging, and seeing the positive impact of vulnerability.

You have a spiritual self and a material self that operates in the world. Which do you nurture first? How’s that working for you? You have a “foot in two worlds.” One foot is in the spiritual world, which is where you come from, where you return to, though, that world stays with you through your human experience. The other foot is in the material world that is heavily influenced by society. Which world is more sacred to you? Are we meant to choose one or the other?

Relating with others is a delicate balancing act between having our own wants and needs fulfilled, and making sacrifices on behalf of the other person. In other words: relationships are about give and take. The line where things grow blurry is in the everyday exchanges we have with those we care about. * When is it okay to say what we really feel – even if it’s ‘not 100% good news?’ * When is it better to “spare” the other person from our true thoughts and feelings, because exposing them might cause pain? * Is it ever right to ask or expect someone to do things differently?

In my more than 20 years experience of working with spiritual and marketplace leaders, I have seen three reasons why Christians and specifically top performers sabotage themselves with food or alcohol, whether they are 25 or 65. This produces an ability to stay focused internally and also prevents them for losing weight.

The idea of team work is at least as old as 200,000 years, a time when we first stood upright and roamed the continent of Africa. We lived in large family groups of up to 150 individuals which was almost unheard of in other animal kingdoms. We stayed together, hunted in groups, divided our tasks and cared for each other. This ensured a high success rate during hunts; it helped us to defend ourselves against attacks and helped us to care for our young ones.