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When the Negative Voice in Your Head is Running the Show

My Intentions: I will get up and exercise. I will intermittent fast this week. I will get to bed early and get a good night’s sleep. My Head thoughts: “Bed seemed so much warmer and cozier and I deserved to sleep in… it’s not good to skip meals, I can skip...

Why the Inner Critic Even Cares…

You might be wondering what that negative voice is doing inside your head. Why is it addressing you in such a caustic way? I mean really, what have you ever done to it to deserve such treatment? The negative voice in your head, known as the inner critic, has four main...

Live Without Regrets: The Benefit of Taking Action

Did you ever think there must be more to life than folding laundry and emptying the dishwasher? Sometimes, those chores seem endless and thankless. But here’s the thing: little routines in life can add joy if you have the right mindset. What? Laundry? Joy?...

Harness Your Inner Strength When the World Feels Overwhelming

When the weight of the world feels overwhelming…Okay, was your first thought, "when hasn't the world felt overwhelming over the past year and a half?" You're not alone. Collectively, we have been through more over the last while than we ever thought possible. From a...

A Story About Social Anxiety & The Power of Opening Your Circle

I’m a bit shy in big groups. Maybe it's a bit of social anxiety. I’m fine one-on-one. In big groups, I’ll just talk to the person next to me, so people tend to think I’m sociable. But I’m nervous to go up to a group and introduce myself or butt in. I mean, who isn’t,...

Does Gratitude Count if You Feel it, but Never Express it?

Today, I want to talk to you about gratitude. Of course, feeling gratitude is important. But expressing it is a whole different ball game. Let me take you back to when I was 16 for a moment. I cleared the table, filled the dishwasher, put the leftover food away,...

What is My Calling? Find Your Answers Here!

You’ve raised your kids and now they’re moving on. It’s time for you to move forward with your own life…but you haven’t decided where to focus your efforts. You feel called to something, but the message isn’t clear. You're left asking yourself, "what is my calling?"...

Are You a Mother Trying to Work Out Your Next Steps in Life? Here’s How

Have you been feeling hollow on the inside? Unable to figure out how to fill the void in your life? Like you’ve lost your MOJO? Like you have no idea what your next steps in life should be? You’ve always had a path to follow---school… work… marriage… family. But...

Honing Your Core Values with this Valor Values Template

Have you ever run into someone you knew a long time ago, spent a few minutes catching up, then when you left you thought, “Wow! She hasn’t changed a bit!”? That could be positive or negative. Often, the answer is also a result of that person's core values. As you go...

What People Don’t Tell You Happens After High School Graduation

Here are 5 ways to help jumpstart figuring out your next steps after your child leaves for college.

The Four Steps to Writing a Mission Statement to Guide Your Business

A ship relies on its rudder to steer in the direction of its destination. Without the rudder, the ship goes where the sea takes it. Your life, without a mission statement, is like the rudderless ship, following the tides with no direction. Your mission statement is...