The Personal Costs of Inaction
Today’s big idea is that if there’s something that you’re wanting to do, or needing to do, and you’re not doing it, a good way to get yourself motivated is to think about the personal costs of inaction and the… more →
Tag Archives: choice
Calculate Your Ripple Effect to Get Yourself into Gear
Today’s big idea is that sometimes it takes thinking about how your actions have a ripple effect on other people to really get yourself into gear. And usually, when we are avoiding doing something, we’re just thinking about ourselves—why we… more →
Nutrition and Stamina–Eating Foods that Fuel You
There are lots of different ways to build your nutrition and stamina. From adjusting your mindset, to getting good sleep, to eating the foods that fuel you up instead of deplete you. That’s why today I’m talking with the Queen… more →
3 Ways to Give and Get More Love
Dionne Warwick sang it in 1966 but it’s still every bit as true today: What the world needs now is love, sweet, love. Aside from making you feel all warm and fuzzy, love is a force that compels us to… more →
3 Simple Health Hacks (So You Can Have the Energy to Do Better)
When it comes to improving your health, energy, and wellbeing, I’ve got a few simple mottos: When you feel better, you can do better. How many times have you had a great intention to do something that meant a lot… more →
So You Want to Be a Better Person—Where Do You Start?
Wanting to be a better person is such an honorable intention. No matter why you want to be a better person—maybe it’s something uncomfortable, like you’ve let someone down; or happy, like you’re going to have a baby—it’s a sign… more →
Get Out of Your Own Way Tool #5: Give Yourself a Different Experience (Also, How I Finally Lost Those Last 10 Pounds)
This is part five in six-part series on how to bust through any roadblocks you may have been unknowingly placing in your own path. Because we all do this! It’s not that you’re lame, or dumb. It’s that you’re human,… more →
Stop Waiting for a Better Time to Do Something Nice For Yourself
This post is for all the endurers out there. You know who you are: When your life starts going sideways, you hunker down and tell yourself things like, “I’ll get through this.” “I just need to hold on a little… more →
From Blaming, to Self-Loathing, to Resignation, to Possibility
For my husband’s birthday last month, I asked my daughter what she wanted to get him for a present. “A Tesla, of course,” she instantly replied. (My husband is a huge electric car fan and the Tesla is his spirit… more →
One Question to Help You Get Out of Indecision
As a naturally non-decisive person, I can say this with confidence: Indecision is a subtle form of self-torture. You think about that choice even when you’re not thinking about it. It’s there, waiting for you, when you wake up in… more →
