Whether it’s made up of your family, your business, or online contact; community forms a culture that determines so much of what happens next. Learn to foster community, and intentionally influence your culture toward the values you find most meaningful.
Hey everyone! Welcome to the Holiday Survival Toolkit video series. Last week, we shared a tool to build positive relationships with your family that can help you experience the holidays in a more intentional way. This tool of intention is a quick way to nurture and build your family instead of stress you out! Today…
How to Have an AWEsome Life When was the last time you felt small? I don’t mean sick, or depressed, or insecure…I mean small! I don’t know about you, but I invest a lot of time focusing on getting bigger – increasing my confidence, my skills, my influence – and the idea of feeling small…
What if your kids could feel confident? One of the questions we get asked the most, is ”How can I help my kids have self-confidence?” As parents we know how important confidence is. Statistics show that confident children are less likely to be bullied, or to become bullies. They’re less likely to engage in risky…
Tired of playing referee? It’s summertime. For a lot of parents, that means a chance to create some great memories and spend some quality time together as a family. But what happens when all the togetherness turns into “together-mess?” Sometimes the disrupted schedules, lack of routine, and extra time together results in boredom, bickering, and…
Meet Nick Vujicic Several years ago, I was privileged to meet Nick V and hear him speak. If you don’t know who he is, I would encourage you to visit his FB page, website, or watch his YouTube channel. That day was a defining moment for me: not because Nick’s a world class speaker, not…
How to Stop the Bickering As many of you know, I come from a very close family. My brother is my best friend – and has been since I arrived in the world 14 months after his debut. My sister is someone I couldn’t live without if I tried…there is truly no one like her…
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou Today around the web you’ll see people having fun, celebrating Star Wars Day, and wishing one another #MayTheFourthBeWithYou. It’s a day of not taking yourself too seriously, and coming out of the closet about something you love. Star Wars Day For many of us, Star Wars captured our young imaginations, taught us that not…
Understanding People If you’re familiar with the DISC Personality Assessments, you know that there are four major personality types that we can see in ourselves and others. Each of us tend to display a strongly Driven, Inspiring, Supportive, or Cautious personality type to those around us. By understanding someone’s dominant personality type, we can drastically improve…
Have you ever had the evening arrive, exhausted from the day, and you just call it quits? You don’t stop to do anything fun. You don’t go out in a blaze of glory, hear a resounding bang of the office door, or truly feel “off.” Worse, do you find yourself staying up later than “necessary,”…
Being the Fun Mom Too often I feel like I’m the “stressed mom,” the “rushed mom,” or the “grouchy mom,” when I really want to be the “fun mom” more often. I hate that life is so busy that I miss out on some of the “good stuff” – the fun times – with my…