How to turn frustration into a positive
There was a time in my life where I covered my frustration with believing I had to have what all the other people had. I needed to have that awesome paying job, the biggest circle of friends, the most amazing relationship and children who screamed perfection in my...
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Want to feel truly happy? Start each day with this!
How do you want to feel when you wake up? Are you happy? Or maybe not so much? Creating the life, you want, means you wake up choosing how you want to feel. Every single day! Mastering your own mindset means you have control in what you choose. Have you ever sat down...
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14 Simple Ways to Improve Your Life
We are always looking for ways to improve our lives. We want things to feel good, peaceful and joyful. These kind of things help us feel abundant in our life. And it doesn't have to be an outrageous event to make it happen, instead, you can use all or some of the 14...
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Interview with Heather Fein
There's something incredibly fun about the interviews I have with people and I often try to follow a theme but when Heather Fein and I get together - you are meeting two unsupervised women - which by the way is Heather's new jam she's unleashing soon into the world....
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April is National Donate Life Month
My family has been personally impacted by Organ Donation and without it, my youngest son would probably not have survived his genetic disorder. When he was born we didn't know he had Urea Cycle Disorder - that is something he was diagnosed with at the age of 4. And...
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Rewriting your story for success
My entire life from birth - rejecting, abandonment, neglect and abuse followed me and dumped me in the midst of foster care. And yet, I had dreams - big dreams and was told I would never amount to anything. I was told that alcoholism was my destiny and sleeping around...
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Why the ‘shoulds’ hinder your life
How many times have your parents, teachers, friends, bosses, colleagues and society told you, "you should do this or you should do that?" The word should can feel incredibly heavy. Seriously, it's hard to know what you want when you are "shoulding" all over yourself....
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25 ways to uncover and trust your intuition
Do you trust your intuition or do you questions everything about it? For many years I would doubt my gut reaction because I hadn't learned how to trust it. And then I became a mom to my youngest and I didn't have a choice. He was born with a rare genetic disorder (we...
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The 12 Commandments of Goal Setting
People tend to have a basic idea of what they want to achieve in life. They may want a career, own their own business, embrace their inner artist or move to a new location that calls them. However, a lot of times the success one desires isn't achieved because there is...
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5 Tips to discover your Freedom
Too often we are trapped in our beliefs that we were taught or in the notion that we cannot do more or be more and we learn to foster a lot of negative behaviors and habits. Even if you had therapy, which often only focus' on the past, we still yearn to be more and to...
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Look beyond what you know
I live in Charlottesville. The place where we experienced a lot of hate in the last two years - it's always been here - but it's been more obvious with the events of August 2018. And I struggle that this exists. And I very much dislike that it still exists - even in...
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Music Coner – Iron Maiden
Anyone that knows me well, will know that Iron Maiden IS my favorite band. It's the band that catapulted me into the world of heavy metal. A few years ago, I got a tattoo with The Trooper and the German Flag colors. But that's not what I am going to talk about today,...
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9 Productivity Tips for Parents
As a parent and a business owner, productivity is often the number one focus. How much can I get done in one day to feel accomplished and move towards my personal and professional goals? Balancing one's time between doctor’s appointments or after-school activities can...
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A journey into Self-Acceptance
I've always felt different since I was very little. Like I didn't fit in or belonged anywhere. Self-Acceptance didn't come easily to me. This was fueled by being a foster kid and then later when I immigrated to the U.S. But while yes those made me different, I didn't...
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Be Vulnerable without Sacrifice
Sharing your most inner self, the real and raw you may be one of the scariest things you'll do in your life. You will face uncertainty, rejection and resistance. Being vulnerable can be a scary thing but you don't have to sacrifice yourself in the process - become...
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How to create a Support System
You and me, we are social creatures and are not meant to go through this world alone. Even introverts need a support system although the thought of being alone is super yummy, it doesn't benefit your overall mental health. So why is having a support system such a...
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9 lies you’ve been told about success
Success has a different meaning for different people but everyone has been told these lies at one point or another and I am wanting to challenge some of the myths. Everything happens for a reason This depends inherently on your belief system. And it may even be...
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Find your voice in a loud world
It is really hard to hear your own inner voice when you are always available to other people but never make yourself available for your own interests. Maybe you have people in your life you can't see your vision. Maybe you have people in your life who don't have the...
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Developing Your Entrepreneurial Mindset
Everyone can be an entrepreneur if you want to be one. I recently wrote a post about 100 business ideas. But before you decide what business oyu may want to start, you will need to be willing to let go of old ways of thinking and doing things. You're going to need to...
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3 Tips to get things done
Are you struggling to get things done? Do you have lots of thoughts and ideas you want to make happen? Well then all you have to do is drink all the coffee! I kid ... that may not be the best way to get things done. Yeah, I think we all have been there a time or two...
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Do you need a wakeup call too?
The day my life changed was definitely not the norm for most people. My son was just diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder and I chose to go back to college because life's to short to not follow your dreams and goals. In addition to the new craziness, my partner and...
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The Rebels Den and Social Responsibility
When it comes to social responsibility I have a lot of thoughts in my head. Part of the mission is that as a business we will balance profit-making activities such as the advertisement revenue or The Rebel's Den Membership with activities that benefit society...
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