Yep. It happened. Again. Mercury was retrograde, PLUS the full moon . . . add in the “holidays” and several days of overcast skies, and my MOJO was drained. It was time to inject a bit MORE JOY back into my daily routine. Apparently, this is something I’ve been working on for several decades. I […]

Whether you heard it from a grade-school teacher, a grandparent, or a family friend, most of us, by the age of five or six, have heard the question, “What do you want to BE when you grow up?” I, too, am guilty of asking little humans this same question. Ironically, even though we ask them […]

  LETTING GO of what no longer works for you can be the catalyst to finding what you DO want. “. . .  as she closed the book of her old life — sighing relief as she finally let go — she carved a path to a new beginning, writing a new chapter. The uneasy […]

As the 2023 ThanksGIVING Holiday quickly approaches, my wish for all is to have MORE JOY, HOPE, and PEACE in our lives. I know for sure that I can only control my own parcel of peace in the world, so my ThanksGIVING Pledge is to “let it begin with me!” In times of chaos and […]

Just last week, I overheard someone say, “I feel like I’ve lost my marbles! Whatever I try to attract new business just doesn’t seem to be working. Business has changed since the pandemic . . . especially now. It seems like the whole world is either losing their marbles or fighting over marbles!” My older […]

With over 1,000,000 books uploaded to Amazon.com each year, what can Aspiring Authors do to make sure their book gets noticed? Consider these 7 essential components when publishing your next book . . . Author Brand Platform: Know your brand and be consistent in visual as well as written messaging; position yourself as THE expert […]

Growing up in Oklahoma was magical. As a pre-schooler, I have vivid memories of spending weekends and Summers with my grandmother on the ranch — riding in the saddle with ranch hands (AKA: COWBOYS!) rounding up the cattle, reading books with my Grandmother on her BIG screened porch, and counting the lightning bugs as they […]

Are you ready for CONFIDENCE, CONNECTIONS, & CREDIBILITY?   Ordinary women who overcome extraordinary circumstances are intrinsically magical and belong to a special sisterhood. As we learn to quiet our own negative self-talk, we master the battle of self-sabotage, empowering ourselves to rediscover and reignite our inherent self-worth. We GO through our struggles to GROW […]

(Reprised/updated from original 2/6/20 post) Storytelling engages your audience and invites them into your KNOW-LIKE-TRUST funnel. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to attend a weekend speaker’s workshop in NYC. One particular afternoon, we spent under the tutelage of a producer from The Moth. If you are not familiar with The Moth, you […]

LOVE COMES IN 2’s February is the second month of the year, and well-known for things that come in 2’s . . . a few of our favs include love and marriage, strawberries dipped in chocolate, champagne toasts . . .you get the idea.  This got us thinking about other things that we love which […]