Success and Happiness

I was having this very conversation with a friend yesterday. I always get into trouble with my coach when I talk about happiness because people are looking for success, not happiness. They want to make money in their business (I hang out with a lot of entrepreneurs,...

What does success mean to you?

The Mindset for Unstoppable Success Let me ask you first: what does success mean to you? Do you know most people would answer what success IS NOT to them first? That’s just the way our brains are wired – to focus on the negative first. We have somewhere between 60,000...
Hope is Not a Strategy

Hope is Not a Strategy

Hope is not at strategy; however, is opens the doors to possibility! I have shared this picture on occasion.  Today, I share the story behind the picture.  Years ago, yet not so long ago, I was on what I call a dark journey.  I was silently suffering, having pity...
To Grow or Not to Grow …

To Grow or Not to Grow …

Years ago, I was struggling with moving forward in my life and work.  I would not have used the term “stuck” only because it was not a part of my thinking process.  I only knew that I was showing up externally “happy” and internally just wanted to quit life.  I could...

The Solar Eclipse

Admittedly, I am excited about the solar eclipse!  I wasn’t really “into it” until a friend asked me if I wanted to travel to a state park here in Missouri, hike up a 1.5-2-mile trail, stand at the peak of the highest point, and witness the (little over) two-minute...

Who are your trees?

I have heard so many times that there is Divine Order in life.  This morning as I listened to a meditation that talked about Divine Order, I really heard it for the first time:  to everything, there is a season.  I am not sure if it was the tone of the voice, the pace...