How Brave Are You?

Recently I have been helping edit my daughter’s college essay. It is an amazing story of courage and bravery when she was put in an incredibly uncomfortable, and some would argue dangerous, situation. As I read her story over and over again, the lightbulb...

Motivational Monday!

Do you ever hit the snooze button on your alarm clock? We all have surely succumb to this convenient temptation at some point in our life. What if you discovered it is one of the worst things you could do to yourself physically and emotionally but also metaphorically....

Be All That You Can Be

Last night I presented at a board meeting. I was invited to their season kick-off meeting to inspire and stimulate enthusiasm for the upcoming year — think locker room speech only without the locker room and everyone was wearing a suit. In the speech, I referenced the...

In Memory of 9/11

Do you know what is the opposite of hate? On the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, that’s what I want to know. The people who planned and orchestrated the death of almost 3,000 innocent people acted from a place of extreme hatred and today I want to make...

Be The Change

Most of us are familiar with Mahatma Gandhi’s famous quote, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” And although his words pack a powerful punch, how many of us are actually being the change? I tend to think of my actions as small and...