Martin Luther King didn't say he had a goal he said he had a DREAM. When I read this recently in a blog by Pam Grout, I felt a deep sensation of a truth, an aha moment. We don't get excited about a goal, we get excited about the manifestation of our dreams.... just listen to the difference as you say out loud "I have a goal" vs. "I HAVE A DREAM". At one point in my life I felt a need, a huge desire to reconnect to the inner determination and drive that I seemed to have mispl

Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you're proud to live. - Anna Sweeney We all have our own unique definition of success for ourselves because we are each unique. When I finally defined what success meant to me on my own terms I began finally seeing the road map to make it a reality. It seems like a simple thing but have you defined your own unique definition of what success means to you and only you? Have you felt the same? I re

Attitude is the one thing all human beings have complete control of and yet many unknowingly choose a negative attitude. If we understood the power of our own attitude in our lives, most of us would change it immediately. How many times have you been told to change your attitude? That is a common order from most parents and teachers! Attitude is created by your thoughts, feelings and actions. Your mind controls feelings and decides whether these feelings will be positive

My gut is telling me… I got a funny feeling about… My intuition says something isn’t right… Have you heard this before? Some of us have well developed intuitions that we trust and use to make decisions and some of us don’t trust our intuition any more than we would knock on wood. But what is intuition? Intuition is your brain on autopilot. Think about when you take a shower. Most of us don’t think. We are on autopilot. We start with our hair and work our way down or how

I am so proud of myself as I write this post on day 14 because Day 13 was a roller coaster of a day. It took a lot of self leadership to hold myself RESPONSIBLE to my plan of action as I navigated my way through yesterday. I started off the day feeling great. No cravings. In fact I was feeling as if I could actually have one drink this weekend and keep it to one drink. At this point I was feeling strong enough to resist the urge for a glass of wine when I was stressed, em

Here we go again.... Long story short I am in a hotel and all I want is a nicely made cocktail from the handsome bartender downstairs. Now lets get this straight, it has nothing to do with the bartender, it has everything to do with the fact that someone else would be making it, pouring it and cleaning up the dishes! Okay but this is a learning process and I apparently am asking to learn so I ask myself WHY? Why tonight do I want a drink so bad. Well honestly I am exhauste