Better is Better Are you kidding me? Tired, stressed and weight gain… what gives? It must be the season of metabolic and hormonal disruption! I have heard from so many of my clients that they have gained weight—maybe just a couple but some 5 – 10 or more pounds in the last month. They feel […]

Challenge #5 Gratitude Practice “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit” Aristotle Chances are you’ve come across quotes like the one from Aristotle up above. They make us evaluate our present habits in a split second, and think about the things we need to change. Even if […]

Challenge #4 Defining your Priorities (Occupational Priorities) According to the online dictionary Merriam-Webster.com, the word occupation means “the principal business of one’s life.” Your occupational priorities may encompass a job or a career if you have an employer, or a business if you are your own employer. Either way, there are three types of occupational […]

Challenge #4 Defining your Priorities (Spiritual Priorities) According to the online dictionary Merrian-Webster.com, the word spiritual means “of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit.” For you, spirituality may or may not be synonymous with religion, depending on your personal opinions and preferences. You can certainly include religious priorities if you so desire, or […]

Challenge #4 Defining your priorities (personal priorities) In this challenge, we will define personal priorities but there are a few other priorities that I will cover in the next few blogs– they include: spiritual, familial, social, occupational, and financial. Think of this as a 2-week mini-course in prioritizing. I will start each blog with a […]

Challenge 2 – Core Values To know thyself is to design thyself! Challenge #2 Identifying Your Core Values helps map your way. You see deep down inside, you are driven by a set of core values and principles. For example, maybe you are motivated by one or more of the following: faith, family, excellence, independence, […]

Design Your Merry I am excited to end 2018 and start the new with a focus on “Self-Care” and the Ownership of our “Merryness”. As I think about Self-Care and all that it encompasses I realize that it has to be holistic and awareness based. Not even a decade ago, physicians treated heart disease by […]

Monday- Generosity- What’s a specific way that I can be more generous with my time, energy, or resources this upcoming year? What simple, small and specific things can you do to add to the value of someone else’s life? Can you do something, give something away, pay for something? Think about doing something unexpected or […]

If you only do one thing today In the spirit of bringing in the new and setting intentions I thought I would end the year by creating a process around designing your perfect day. How often do you make time for reflection? When was the last time you blocked off on your calendar quiet, mindful […]

As we close out 2018 and get ready for the new year I like to think about what went well and well what could have gone better.  I am not a big New Year resolution person but I am a huge believer in setting intentions regularly and checking in mindfully.  I am intending 2019 to […]