A Surefire Way To Increase Your Energy

By on March 4, 2013
A Surefire Way to Increase Your Energy 

“I’ve got more energy now than when I was younger because I know exactly what I want to do.” ~Ballet master George Balanchine

Have you ever noticed how everything in life slows down when you don’t have energy?

When you wake up tired or feel spent for some reason, it feels like you… Continue Reading…

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Rebounding: My Exercise Of Choice For 2013

By on February 13, 2013
Rebounding: My Exercise of Choice for 2013I have a hard time finding an exercise routine  I actually enjoy.

I love physical activity — walking, biking, hiking, dancing, etc. But a regular “exercise program” feels like work to me.

This summer I agreed to join my 21-year-old daughter in a workout program called “Insanity.” The name itself should tell you everything. I… Continue Reading…

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Do You Meditate? 6 Life-Improving Reasons You Should Start

By on August 19, 2012
meditating3Just thinking about everything we should do to stay healthy, live longer, and be happy is enough alone to cause stress and anxiety.

We’re supposed to exercise daily, eat the right foods, maintain a healthy weight, floss our teeth, take vitamins, drink 8 glasses of water, get enough sleep, put on sunscreen, get regular… Continue Reading…

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The 4 Essential Variables for a Positive Life Outlook

By on August 5, 2012
iStock_000016156692SmallStop for a moment right now and think about how you feel physically and emotionally.

Take a quick self-inventory.

Are you tired? In pain? Energized? Do you feel calm and contented? Stressed or overwhelmed? Do you have any low-level anxiety or lingering sadness?

Did you wake up this morning feeling good about the day ahead?

Please, go… Continue Reading…

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30 Reasons to Be Grateful for Living

By on July 22, 2012
photoThis weekend the unthinkable happened.

On a typical summer weekend night, friends, couples, families, and teenagers went to see a movie. They bought their tickets, got some popcorn and a drink, and settled in their seats to wait for the movie to begin.

While waiting, they were chatting with their friends, sending last minute texts,… Continue Reading…

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If You Don't Do It, Does That Mean You Don't Want It?

By on April 15, 2012
iStock_000000954246SmallRecently I found myself caught in an internal dialog about exercise. I’ve been avoiding exercise, and I told myself, “I must not really want to be as fit as I can be. Otherwise I would exercise. If I really wanted it badly enough, I’d do it.”

I’ve had that dialog with myself  before, and… Continue Reading…

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Make Your Vision a Reality with a Theme for the Month

By on April 10, 2012
Businesswoman reading notesIn my previous post, I wrote about how essential it is to create a life vision for yourself and gave you an exercise for writing your own life vision.

Often when I do this exercise with coaching clients, after they have written their vision, they begin to panic. They have just written this detailed… Continue Reading…

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Your Most Valuable Coping Skills When Life Throws You a Curve Ball

By on April 1, 2012
iStock_000019397602SmallA guest post by David Singer of Six Simple Rules

Late last year we went through a challenging few weeks at home when our teenage daughter battled a significant, but fortunately temporary, illness. It was an experience that was extremely unnerving, to say the least.

Just before this past Thanksgiving, my… Continue Reading…

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Want to Still Be Dancing at 100? Do This, Not That

By on March 21, 2012
iStock_000012079340SmallThere are pockets in the world where people live longer.

Not just a little longer, but many years past the average life expectancy.

In fact, in some of these places, people have three times the chance of living to 100 than Americans do. Ouch.

And they aren’t warehoused in a nursing home or confined to a… Continue Reading…

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Grief and Loss: 6 Steps on the Path to Healing

By on January 3, 2012
Grief and LossAre you suffering the pain and grief from some kind of loss in your life?

If so, I extend thoughts of loving kindness your way.

If so, I can empathize with you.

Some years of your life are characterized by loss, and this has been such a year for me — maybe for you too. I… Continue Reading…

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