Lead with Your Heart Podcast

Okay, I imagine you're saying to yourself, "Hey, this lasagna lady is nuts."  I get it since close encounters of the third kind are highly suspect. Unless of course, you are discussing the matter with Giorgio A. Tsoukalos or Erich von Däniken. But, if you're not a fan of Ancient Aliens or have not read Chariots of the Gods, my experience will seem odd. You'd certainly have doubts if the only aliens you've encountered are in movies ...

Do you like lasagna? I do, very much. Honestly and with all modesty I can say my lasagna is to die for. I don't mean my lasagna will literally kill you. Heavens NO! The expression "it's to die for" means something is fantastic, incredible, magnificent, and in the case of food over the top delicious. And my lasagna should be first-rate, an award-winning stack of deliciousness because I've spent the past 45 years mastering the recipe...

Life is filled with so much joy, satisfaction and inspiration. No matter what challenges you face you are in control of how to best deal with the ups and downs of your relationships, career and health. The goal is not to have a perfect life. The goal is to create a happy life, no matter what.

• You can get through any challenge by focusing on the positive.
• Happy is an attitude to see the blessings in every situation.
• A focus on ...

You are an individual. So am I. As individuals it is only possible for us to be one half of the relationship we have with each other. Our goal in the relationship we have with each other is to be our best half. On the other hand, in the relationship we have with ourselves, you and I are the entire relationship. Our goal in the relationship we have with ourselves is to be whole by loving ourselves first, so we know how to love each ...

If  I had a magic wand I'd touch it to the hearts of those who hurt others and yet claim to love. If I had a magic wand I'd touch it to the hearts of those who allow themselves to be hurt by others and yet claim they are loved. One of the biggest misconceptions we have about relationships is that we have the power to change another person.  If we're just more understanding, patient, loving, open, scream louder, say it in a differen...

I don't know how to dance the Argentine Tango with its virtually unlimited improvisational opportunities or the American/International Tango where specific steps and patterns are learned for competitive events. If I want to be part of a successful dance team, whether it is for competition or just out for fun on Saturday night, I first have to learn how to dance. The same is true of my having successful relationships because those a...