Here is the Moment of truth question to ask yourself this week. Are you on track to hit your goals for this year? I am not talking just in your career, but in your health, wealth, experiences, relationships and learning? When was the last time you even looked at your goals? Hey, my friends it’s time to level up your game. It’s time to be more accountable to yourself and your family. It’s June my friends, almost the end of the secon...

Today is Memorial Day. A day that we honor our fallen heroes, those that served our country and made the biggest sacrifice, allowing us to enjoy the freedom we have. Did you know? Each year on Memorial Day a national moment of remembrance takes place at 3:00 p.m. local time. Today when the clock strikes 3:00pm local time, take a minute in silence to remember and thank those that we have lost in service. It’s also a good time to rem...

Have you ever been around someone that people were just drawn to like a magnet? You know that person at a social event that seems to command the room or at a business meeting and people gather around them to listen to the conversation? You wonder, what does that person have that I don’t, or what are they doing differently? They seem to speak with ease and those around them are smiling and appear to be enjoying the conversation. Is ...

If you had to score yourself, on a scale of 1-10, on your Credibility, how would you rate yourself? Take just a moment to reflect on that. And, what does credibility mean to you? Your credibility is everything and what I mean is, how do you think you are viewed by others and what they think of you. Now I know you shouldn’t care what others think of you and the truth is we do and we know others are talking about you. It does not mat...

Mindfulness is simply the practice of filling our minds with the present, moment by moment. When we are mindful, we are more present; when we are more fully present, we listen rather than just hear, we perceive rather than just see. It affects everything we do, and impacts every interaction we have with others. Let’s focus on the core components of mindfulness. I will explain these concepts one by one in a few moments. The first co...

You know I am always going to start with a question. So here it is…. Have you ever driven a car that was out of alignment? What does that feel like? Don’t you have to constantly adjust the steering wheel to keep you on track and not veer off the road? And of course the steering wheel was resisting the entire time because it was misaligned. Alignment in your vehicle assures your tires meet the road at the proper angle, your wheels a...

When was the last time you gave yourself a challenge? Do you challenge yourself enough? Or have you settled in to your comfort zone and want to nest there for a while? Hey, that’s ok and here is what I have learned. The longer we stay in our comfort zone, the more stagnant we become. High performers like you can only remain in stagnancy for so long and then one day you look around and say to yourself, I need to do more. I would sto...

Today is going to be a let me be blunt and honest with you. Some of you need to make a change. I hear it in your voice mails, emails, coaching sessions and direct messages. Have you been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately? Perhaps a bit stressed out from work or the home life? Are you still afraid to travel? It’s time to take control of your life once again and make the necessary changes to bring back the excitement so you can reach ...

Do you suffer from shiny object syndrome? Don’t know what that is? Every high performer like you suffers from it or suffered from it at some point in their career. If you are a solopreneur or entrepreneur, this affects you even more. So, listen up. I am going to share with you why you need to avoid the shiny object syndrome and what it may actually cost you and your business to go chasing the next shiny object. First, let’s define ...

Positive Psychologists define Flow as one of life’s highly enjoyable states of being, wrapping us entirely in the now, and helping us be more creative, productive, and happy. Psychological Flow captures your positive mental state of being completely absorbed, focused, and involved in your activities at a certain point in time, as well as experiencing enjoyment from being engaged in that activity. As I prepare to write my blogs and ...

Have you ever been thrown off your game first thing in the morning?  Did you let it ruin your entire day?  I had a situation happen this past week that reminded me how resilient and solution based we really can be. Here is the resiliency lesson:  • When faced with challenges, do not give up so easily. Know that you have the ability to figure things out. While you may want to stop, drop and roll, don’t. In other words, don’t be quic...

Today is a very special day and I am late, late, late, late, late. Time has flown by so quickly and I did not realize that a year has passed since I released my first podcast. What was I thinking? It’s a milestone. Did I know how much work would be involved? Did I think anyone would listen? Who do you think you are Maria? As a great song goes….I’m still standing…..better than I have ever been. Yes the great Elton John. Here comes t...

Have you ever looked at the colors of a beautiful rainbow and wondered what is at the end of the rainbow? 

There is something quite magical, mystical and beautiful when we see a rainbow from afar, and of, course as we gazed at the rainbow we wondered if we could find the POT OF GOLD as I know we have all heard the tales of finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. 

The most well-known story of the pot of gold is of the poor Ir...

How many of you have heard the saying, you have the “The luck of the Irish. Do you know how that phrase came about? The origins of the ‘luck of the Irish’ saying can be traced back to the late 1800’s in America during the gold and silver rush. At that time, Irish and Irish Americans were some of the most successful miners to prosper and that is how the saying came to be. Let’s dive deeper into that. Was is really luck or was it, ha...

In this final week of self-love month, I hope you recognized how important you are and treated yourself even more lovingly this month. Sometimes we need to be reminded that self-love is vital to our well-being. What special things did you do for yourself this past week? Someone asked me the other day, why I was doing this weekly podcast, and was it worth the effort. Here is my response:. I love doing this weekly podcast and it is m...

What is it that you truly desire for your life? So many of us sometimes just settle and say, oh well these are the cards I was dealt. I believe, and it’s my belief that we have the ability to achieve that which we truly desire. We do that through taking small steps each day. Let’s talk about your desires. Oh wow, here she goes giving us more definitions. Hey, it’s just another way to look at things. Desires are simply a strong feel...

It’s the first day of February, the start of the Valentine’s Day Month, the celebration of love and romance month. February is considered the month of love. Some of you may say, so what, I don’t care. It’s just a made-up holiday and I don’t have a sweetie to share Valentine’s Day with. I would argue that you do! Today we are going to focus on the most important person to love, cherish, honor and live for – you and your SELF-LOVE. H...