School is back in session. Summer is seeming far away. And work is piling up. Can't beat around the bush when the stress is piling up on your plate, and you're to do list is miles long, and you're not quite sure where to start? Here are a few tricks I learned along the way ...
Follow the blue dot
Have you ever wondered how much easier it would be if we had the Google Maps "blue dot" to follow in life? You go from elementary to middle to high school to college and then the blue dot shows you the rest of the way. It tells you whether to take a left and go ...
5 ways to make more time each day
Ever wish we had a 3 day weekend or more hours in the day? Of course you have. We all have. Probably almost every day or week. Just a little extra time to sleep. Just a little extra time to spend time with family. Or writing that novel. Exercise to get that pre-baby body back. ...
Another year, Another birthday
Typically, when the New Year rolls around, many of us think of our resolutions for the upcoming year and how we want to rejuvenate our lives, and focus harder on our goals. It feels like a fresh start and a way to start new and kick some major ass. I know I do it. But the ...
The Busy Bee & Finding Happiness
Finding happiness in the midst of the madness is a large goal, but worth the fight to overcome the battle. Kristina Tsipouras who runs Busy Girl Daily wrote a great (quick read) on the Busy Girl's Guide to Happiness. Considering I've been trying to find a true balance in my life (as it's an evolving process that ...
Live the life you want
Wrapped up in priorities, drive, life, and more - we forget about the life we dreamed of as a kid. We wanted to be astronauts, actresses, presidents, and superheroes. We wanted to travel the world, and live like we had no fears. We wanted to make memories that would last a lifetime. We wanted to ...
Don’t drown
Don't drown in the madness of your daily life. Don't let yourself eat your feelings. Drink your frustrations. Sleep away your sorrow. Don't let yourself become a shell of yourself just going through the motions of your life. It would be a sad, sad, world if we all went through life this way. There are days ...
What Makes a Memorable Leader?
There are a lot of qualities that are important for leadership including but not limited to honesty, confidence, and communication among others. A lot of people become managers and leaders before they are ready. They get promoted, and thrown up the ladder --- being groomed for the next step. But do they possess what it takes? ...
Turning it off
With email, smartphones, and now smartwatches, it's not so easy to "turn off" and take a break from work and the madness we live in sometimes. The constant work emails, the "leash" of being constantly on although we think we're not. The way we can't help but check to see what that one message said. ...
10 Quotes to Motivate You Any Crappy Week
"If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission." --Anonymous "Opportunities don't happen, you create them." --Chris Grosser "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." --Eleanor Roosevelt "As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." --Bill Gates "You must expect great things of yourself before you can ...