Sep 27, 2018 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
How many of you consider yourselves control freaks? How’s that working for you? I really like to be controlling. I’d prefer if everyone in my life did what I told them to do. I’ve tried to control my husband, my parents, my kids, even my dog. I’ve succeeded exactly...
Sep 20, 2018 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Leadership & Career Development
Recently, I worked with a group of employees who were given some pretty disappointing news about their compensation and work contracts. Many of them had worked extremely hard to change their situation and ultimately, it didn’t work out. Fingers could be pointed at a...
Sep 6, 2018 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Parenting
My youngest child started college a few weeks ago. I’ve heard so many adults say, “Enjoy it. Those are the best years of your life.” Although my college years were particularly fantastic, it wouldn’t say much about the rest of my life if those were the best years....
Aug 16, 2018 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Parenting |
When my first child was born, I was so overwhelmed and stressed out that I found it difficult to be fully present in the moment. Over time I got better at it, but I found that motherhood and its demands made it very difficult to be emotionally present. My mind was...
Aug 2, 2018 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
When I was a kid, I loved having a pen pal. I had one through my Brownie troop, a couple through school, and periodically a family member pen pal. There was something so exciting about getting a letter in the mail and learning a little bit about another person, as...
Jul 12, 2018 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
In honor of me enjoying my summer, I decided to repurpose an old blog post of mine. Actually, this is the first post I ever wrote. I was terrified to publish it to an online local newspaper so I read and reread it until I finally worked up the courage to hit send....
