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You’re On the Right Track, Baby, You Were Born This Way

Okay, I’ll admit it—I was never a huge Gaga fan. (Believe it or not, I’m a bit too old for electropop.) But I was genuinely moved by her backstage confession. Check out the video here. I promise it’ll be 3 minutes well spent. Gaga’s confession is a powerful example of a person rocking their life [...]

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Enjoy the Show: 3 Ways to Rock Your Life and Love Every Minute

Three weeks ago, when I started writing about rocking your life and loving your way to success with my 4 steps to transformation, I told you that the process starts and ends with love. We made it through the first three steps of the love leap—Love, Elimination, and Action—and now we’re back at the beginning—the [...]

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Want To Live Like Lauryn Hill? Get Some Shades

Remember when Lauryn Hill was all the rage?  The Fugees R&B rock star hit it big in 1998 when she released her own album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.  Then, after announcing that she felt pulled in a million directions, she quickly fell off the map, bowing in and out of the music industry for [...]

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The "I Can’t" Crash Diet: Cutting Junk From Your Vocabulary

I’m going on a diet.  It’s time to cut back.  No, I’m not the newest P90X convert and I haven’t filled my fridge with a month’s supply of meat and potatoes.  I’m trimming the fat in my vocabulary, not my meal plan, by paying attention to two little words that pack a big punch. I [...]

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How To Rock Your Life: It Starts and Ends with Love

A few months ago, my friend Sheri asked me to be part of her 2011 telesummit and I jumped on board.  It seemed like the perfect opportunity to debut my “Love Your Way to Success” 4 steps to transform your life and I was right.  It was a total blast, especially since less than 24 [...]

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Me, Myself, and My Father-in-Law, or, What I Learned From an $8 Potato

“I didn’t buy anything.” My father-in-law announced when he walked in the door.  “The potatoes were $3 each!” My husband and I had sent his father to the farmer’s market down the street while he was visiting us a few weeks ago, thinking he’d enjoy a New York shopping experience with the colorful stalls of [...]

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This Is a Test, This Is Only a Test: When Stress Hits, Overcome Fight or Flight

Do you remember those creepy transmissions that used to interrupt your favorite TV shows with loud, high-pitched beeps and an ominous monotone voice repeating, “This is a test.  This is only a test”?  Apparently, that was the Emergency Broadcast System’s way of preparing TV viewers in case the government ever needed to quickly convey crucial [...]

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The S Word: Cracking Spirituality

Spirituality. It’s been a buzz word in popular culture for over a century, inspiring myriads of books, movies, and philosophies, as well as curiosity, skepticism, and, even, fear in those left out of the spiritual loop. Spirituality, like anything new, can overwhelm those on the outside looking in. Many confuse spirituality with religion—which can be [...]

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She Power: Why Strength and Femininity Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

Today is International Women’s Day: 24 hours dedicated to honoring powerful women across the planet. I’m all over it. I take any opportunity I can to celebrate feminine energy and raise my glass to strong ladies everywhere, which surprises some people who consider the two things—strength and femininity—to be mutually exclusive. Culturally, we are trained [...]

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You’re Not a Fix-’Er-Up: Why Self-Love Isn’t Like Remodeling a Bathroom

The United States is a very do-it-yourself country.  People here are fixers, remodelers, creators and “Look what I did!”-ers.  We love to fix up our kitchens, make our own baby food, and run our own businesses. In recent years, the fix-it itch has turned inwards.  More than ever, people are interested in how individuals can [...]

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Addicted to Distractions? Kick the Habit and Put Productivity On Your “To Do” List

How many windows do you have open right now?  Be honest.  My count is 17.  And that’s not so bad compared to a normal day of life coaching when the bottom of my screen is blinking so blindingly that I have to put minimizing windows on my “To Do” list. What about email?  How many [...]

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