Affirmations are a highly popular tool in the self-help world. However, affirmations alone, don’t work. Simply saying wise words without making an effort to change underlying belief and behavior isn’t personal development. It’s delusion. And quite frankly, it’s laziness. It’s the equivalent of taking the magic pill for weight loss without diet modification or exercise. [...]

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What’s your purpose? HUGE question, right? It’s so big that most people get overwhelmed by the very thought…so they just stop thinking about it or say things like, “I don’t know if I have one.” However, there are three pervasive myths that keep many of us baffled. So let’s dispel them instantly. Myth #1. Purpose [...]

What will you do to honor yourself today? It’s easy to get caught up in the schedule and the well-being of others. Where do you fit into that? What do you need to do to recharge yourself to be of service elsewhere? Stop making excuses by putting yourself behind everything else. If you value yourself, [...]

In light of the terror attacks in Boston, I felt it necessary to share. We get complacent in our bubbles of safety and the relative proximity has shaken me out of that complacency. This is something that millions around the world experience on a daily basis. It just shouldn’t be. It’s so difficult when ugliness [...]

February is undoubtedly the month of love. A couple of days before Valentine’s Day and people are getting ready for romance…and major disappointment. It’s been years since I felt the angst of another impending February 14th and no one to share it with. It has been years since I somehow felt that I was worth [...]

 1. Sometimes the people closest to you will  provide your hardest challenges.   2. Personal tragedy cannot stand in the way of your greatness.     3. Confidence is everything.   4.  Let the kid in you out to play once in a while.    5. Don’t let external circumstances steal your  power. The Evolutionary’s Manifesto available [...]

A Curated Life  There’s a strange phenomenon going on. I’ve encountered several people who have developed a strange condition I call “Facebook Envy.” There’s a tendency to feel less about oneself based upon the images posted by friends and sometimes, complete strangers. It drives me absolutely nuts to hear people tormenting themselves over what amounts [...]

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