Life is busy. Parenting is life on fast-forward-hyper-drive. There is so much to do from the logistics and hands-on caretaking (feeding, dressing, picking up the 4 million toys, going through the back packs, homework, more snacks, wiping faces and tears and bottoms), and the driving to school and driving to music and driving to sports…

As I watch my children grow older and more responsible every day, month, year…time fascinates me more and more. What I have realized is that time is really far more about perspective than I would have imagined. When I was younger, the future loomed ahead as an endless supply of time and yet I rushed…

I love skiing really fast with the wind in my face. I love making people feel better about themselves and their world. I love laughing really hard with people that I love. I do not love shopping. In fact, the thought of shopping makes me feel anxious and stressed out. Now don’t get me wrong…I’m capable of shopping and taking…

I originally wrote this in 2013…all still holds true today… When I work with my life coaching clients…and often with my personal training clients…and always with my friends and the boys, I discuss “manifesting the good” into your life. Some will always regard this idea as hocus pocus, and the good news is that we…

A friend sent me the article below, and I LOVE it and wanted to share it with all of you. I think that this is excellent advice and describes a truly winning attitude and approach to life. Whether you are trying to build a business, move beyond a difficult personal life experience, or just get…

Emotional balance, much like physical balance, gets better with practice.  In both, unexpected events can make us temporarily lose our balance, but the more we work on our strength (muscular or spiritual), the quicker we can get back on our feet. When I am working on balance with my personal training clients, I often use…

We all have storms in our lives…whether catastrophic storms like Superstorm Sandy or Hurricane Katrina or a tornado…or personal storms in which a series of disruptive events knocks us off our feet. The upside of a catastrophic weather-related storm is that there are usually other people around you going through the same thing at the…

You hear it frequently…time passes quickly. Don’t wish the years away. They’ll be leaving for college before you know it. They are only small for a short time. The days are long, but the years are short. I agree with all of the above, having discovered the sayings’ veracity firsthand. However, I also know, both…

What if we are scared to pursue our dreams? What if people think our ideas are stupid? What if no one buys our product? What if no one signs up for our classes? What if we decide instead just to be like everyone else? What if we keep our thoughts to ourselves to avoid criticism?…