12 Ways to Save Up for a Family Vacation This Summer Although the official start of summer is days away, its never too late to start saving for that family vacation. The most recent statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics say that the average...
8 Things You Shouldn't Do Before Bed Oh, the power of a good nights sleep. A whole gamut of positive benefits can be seen from getting enough rest, but for many of us, hitting the sack can be challenging. Theres plenty of advice out there about what...
How to Handle Tough Conversations I just finished a terrific book called Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High. Authors Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Kerry Patterson, and Al Switzler define a crucial conversation as one where o...
What Stephen Covey Taught Me About Work and Life My heart is heavy today. I just learned of the death of one of the most influential individuals in my life, a man who changed the way I think about the world and who guided me toward my current career...
How to Wake Up Early in the Morning Does the thought of crawling out of bed at an unearthly hour give you the creeps? Do you battle with the alarm clock every morning and make the poor device suffer the brunt of your animosity? However, do you still...
Oprah: Iyanla Vanzant's Life Lessons Relationship expert Iyanla Vanzant shared valuable words of wisdom during her 20 Oprah Show appearances between 1998 and 1999. Look back at 10 lessons viewers took to heart. For almost two years, Iyanla helped Opr...
How to Create Your Life Story Exactly How You Want it to Be We all have a life story were trying to live. But the thing is that we never know how long we have to tell it, meaning its that much more challenging to create your life story as you want it...
Changing Habits Assessment: What Stage Am I In? Instructions: Check off the statements below that are true for you. Stage 1 ? I think a change would help but Im not ready to change what I do. ? I think a change would help but Im not interested in doi...
Introduction A proper quarterlife crisis involves a certain amount of disillusionment , ennui , boredom , fear , anxiety , and growing pains . But those terrifying sounding emotions are the ones that get all the press how about giving that growing so...
Are You Listening to Your Life? I was in my early thirties when I first began to question my calling, teaching at a university and doing it reasonably well. But I felt stifled by the confines of academic life. A small voice inside was calling me towa...
5 Important Reasons to Slow Down Today Do you find yourself rushing from one task to the next, trying to cram as much as possible into each day? Its great to live a full, productive life but sometimes that doesnt mean speeding up. It means slowing do...
How to Create a More Hopeful Life When we hear about crimes, failures of governments and other institutions, public or private, it is our hope that takes a hit. Hope is a necessity. It is our emotional engine, the basis for engaging with life. How do...
Change Your Life In 5 Easy Steps Lately, Ive been working on changing my life. I do this a lot. Its good to change, and youve only got so many years to reinvent yourself left. Change can seem intimidating. Impossible. Insurmountable. Here are five wa...
7 Simple Habits for an Awesome Start to Your Day A person is a success if they get up in the morning and gets to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.--Bob Dylan The alarm bell goes off. You slowly open your eyes. A new day lies befor...
10 Words to Live By The words you say will teach, if you practice what you preach 1. Positivity The things you think about, focus on, and surround yourself with ultimately shape who you become. Choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills yo...
