Back to the Basics: Well-Being

June marks the completion of six successful months of blogging. In my previous posts, I have focused on sharing information from experts or from my own personal experiences surrounding setting and achieving goals. At this point, I thought it might be helpful to share some information with you about my work with clients and how…

Collisions Challenge

I’ll admit it, I’m a little star struck. In my professional world, Tony Hsieh is a star, and I recently had the opportunity to hear him speak. He is the CEO of Zappos, and he is best known for transforming the way we think about company culture. Tony has created a workplace culture of happiness…

Vulnerability, the Birthplace of Change

I do not want to write this blog! I have been planning to write a blog on Brené Brown, Ph.D., and her research on vulnerability for months now. Brené is amazing. She is a researcher studying shame and vulnerability. She has written a book on the topic, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms…

Honest Spending

How truthful are we with ourselves about the money we make, the money we spend and the money we owe? I recently had a financial wake-up call in the form of honesty. I viewed a presentation by Dan Airely entitled, Free Beer: The Truth About Honesty. Dan is a professor of psychology and behavioral economics…

Mastering Motivation

Happy February! Congratulations, you’ve made it through one month of your New Year’s resolution. February is a good time for self-reflection. Where are you in your self-change process? Do you remain as motivated as you were on January 1 to achieve your resolution? Is your interest waning? Are old habits winning out? Have you just…

The Cha-Ching of Change

It’s the beginning of January, and I thought I would share with you my own personal story of resolutions. Five months ago, I decided to take my physical fitness to a new level. I met with a personal trainer who helped me discover a new enthusiasm for resistance training. After a month-long introductory trial, my…

Exploring Personal Finance

Managing my finances has always baffled me. I had assumed being financially competent was something other people knew how to do well, and somehow I was the only one uninformed. I’ve often wondered, when was I supposed to learn the art of managing money? Did I avoid the class in high school that would teach…