“But why?” Do you remember that question? Either your kids were constantly asking it or you asked it as a child. But why did we stop asking why? : ) Often times we got the same answer, “Because,” or even better, “because I said so”. At some point we each decided well, I guess that’s the answer, because someone said so. We can look back and understand the impact of that decision in many areas of our lives, but most importantly in the area of ourselves. The why behind who we are…the purpose or the driving force behind the living of our lives is a pretty big “but why” and of course, mom, dad, gr ..read more

Photo by ,Quinn Kananack taken @,The Maddox Hotel We all have different kinds of friendships and each of us, at times, have sought advice on how to define our friendships. I present to you the best advice on friendship because today, we actually define them! Now, let us reacquaint ourselves with the framework we are working with as we discuss friendship as artistry. As always, we start with the second definition of ARTIST (2): A person whose work shows exceptional creative ability or skill. In this case, that person could be you being a friend to another, or another being a friend to you. I w ..read more

Summer is almost here and plans for travel are on the table! Let's Create an Exceptional Vacation Let’s apply our five rules of becoming an ARTIST (ya know…just being exceptional) and see how doing so can create an amazing vacation! Living life as an ARTIST (showing exceptional creative ability or skill) brings freedom and fulfillment and isn’t that what we want from our vacations anyway? Okay, as a recap here are the 5 steps of becoming an ARTIST: Accept the Challenge Define the Rules Master Your Craft Elevate Your Skill Infuse You Today, we are going to focus on Step 1 of our 5 steps. The ..read more

If you would like to listen or watch the video version of this post ,please click here. There is no feeling better than having high expectations. The future is bright. That which you hope to achieve is achievable! There are so many great words involved in high expectations. Trust, belief, hope, and imagination just to name a few. But why is it that so many times in our lives we find that our expectations are not met and then we feel disappointed. Why IS this and how can we ensure we do not become the effect of those expectations? The answer? WE USE THE FIRST OF THE 3 RULES TO HANDLE STRESS: R ..read more

Imagine if every morning you woke up and you had hope. Hope for a great day. Hope for a better world. Hope for peace. What would that feel like? Would there be a bright ray of light that filled your room with excitement? Would you look forward to what that day would bring? Wow! What a way to start the day, right! But what if life seemed to be falling apart everywhere you turned, and even worse, you felt there was nothing you could do about it. What then? Where is the hope then? Should you just accept the gloominess that day brings? You could, but what if you wake up the next morning and it's ..read more

Does it ever feel like your life is getting too hectic? Maybe you're starting to feel unsettled or you're worrying more than you used to. Ever wonder what's at the root of that unsettled feeling or why we find ourselves caught up in or consumed by the worry of life? Well, it’s quite possible it boils down to one subject… Choices. Think about how many choices we make a day. When to get up. What to wear. What to eat. Should I workout today? Do I make that call? Do I take that call? Do I read this or do I read that? Should I trust? Should I agree? First of all, with all these decisions we make ..read more

Discover the Brilliance of You I know it’s been a while, but I have been on an incredible journey exploring the world of PURPOSE! I’m so thrilled to be back! I have missed you all tremendously! The Purpose of Purpose In my last few posts, before I shifted my writing responsibilities, I was writing about how understanding the driving force behind your life helped you to be able to achieve the ever expanding and rewarding life of an ARTIST. (Artist: 2. A person whose work shows exceptional creative ability or skill.) It is this perspective of life that allows us to rise above the noise and cont ..read more

What would you want to achieve more than anything else in the world? Interesting question, eh? Well, what would it be? Would it be winning an award? Would it be getting into great shape? Would it be solving the world’s problems? Well, it could be any of these or it could be all, but it still might not be your greatest achievement. I did a survey a while back asking people what they wanted more than anything for their children and grandchildren. (It’s easier sometimes to see what we want for others than it is to see for ourselves.) You know what the overwhelming answer was? Survey says! Fulfill ..read more

Let me ask you this? Is your life filled with love? Do you love many things or people? Would you like to? Well, what would happen if you spent your day creating love? How would it change your life? Now what does that mean “creating love”? Love isn’t just a feeling. It’s an action. It’s what we DO when we want to create the effect of an intense feeling of deep affection or we want to create an experience of pleasure in something. Isn't it wonderful when you hear... Oh! I love those cookies! Oh! I love that movie! Oh I love the way you make me feel! You see! We create that by doing things! We ba ..read more

So my friends, I was wondering this morning, what kind of day did you decide to create? Have you let the day unfold or have you been creating it? I realize a lot of how we behave and that most of our schedules are on automatic, but should they be? What if you got up today and everything you did, you did because you decided to do it. Interesting, eh? So, let me ask you again, when you woke up this morning what kind of day did you decide you were going to create? Maybe you thought, “The sun is shining, the birds are singing, it’s going to be a perfectly lovely day!” Good for you! But then you r ..read more