I caught this TED Talk by educator Angela Lee Duckworth and it struck me when she said the biggest predictor of future success in students was not talent or IQ, but instead grit. Yup, grit. If you aren't sure what that means, here's her definition: "Grit is sticking...

How do you get through resistance? I was reading the War of Art by Steven Pressfield this week and I loved what he had to say about Resistance. He capitalizes it so I will too. He said that we all have to confront Resistance. He talked about the different forms of...

This morning on my beach run, I was contemplating the notion of easing in. I think I might be learning something here...finally. An example of not easing in is you make a commitment to workout 5 times a week for an hour when you haven't been working out at all. Why?...

I just took Brene Brown's Gifts of Imperfection course through Oprah's Lifeclass. Brene Brown researches shame and speaks and writes about it as well as imperfection, and what she calls wholehearted living. I highly recommend her TED talk, and her audio program The...

I've been in that space lately where decisions are really difficult to make. It's so much more fun to be super clear and know exactly what you want. It's time for me to make changes and expand my business in a big way and I'm scared. There I said it, I'm scared. I had...

Last night, thanks to my very thoughtful husband, I got to see Oprah receive the Montecito Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. She sat on the stage with a reporter from the L.A. Times and was interviewed for almost two hours. Oprah with all her...