Unrealistic

How many times a day or a week do you have unrealistic expectations about yourself, your time or your life? Lord knows I have these thoughts all the damn time. They pop up out of nowhere and cause oodles of anxiety for no reason. Unrealistic thoughts and expectations can be comparing yourself to someone who…

Breaking your conditioning

The other day I had lunch with one of my clients. She is a wonderful artist who is working on building her business while working her full-time job. We had a lovely discussion about how to run our businesses and the fear of taking the next steps. We both shared the same fear of not…

Be flexible

“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”- Anthony Robbins As my husband and I adjust to working together and growing our antique business, I am finding this quote to be particularly relevant. We are constantly having to adapt and adjust our days to meet our business needs and figure out what…

Finish Lines

Many times in life we say to ourselves, “if I could just attain x then I would be happy”. Then that day comes and you find yourself unhappy. Why is that? We met our goals and reached the finish line, why do we feel this way? These expectations we set for ourselves and finish lines…

The month of love

With Valentine’s Day upon us and the pressure to display love for your significant others mounting, it can be easy to get caught up in the here in now of our relationships. While I do not claim to be any kind of relationship expert I did learn something recently that really resonated with me. In…

Embrace

A friend of mine, Donalisa Stinyard, has created a fabulous little work-book to help you find your word for 2018! (For FREE) This little workbook is a great way to narrow your focus and establish the one word you hope to use to guide you through the year. After much thought and working through Donalisa's…

Identity

You are more than a title.

Syllabus Day

I don’t about you, but I always hated syllabus day in college. Many students see this day as a blow off day when no real work is done, but I always left each class feeling perpetually overwhelmed. To me, syllabus day was class after class full of seemingly endless tasks to be completed by the…

Expectations and Judgement

Last night I watched the new Beauty and The Beast movie, yes, I know I am way behind. It got me thinking about love, life and happiness. As I sat and watched the film, nostalgically reliving my childhood, I could not help but think about how we treat, perceive and love people. The movie focuses…