Clearly there’s a connection with having open ideas about who you are and preconceived notions about who you’re supposed to be. These unyielding assumptions can affect your personal success in life.

Words have immense power. What you say about yourself is of primary importance; the words you use to describe yourself are basic to the way you function in the world. 

We can be very hard on ourselves. Often we talk to ourselves in ways we would never speak to someone else.

There are people in the world who steal your emotional energy. These people may be a life partner, family member, work colleague, friend, or neighbor.

A great way to tap into the life of your mind is to find ways to surround yourself with quiet.

Childhood is a time for dreaming of the future. The ‘stock in trade’ for children is imagination. They use their imaginations to play, which, in part, is a ‘dress rehearsal’ for adulthood.

I was looking through a favorite magazine and came across an article about kindness and it got me thinking about ways to be kind in your daily life.

What does it mean to cheat on yourself? What I mean is that when you hold yourself small and don’t open up to all you can do and accomplish, you are cheating on yourself.