Posts Tagged ‘Inspiration’

Fall Renewal: 5 Tips for Adding Inspiration to Your Life

Fall Renewal: 5 Tips for Adding Inspiration to Your Life

Motivation is a fickle beast. You can spend your whole life waiting for a sign when you can just as easily create one. more

Food for Thought: Young

Food for Thought: Young

Quote: Growing up is never straight forward. There are moments when everything is fine, and other moments where you realize that there are more

Life Lesson of the Month: Love Liberates

Life Lesson of the Month: Love Liberates

This is one story I have never told. I contemplated it but didn't have the inspiration to tell it. I watched OWN network's Master Class with Maya Angelou and I was rocked to my foundation. It is now time to tell. more

You're F*cking Perfect To Me

You’re F*cking Perfect To Me

I look at these kids that grow and become homeless, addicts, convicts and killers and wonder who ignored them. Could I have passed this hurting child in the street and walked on by? The answer is yes. I could and I may have with the best of intentions. If only I weren't so busy, I could have done more. My view is different now. I am changed. I recognize the difference between action and hoping. The world doesn't become a better place by playing in your comfort zone. more

Happy New Year 2011 – Let Your Spirit Take Flight

Happy New Year 2011 – Let Your Spirit Take Flight

This Year 2011 I branding the Year of Flight. It is about embracing your potential and transitioning from "a human being to a human doing." more

Unclear and Present Dangers

Unclear and Present Dangers

How is it possible to leave the country for three weeks and find yourself in an disagreement with someone you haven't spoken to since before your departure? This is the question I ask myself. Here I am in New Zealand, on a vacation that has somehow morphed into a wet and wild high flying adventure. When suddenly, I begin to receive emails provoking an argument. I'm 8,332 miles away. What could there be to fight about that simply couldn't wait? more

adidas Auckland Marathon Lessons & Video

adidas Auckland Marathon Lessons & Video

It has taken me some time to compose my thoughts, pictures and videos of my experience running in the adidas Auckland Marathon. I created a video that I think will give you a sense of what it feels like to run a half marathon. I also want to make a point of clarifying that I don't recommend you do EXACTLY as I did. more

Sky Walk Auckland: How I deal with a fear of heights?

Sky Walk Auckland: How I deal with a fear of heights?

Acrophobia is a fear of heights. It is generalized and not easily explained. Though often confused with vertigo, which is a medical condition that affects the vestibular system (inner ear), it is a psychological phenomenon. It sounds crazy but there is something about being at height that not only makes me feel sick inside but there is this irrational urge to jump off and then panic begins to set in. It's as if I am standing still and the entire earth is turning upside down and I'm being pulled off of it. more

How to Turn Sour Grapes into Wine or How I Ended Up in New Zealand

How to Turn Sour Grapes into Wine or How I Ended Up in New Zealand

In every relationship you make must make a leap of faith. My leap of faith left me ultimately feeling betrayed, disheartened and with a $2k plane ticket that I couldn't use. This is the video journey of how I turned it around. more

Sweaty Tube: What I’m Watching!

Are you tired of saying there is nothing good on TV to watch? Well, I want to challenge that notion. Here are a few standout shows I think are worthy of your time. This is not a comprehensive list but these shows are my favorite today. They make you laugh, think, and inspire. Let's not forget they also entertain. more