One day, my wife Hope was a hard working home school mom without a personal goal. Becoming a bikini mom was the furthest thing from her mind. Ninety days later, she was standing on stage in front of

I won’t pull punches here because I know the following applies to me, too. Enlightenment isn’t all love and light. It’s not for wimps. Enlightenment embraces the truth. And the truth can be hard to face. Lying to

If we had perfect foreknowledge of the future, there would be no such thing as uncertainty. Learning how to build resilience will provide greater certainty. However, we do not have perfect foreknowledge and never will. Therefore, uncertainty and

Seriously.. It’s finally time to get out of your own way. But how? The most interesting part of getting in our own way is how blind we are when doing it. Think about it. Who really wants to

Can you say it? I am emotionally attached to the negativity in my past. That attachment interferes with my present-day life as an adult. I remember entering therapy for the first time 30 years ago. I interviewed several

People do self-sabotaging things all the time, but these behaviors aren’t the cause of self-sabotage. They are the result of it. When you get in your own way, limit yourself, or attract all the wrong outcomes in your

How do we grow our true self and why is this so important? Your life is a unique experience, a marvelous journey that is always moving into the unknown. The best part of the experience happens after discovering

Ever wondered how how simple thoughts affect your body? Have you put off learning how to control your thoughts? Recent research shows how dramatically even the simplest thoughts affect the body. Most people are aware of the fact

I’m not here to tell you that non-verbal communication is more influential than verbal communication. You already know that, right? Yet, how can you harness the power of non-verbal communication without spending years studying it? You’ll have four

I feel happy a lot of the time. But when I get stuck feeling unhappy, I typically find twisted logic pinging around in my brain. This twisted logic keeps me invested in hanging onto the bad feelings. In

Do you need to learn how to make changes that seem impossible? Losing weight, making lots of money, feeling confident, being at peace, changing a relationship…can seem out of reach. When you’ve been a certain way for a

Driving my teenage daughters to school this morning, I was pissed. Traffic was slow. Then, we got stuck behind a school bus. I pounded the steering wheel. “Ah, man! Why did people have to let that bus in!”

Are there parts of yourself that you hate? For some, these are physical parts. You hate your nose, your lips, your thighs, belly or ankles because you believe they are so ugly. For others, a psychological part is

Can you visualize success as a way to improve your performance in life? People who’ve been through our life coach certification have always said YES. Research now says yes, too. And, the success runs deeper than you might

Lack of motivation is one of the top problems life coaches encounter with their clients. It’s so common! Do you lack motivation? Good news! A few key insights can take you from no motivation to go-getter faster than

Did you used to be happy, filled with positive emotions, not much got you down? Maybe. But, if you believe that negative emotions are the only ones people avoid, consider that you might be avoiding the positive ones,

According to research, the average American lies 11 times a week. This surprising finding inspired other researchers to establish a connection between lying and health. They found one. Officially, medical research suggests that telling “fewer” lies increases your

Can’t find the path to inner peace? Change. That’s the name of the game in the personal development world. If you are not selling change, people aren’t interested. This, of course, inspires personal development gurus to promise change