What It Takes To Make Your Life Work Isn’t it funny, how as you get older you learn so much more about what it takes to make your life run. You figure out the morning routine that will keep you healthiest. You learn what foods work best with your insides. Then, you also determine what your…
“I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.” -Edna Mode, The Incredibles. I’m trying to phase into a new paradigm (for me). I am trying to live in the moment, every moment. So, when I find myself thinking about the past or resting on my laurels or feeling nostalgia or regret, I stop,…
How to Write Headlines that Excite Your Readers Into Wanting to Know More Here’s what you need to do. I was watching Marie Forleo on her webinar talking about her wonderful class, “The Copy Cure.” And she said we needed to write 30 headlines for everything that we want to put out there. You must…
How to Use Your Creativity to Innovate and Rise to Your Challenges The most important aspect of finding a better way to do things is creativity. If you want to innovate in your work or in your life, you have to first get creative. I spend a lot of time soaking up the latest writing…
“When you’ve done something unforgivable, forgive yourself.” In this week’s “Lights, Camera, Wisdom,” I explore how to forgive yourself if you’ve done something unforgivable. The quote comes from David Mamet’s House of Games. The movie stunned me when I saw it. It’s about a psychologist who gets involved with a conman. She dives into a…
Public Speaking Nightmare and How You Can Change It Into Gold In my sophomore year of high school, I was cast in my first play. Additionally, I got a real lesson in staying present, improv, and dealing with a public speaking nightmare during the run of that show. One night in the middle of my…
Compelling Content – How To Create It So You Can Make a Difference. If you have a website and you want to get more people looking at your content, listen to today’s show. I’m thrilled to welcome my new and good friend Jake Ballinger to this week’s podcast episode. Jake is an SEO (search engine optimization…
Lights, Camera, Wisdom: Vivir con miedo es vivir a media – This week’s “Lights, Camera, Wisdom!” quote is, “Vivir con miedo es vivir a media.” It means roughly, “To live with fear is to live a life half-lived.” It’s an old Spanish proverb used in one of my favorite movies, Strictly Ballroom. The movie is…
How Being Like Luke Skywalker Changes Your Clarity, Wisdom, and Decisiveness. This week’s quote: “You’ve failed, your highness. I am a Jedi like my father before me.” Sometimes, I pretend I am Luke Skywalker. I know, I know. “Huh?” But bear with me. Choosing makes me struggle. I agonize, and I hit the breaking point…
What Makes a Speech Great The anatomy of a speech and a review of a speech by one of the greats, Dr. Willie Jolley We know what makes for a great book or movie. They move us and make us laugh. Additionally, they lift our spirits and teach us something about ourselves. In fact, we…