There is something called the “dominant thought principle”. Basically, this means that our thoughts are tied pretty much directly with what we get in our lives. Think about what you are saying to yourself most of the time. Do you smile at the thought of...

You know the expression, "when you feel good, you look good"? Well, I strongly believe that "when you look good, you feel good" also applies. You must make yourself a priority. Many of us are so busy making sure our children are groomed and our...

There's nothing that saps our energy more than fear and worry. The power of fear keeps many of us from improving our lives. It is a very intense emotion. Frequently in life (and in business), we get very comfortable and settle in to our programmed...

Life is not a scoreboard at a football game. It's not about how many people return your calls or how many party invitations you receive. It's not about your hair or your shoes, where you live or what college you attended. It isn't about how...

Visualize your body as your employee and you are the boss. It works hard every day for you and supports everything you do, from waking up, to brushing your teeth. It is such a hard worker that it goes for 24 hours a day, seven...

In life, there are times when someone we care for, be it a family member, a lover, or even just a great friend, doesn't care back. As this happens, we tend to do anything we can to win them back, but it's like hitting your...

Someone recently told me that they noticed that they had "white knuckles" from constantly having their hands clenched in anticipation of some horrible fate. The obvious problem is that by clenching, they have an illusion of control. There is no such thing. Stop grasping so...

I come from a long line of negative thinkers and worriers. I guess you can say it's in my genes. For many years, I used this as an excuse whenever I would ruminate about "what if's" and worst case scenarios. Then I realized that having...

For the most part, in life you get what you believe you deserve. You've heard of "self-fulfilling prophecy"? If you keep telling yourself that you won't get a job because it's the economy's fault, or you won't lose weight because you have bad genes, you...