Some days I feel lost, overwhelmed, maybe even a bit panicky. This usually happens when I’m agonizing over an important choice, facing some kind of setback in the pursuit of a goal, or worse yet, I’ve come face to face with the undeniable fact that I have failed. On a few of those days, I’ll […]

  Well, it’s happened again, Father’s day has snuck up on me and I’ve got nothing planned! Anyone who’s been following Life in Focus for a while, knows that my husband and I are not huge into gifts on our respective parent days. For my husband it’s that he simply doesn’t care about new stuff, […]

Ever find yourself so irritated, aggravated and on edge, that it’s hard to just be, let alone be around others? Me too, and I’ll tell you what, that is a sure sign of feeling overwhelmed! Thanks to years of personal practice and professional experience I’ve create a short, simple, but supper effective list of five things you can […]

​When I was five I passionately wanted to be an opera singer.  I came home everyday put on a good old fashion record and sang every song on that record at the top of my lungs. When I was 10 I really wanted to be veterinarian. I was so passionate about it that I asked […]

Tax season: those two words have the power to invoke pure anxiety or hopefulness depending on who you ask.   It’s no wonder, the tax code is such a huge, inscrutable document, nothing that a mere mortal could understand, and we are told that  the IRS – the boogey man of modern day – is […]

Is it possible to love Mondays? Tomorrow, Monday, I’ll get up sometime between 6:00 and 6:42 AM. I’ll go downstairs to prepare a full breakfast (eggs and bacon, +/- something else) and get lunch boxes ready for my boys. I’ll hound them to get dressed, check their backpacks one last time, then go get myself […]

This article was originally published right before the 2017 inauguration in the Thrive Global Publication on Medium.com. It is a non-partisan call to slow-down, check-in, and find with-in yourself the power, courage and agency to create the world that you want to live in. The article got such a hugely positive response that I wanted to […]

Welcome to Part 9 of “A Glimpse of LīF” – Life in Focus’ first mini-series. Every week “A Glimpse of LīF” shares the story of a real person, and guides you through the journey they  took to create changes that were right for them. Listen to the episode for the sake of the story, or embark on your own […]

Welcome to Part 8 of “A Glimpse of LīF” – Life in Focus’ first mini-series. Every week “A Glimpse of LīF” shares the story of a real person, and guides you through the journey they  took to create changes that were right for them. Listen to the episode for the sake of the story, or embark on your own […]

An inspired life is a life that has you waking up most mornings looking forward to your day. An inspired life is not something that requires amazing adventures and uncommon feats. You could be a stay at home parent, living in the suburbs, with a white picket fence, 2.1 kids and a golden retriever, and be living an inspired life. […]

Welcome to Part 6 of “A Glimpse of LīF” – Life in Focus’ first mini-series. Every week “A Glimpse of LīF” shares the story of a real person, and guides you through the journey they  took to create changes that were right for them. Listen to the episode for the sake of the story, or embark on your own […]

Welcome to Part 7 of “A Glimpse of LīF” – Life in Focus’ first mini-series.   Every week “A Glimpse of LīF” shares the story of a real person, and guides you through the journey they  took to create changes that were right for them. Listen to the episode for the sake of the story, or embark on your […]

Welcome to Part 5 of “A Glimpse of LīF” – Life in Focus’ first mini-series.   Every week “A Glimpse of LīF” shares the story of a real person, and guides you through the journey they  took to create changes that were right for them. Listen to the episode for the sake of the story, or embark on your […]

You sit down in a quiet place, close your eyes, inhale deeply and breathe out slowly and fully. Your mind, frenetic and anxious a minute ago is now starting to calm down. You clear your thoughts away. You are one with yourself, at peace with the universe… Yeah, right! As wonderful as that all sounds, […]

People spend too much time focusing on the exceptional, the uncommon and the rare. When asked what would make them happy, most of us talk about big events (the birth of a child, winning the lottery, an upcoming vacation, or a major promotion). When it comes to thinking about changes that would significantly improve our existence, here again […]