‘Tis the season to make New Year’s Resolutions. The beginning of a year is a wonderful time to review, reflect, and refine; a time to look forward to a brighter, more abundant future. Unfortunately, many people are going to fail at their grand resolutions long before they turn their calendar to February. Why is that? [...]

Will you be one of among thousands who will make a New Year’s Resolution this year? For those of you committed to success, here are some helpful tips so that THIS year you can make your resolution a reality.
1. Write your resolution: This involves actually sitting down (or you may stand if you prefer) and [...]

Growing up there were just some things that we were expected to do: help clean the house, weed the garden, practice our instrument, and play on the community soccer team. I didn’t love to do my chores, but I did them. Practicing the piano was tolerable  so I did that. But when it came to [...]

Joy isn’t a word we hear very often nor is it something we feel as often as I believe we’re intended to. Joy is more than satisfaction or pleasure which are often dictated by circumstances out of our control. Joy is a conscience, daily choice to see the good in ourselves and the world around [...]

Story goes that not so long ago a group of researchers came together to study how kids respond to odd situations. The first study subject was a little boy about the age of seven. He went into the large, empty room and in the middle of the floor was a pile of fresh horse manure. [...]

Answer this question: Who is wealthier?
Exhibit A: Tom is an ER doctor. His gross income is $500,000 a year. He drives a leased 2009 BMW with all the latest gizmos and gadgets. He lives in a lavish 10,000 sq foot house in sunny LA, owns a summer home in Tuscany,  and has put each of [...]

The last “C” in making your happily ever after is charity. People generally like that word when it is used in the the context of helping out the poor and the needy. We will often flock to give aid in the event of a disaster or tragedy and in many cases give freely of our [...]

The third “C” in making your happily ever after is compromise and is closely related to communication. In fact, compromise and  communication are sister principles that are so inseparable that you cannot have one without the other. If you are communicating well, compromise will naturally follow. If, however, you are finding that you are [...]

…C #2 is Communication. Did I hear a groan? I know, I know. You have heard it all before. So why is it that so many people DO NOT follow this basic principle? When we choose not to talk openly and honestly with our significant other it only causes frustration, misunderstanding, and an array of [...]

We have all seen those cartoons where an unsuspecting man and woman are walking along, minding their own business, when suddenly an air born Cupid does a quick fly by and shoots both of the poor saps with drugged arrows. With one glance, the pair is forever more hopelessly and slobberingly smitten with one another. [...]