Lessons from a Recovering Doormat

Today I’m thrilled to have Harold W. Becker as my guest today. His consulting company, Internal Insights, was formed in 1990 to “empower people through self awareness and unconditional love.”  In 2000 he founded The Love Foundation, Inc., an internationally recognized non-profit, with the mission to “inspire people to love unconditionally.”  To enhance this vision,…

This is post 145 in my series on the Law of Attraction in Action. You CAN use your power to attract all that you need. I do it every day! Read all the posts in my Law of Attraction in Action Series to see how. Friendship is considered a very important influence on our health…

It’s natural to want whatever you do to take off like wildfire. When I have a book published, I want to sell a million copies immediately. People complain about how they began a blog and don’t have huge numbers reading it. I just met another person about to turn 40 years old who doesn’t have…

I was recently driving home with a friend from a location that’s normally a 45-minute drive. As we got to highway that was the final leg of my trip, traffic stopped. It felt like it took forever to reach what turned out to be a terrible accident. We were complaining about how long it would…

When I was recently at Book Expo America, I met Jeffrey M. Reitzel, author of The Millionaire Father and was blown away by his passion for helping men to find their way to being good fathers. He also encourages people to help others by giving money or time—whatever you can comfortably give. I had my…

When we’re kids, having a time out happens when we do something an adult doesn’t like or when our emotions get out of control. It’s meant as a way to break the triggers for behavior that’s unacceptable. As adults, a time out can calm stress and negative emotions. It can also enhance our mood and…

There’s an outdoor place I often go to write that I love when the when the weather is nice. I’m friendly with the guys who work there. One day 2 summers ago, Sam began to close off my favorite spot an hour before they closed so he could get his chores done and leave earlier.…

The title of this post may sound contradictory to what I usually say, since I encourage splurges as acts of self-love. But another factor of loving yourself is knowing when not to have something unhealthy or fattening. I thought about this on my run in the park last week. Normally I like to run in…

I’m delighted to have Erica Nelson, author and happiness coach, with a wonderful tip from her book, Happiness Quotations: Gentle Reminders of Your Preciousness. Happiness Quotation #98 Asks You To Glow Like Rudolph By Erica M Nelson Let’s say you are bright and shining but your friends can’t quite always get that. You have permission…

This is post 144 in my series on the Law of Attraction in Action. You CAN use your power to attract all that you need. I do it every day! Read all the posts in my Law of Attraction in Action Series to see how. I try to help others when I can. That includes…

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