You bloomin fool, you’ve been planted, the rest is up to you
bloom where you are planted
We have all heard the wonderful saying, “bloom where you’re planted,” by Mary Engelbreit. If you haven’t, well you must be under a really large heap of dirt in that garden of yours. One of my favorite books is, “Simple Abundance,” by Sarah Ban Breathnach. I’ve read it around 6-7 times by now, but every now and then, when I can’t seem to find my way in the world or I don’t seem to have a moment to myself, I...

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Take Baby Steps to Achieve Big Goals
Baby step goal setting
You want me to take baby steps to achieve big goals?  I can barely make it through the day with children to take care of, a home, a job, bills that I can't pay and then add in constant anxiety attacks, depression and illness, oh yeah, let me set some freakin goals lady! Yes, even with all that you have going on, I want you to set some Freakin Goals! Gosh if my mother heard me using the word freakin...

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Sharing our stories is why we are here
Women of Impact Blog
Do you ever have those days where you feel like you are just there for the ride?   Have you ever gotten halfway through a crappy day and realized that you had the power to snap out of it but forgot you had that power? The answer for me is a big Yes! I often admit that for me to be in a good mindset I need to fill my mind with something that lights a fire in my belly. For...

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How to Create Your Own Tribe of Role Models on Social Media
Top Mentors and Role Models that Inspire me Daily - free steps to success printable
I wanted to share how to create your own tribe of role models and mentors through social medial.  I have received so much support from the long line of Role Models that I secretly stalk online. Ok, I really don’t stalk them but I have searched out people that inspire me and I follow them on social media, it can’t get much easier than that. I am often shocked when someone doesn’t know who Tony Robbins is, I am like...

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You can change your Focus in 5 seconds, what do you have to lose?
Live in the seconds of your life, not the hours – how 5 seconds can change your focus immediately. The 5 second rule as it is called, worked for me before I even knew the science behind it, when I was playing that same abuse over and over in my head, at one point I would allow myself 5 seconds to think about it, then forced myself to think of something positive. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful.
I was working the other day and wanted to learn more about the 5-second rule, while I had used some of this in my life I wanted to know more.  The video below has one of my favorite people, Lewis Howe, just a down to earth person that I am learning so much from in regards to the people he brings on his show. The 5 second rule as it is called, worked for me before I even knew the...

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Mentors and Role Models – Top 6 Mentors and Role Models that Inspire me Daily!
Mentors and Role Models - Top 6 Mentors and Role Models that Inspire me Daily!
I am a big believer in the power of having Mentors and Role Models. We encourage our children to have mentors and role models, so why does that change as we get older? My first Mentor was Tony Robbins, my sister had given me his 30-day program at one of the most pivotal times of my life, this changed me forever. You will never know it all and having someone to learn from and look up to will keep you focused...

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Role Models – be the Role Model you need – Life Advice from Oprah Winfrey
Role Models - be the Role Model you need - Life Advice from Oprah Winfrey
Role Models are a big part of my day. Most days, my most focused and productive, I listen or watch something from a Role Model that inspires me to focus on my success. A big part of what makes me feel success is writing to you and sharing what keeps me moving towards my dreams. Today, I opened Youtube and cast it on my tv, on the list of videos that showed up randomly was one called The Greatest Speech...

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Steps to Success Free Printable- Learn to Overcome 7 Roadblocks that Prevent Your Success
Steps to Success to avoid the 7 Roadblocks that Prevent Your Success Free Printable and Worksheet along with my Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists
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My Full Circle Moment – just me and Martina McBride
My Full Circle Moment - just me and Martina McBride
I wrote this years ago but never shared it.  Today as I was having my ritual alone time with my morning cup of coffee, it reminded me of my full circle moment with Martina McBride.  I wanted to write about living in the grateful of today. For some of you, I know there are days when it seems that there is nothing to be grateful for, I have been there too. At times the only grateful I had was that...

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3 Fun, Easy and Creative Steps on How to Teach Children to set Goals to be Successful and Unstoppable!
3 Fun, Easy and Creative Steps on How to Teach Children to set Goals to be Successful and Unstoppable!
I have shared before that 97% of people have no written goals, of the 3% that have written goals, less than 1% achieve them. Why, because of the 3% that do write their goals, less than 1% ever look at them again or often enough to be inspired to make them happen. Helping children set goals now will be the key to goal setting as an adult. These statistics should encourage you to help your children learn to set goals...

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If you want to reach your goals, you must get out the door!
Come on now, “get out the door!”… you can’t cross the finish line if you don’t “get out the door!” The following post reminds us not to give up, to push past the pain no matter what is causing it and to cross that finish line. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. photo by Gleren Meneghin
Just get started The following post reminds us not to give up, to push past the pain no matter what is causing it and to cross that finish line. The following was written by the amazing man in my life.  He has always inspired me not to quit and when he shared this writing with me about just getting started by getting out the door, I knew it would inspire you as well. Just get out the door I signed...

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To be Powerful and Successful you must have a morning routine, start with baby steps
To be powerful and successful you must have a morning routine
Daily Rituals I have been working over the last year to create good daily rituals to help me be successful, one of the most important things that I do is listen or read something that inspires and motivates me, like coffee, I need the fix daily. Today I wanted to share the interview below with Jim Kwik, I found it to be inspiring in regards to how important the morning ritual really is and I encourage you to listen to...

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Feel like you are barely hanging on most days? The benefits of finding Mentors, Role Models and Rituals
Feel like you are barely hanging on most days? The benefits of finding Mentors, Role Models and Rituals
I remember that song, "running just as fast as I can, holding onto one another’s hands, trying to get away into the night, I'm gonna put my arms around you and till we crumble to the ground and then" ... not sure how that ends but that is how I remember it at the moment. I feel like I am always running and hanging on by a thread but not sure where I am headed, do you ever feel that...

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Aftermath of Abuse, Yes, feeling anger and guilt are normal
Domestic Violence Surviving the anger and guilt
The reason that I wanted to write about the anger and guilt I believe many women suffer within the aftermath of abuse is because if you don't move past the anger and self-inflicted guilt you will never be happy.  Many times not dealing with these feelings causes you to attract more abuse into your life. Take the Time to Heal, it is Worth it! I am not a trained therapist, just a lady that lived through some of what you...

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If you procrastinate you can still learn how to keep focused on your dreams
Be Mindful – How counting down the hours left in the day can keep you from procrastinating. Today I watched a Ted.com by Laura Vanderkam, she talks about realizing there are 168 hours in a week and how many most of us waste them. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. photo by Lesly Juarez
Do you struggle with Procrastination? Today I watched another thought-provoking Ted.com talk where speaker Laura Vanderkam talks about how to gain control of your free time. In her speech about time management she talks about realizing there are 168 hours in a week and how many most of us waste them but then turn around and proudly say, “I am just so busy that I don’t have the time to do the things that I really want to.” I loved...

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You do not need to suffer in the silence of your depression and anxiety?
Do not suffer in the silence of your anxiety and depression. Today I was very moved to share a talk by Nikki Webber Allen about not suffering alone in your depression. Much of what she shares I felt too, feeling that being depressed and having what is labeled GAD, generalized anxiety disorder made me inadequate, Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. (photo by Jairo Alzate)
I just love Ted.com, I often just go there to find talks that will inspire my day. Today I was very moved to shared a talk by Nikki Webber Allen about not suffering alone in your depression. https://embed.ted.com/talks/nikki_webber_allen_don_t_suffer_from_your_depression_in_silence   Much of what she shares I felt too, feeling that being depressed and having what is labeled GAD, generalized anxiety disorder made me inadequate. How was I supposed to share that and coach women? Over the last few years I have...

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Are You A Wannabee, Procrastinating Dreamer?
Are you a Wannabee Procrastinating Dreamer? Do you suffer with the anxiety of wanting something so much that you yearn and crave to be doing it every minute of every day? Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful.
Do you suffer from the anxiety of wanting something so much that you yearn and crave to be doing it every minute of every day but you procrastinate? I do. I admit that I am a wannabee procrastinating dreamer.  I procrastinate about writing, I think about writing all the time, I fall to sleep at night thinking about writing, I talk about writing; sadly, the only thing that I don’t do is actually write on a consistent basis. Definition of...

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