The Five Things I’ve Learned From American Idol

American Idol is a great show to watch if you want to learn a few lessons about owning your power, not playing small and daring to step up and create your future.  Below are the five most glaring lessons I pull from this show every time I watch it.  These are great...

We Teach People How To Treat Us: What Lessons Are You Teaching?

•    Stan did everything he could to keep his wife from becoming angry.  He avoided conversations he knew would be upsetting, he tried to complete all the tasks she told him to do and he would take her side in most conflicts with others.  He hoped that if he did what...

Start the Ripple: Creating Change in Relationships

I recently was given a great bookmark from my husband on building a great community.  The bookmark had a long list of suggested moves a person could make.  It led me to think about creating a similar one for relationships. I often talk to audiences about the power of...

STICKS AND STONES: NAMES DON’T HURT…DO THEY?

A reader requested that I write a blog regarding the old saying Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.  I can’t tell you how many times I repeated this very saying when I was a kid as a quick comeback.  I thought that the more I said it,...

Transform Your Relationship by Transforming Yourself

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world — that is the myth of the atomic age — as in being able to remake ourselves. Ghandi One of the biggest obstacles to transforming relationships is an individual’s endless...

WOMEN’S STRUGGLE: STRONG FOR OTHERS, NOT FOR SELF

When Karen told me she had no problem speaking up at work, I absolutely believed her.  I’ve heard this statement too often to not believe.  Three days prior, Sarah had said she was a great advocate for her sales team.  A week earlier, Janet swore that her...