Today’s motivational nudge: Clarify your intention for the day

Many of us don’t consciously set an intention for the day.

Reminder : 5 ways to resist impulse buying during Black Friday sales

Here are 5 strategies to avoid making purchases you’ll regret:

Words of the week: “gratitude” and “giving”

This week is the perfect week to think about gratitude and giving more. Gratitude is the simplest way to switch from thinking about what we don’t have to appreciating the abundance of everything that we do have – to switch from feeling disempowered to feeling empowered. It gives us the ability to look at our

The case for a good book and a cup of coffee

If you haven’t picked up a book in awhile, make yourself a hot cup of coffee, grab a favorite snack and spend some time reading and being transported to a completely different world.

How to stop buying the same thing repeatedly – 6 strategies to consider

‘ve found myself buying the same thing repeatedly even when I don’t need it..

Today’s motivational nudge: Reverse the domino effect from a single not-so-great moment

Definition of domino effect : a cumulative effect produced when one event initiates a succession of similar events – source: Merriam Webster Dictionary

Word of the week “refresh”

“Every blade in the field, every leaf in the forest, lays down its life in its season, as beautifully as it was taken up. It is the pastime of a full quarter of the year.” — Henry David Thoreau, letter to Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1842 March 11th

Thinking about minimalism, de-cluttering and boundaries

From my perspective, the desire to embrace a minimalist mindset and to pare down and de-clutter contains an underlying theme of our need to create and sustain new boundaries in relation to our belongings and the physical spaces we inhabit.

Today’s motivational nudge: Start your day with strength and confidence

Starting the day with panache, aplomb, a spring in your step, a song in your heart and joy in your soul – just pure confidence in the universe and life itself – that is the best way to make each day sparkle. Confidence and strength do seem like hard things to reach for if you’re

Makeovers – does it make sense to get one?

Talk shows, magazines and all kinds of media thrive on the before and after. I’ve always wondered what happens the day after – did the make over magic last?