With some guidance from Carolyn,  I’m spending today reflecting on this year and gaining some clarity for the year ahead. Carolyn provides 20 different ways to look at 2011 and prepare for 2012. The first prompt for reflection is called One Word, and the task is to 1) encapsulate this past year with one word. [...]

I have a tendency to feel overwhelmed around the holidays. It’s a time ripe with memories, full of hope, expectation, and in some cases…obligation. To be perfectly honest, I think it’s habitual: think shopping mall, get stressed. Below are some questions I ask myself to keep myself in check and “stop the madness” whenever my [...]

One of my favorite exercises that I share with Boot Camp clients is called a List of Loves. It’s as simple as it sounds–it’s a long list of things that you love. A “List of Loves” is powerful because Paying attention to things that you love feels good. It can remind you that life is [...]

Did you know that the leaves of a lemon tree make a yummy herbal tea? This weekend I went to an herbal medicine class taught by Darren Huckle. The best part about the class was Darren’s attitude. His enthusiasm about plants and the earth and taking care of our bodies is contagious. He is so [...]

Bubble Goals One of the best things about New Year’s is it’s a perfect time for clarity. A time to begin again, and invent exciting possibilities for the year ahead. When working with Boot Camp clients, clarify is the first step for transformation. I call it one of the “5 C’s”: Clarify -> Clean Up [...]

1) Have fun I was really impressed by a group of co-workers a few years ago. A group of them set out to lose weight in January and teamed up to do their own version of the biggest loser. They were like a secret club. No one outside the group even knew who was participating. [...]