I pulled this card randomly out of a deck of cards in front of about 25 people at the end of a presentation I had just given about confidence and how to create it. I thought a fun way to wrap up a formal talk would be by sharing my Truthbomb deck for each participant to randomly select a card. Like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get. What are Truthbombs Truthbombs, created by Danielle LaPorte, are handwritten … [Read more...]
The Powerful Lesson I Learned in a Writing Class You Need to Know
The beginning of my self-discovery journey started at a funky wellness center back in the mid 90’s called the Body Works Studio in Tempe, Arizona. This is where I started my yoga practice and also where I took my first journal writing class. On a Saturday afternoon in the spring of 1995, a writing professor from Arizona State University visited an eccentric wellness center in Tempe to share their expertise for journal writing. We arrived as … [Read more...]
Why You Should Practice Gratitude and How to Get Started
Gratitude – we’re all capable of it, but sometimes we need a little reminder, or a little convincing to practice it. There are many reasons to practice gratitude, but we are only recently discovering one of the big ones – its capacity to change and strengthen the brain in remarkably positive ways. We hear all the time how a consistent gratitude practice can vastly improve our lives. And there’s a reason for it. Gratitude breeds more … [Read more...]
How to Create a Deeper Connection
One of the things I hear most often from my clients is that they yearn for a deeper connection; a deeper connection with themselves, with other people, with their environment, and with their overall existence. So how do we go about developing a deeper connection so we can feel better about ourselves and life in general? Let me tell you about the two sides of our personality and how an imbalance can cause us to feel well, … [Read more...]
The Energy of the Winter Solstice
I love December, not just because of the anticipation and excitement of the holidays, but also because of the energy of the universe at this time of year. The winter solstice energy. The winter solstice is a time of quiet energy, where you get the opportunity to look within yourself and focus on what you want and need. It's a time to set goals and intentions for the coming year, to examine and let go of the past, and to make changes … [Read more...]
How to Calm Your Nerves Quickly
I don’t think a day goes by where at one point I don’t feel some sort of stress, anxiety, or worry about something or someone in the past, present, or future. Although there are a variety of remedies to lesson those feelings, today I’m sharing the fastest method I know to relax and calm my nerves, and it takes less than a minute. It’s simple; to calm your nerves quickly you take 3 deep breaths in and out through the nose. I … [Read more...]
Unlock the Secret to Your Next Big Breakthrough
Stop Feeling Fear and Start Feeling Fearless You’re proud of your accomplishments in your career and in your life, but something is holding you back from further success and happiness. Your confidence has always been an essential element to your success but for some reason, you’re not feeling especially self-assured these days. You’re eager to take on an entirely new challenge but you worry about your ability to pull it off … [Read more...]
What You Need to Know About the Questioner Tendency
This article on the Questioner Tendency is a follow-up article to How Unlocking Your Natural Tendency Leads to a Happier Life, an overview of the Four Tendencies. Why are the four tendencies so important? When we understand our own tendency, we’re better able to amplify the strengths and mitigate the weaknesses so that we can enjoy more productive and healthier relationships with the people that we work with as well as the … [Read more...]
You’re Not Born With Confidence, You Create It
Reserve Your Seat Today for the Women’s Innovative Network Breakfast meeting on September 18th, 2019 where I’ll be speaking about Confidence: You’re Not Born With It, You Create It. Click HERE to register today! Let's Connect You can sign up for my email list here. Sandra Lassiter Sandra is a business and life coach who specializes in helping clients who are craving a change but feel stuck where they are. Sandra helps … [Read more...]
How Saying “No” Can Improve Your Life
If you're interested in improving your life and you don't have time for a major transformation, you can start by saying "no" to things that you don't want in your life. Saying "no" to things you don't want can improve your life in an instant. If you read my newsletters [Subscribe], you may recall in a recent letter that I shared my biggest life lessons from each decade. Read My Biggest Life Lessons From Each Decade blog … [Read more...]