When we say yes to our dreams and follow the threads that pull at our hearts, it can lead us to new places and new people.

My Yes Ands, as I shared in AfterLIFE, Waking up From My American Dream) lead me across the ocean to the homeland of my grandparents and that journey lead me to Jackie Alio!

This week I had a chance to sit down with my friend and coach Elli Richter to catch up and discuss her new book, WTF is Human Design, that she co-authored with Helen Hall.

I was posting a reel the other day with some videos I made on my pilgrimage. I was answering one of the questions I had gotten many time and that was "Is it hard". My journey was difficult in many was at different times, but I enjoyed it for so many reasons…

This week I took some time to try to crystalize some of the thoughts that were bouncing around my head on my hike through the mountains of Sicily from Palermo to Messina.

Part of the reason one does such a trip is to hopefully think about aspects of our lives and I did just that for hours each day.

I've have had many episodes where I spent time discussing planning and goal setting, but I haven't hit on the importance of our Values and how much they drive us in the right direction.  

This week I'm excited to share this wonderful conversation I had with Julie Boll, CDTLF, CPCC on the importance of Values.  Julie's 20 years of experience as a Dare to Lead Facilitator "people and organizations get clear on where they want to go and how they will get there. And then help them hold themselves accountable to propel their organizations forward."

Everywhere you turn these days there are articles and gurus promising Balance. When we are really into something or are super excited about a goal our lives can't help but becoming out of balance in the sense that certain activities take up a greater part of our time and energy. If we want to become really good at something, learn a new skill, or really go after some big life goal, we have to put lots of energy into that. 

In my book I took a lot of time to talk about how important it was to learn to love and trust myself enough to say yes to the things I wanted to do, have, and be. I also talked about how important it was to build a tribe of people who were supportive and helpful along the way. There are always going to be people though who are scared or fearful and may cast doubt on whatever it is you want to do, have, or be. It’s important to learn to listen and discern what might be helpful advice that could keep you safe or out of danger, and what might be someone’s own internal battles or fears that they are facing that are just coming to the surface when they hear about your goals or dreams.

Lots of people have been asking me if I’m having fun. Often, the things in life that make us happy are not necessarily pleasurable in the moment. Any big goal or challenge we’ve tried to tackle might not be pleasurable in the moment, but it can bring us great joy and happiness as we move towards our goals and ideals in life. Along with an update from the pilgrimage, I tried to dive into this a little bit more to help answer the question: Am I having fun?

Over the last couple weeks I’ve been a stranger everywhere I’ve gone. This experience has given me food for thought on what it’s like to be an outsider, and how different people treat outsiders. I’ve never been treated horribly, just more welcoming and more human in some places.

Hey everyone, this is just a quick update on the road in Sicily. Yesterday I arrived at the halfway point of the city of Troina. I have 10 more cities to go that will probably take 13 or 14 days do, giving myself some rest days along the way. In this episode I wanted to give little bit of an update of how many days are and just an overview of what this trip is like.

Another episode of my thoughts that are stewing on the road from Sicily. I’m recording this again using the Anchor app and my iPhone. I don’t have access to my laptop so I’m unable to add this to my website of the time. But, you’ll be able to listen here on Anchor or anywhere you enjoy podcasts.

I've have had many episodes where I spent time discussing planning and goal setting, but I haven't hit on the importance of our Values and how much they drive us in the right direction.  

This week I'm excited to share this wonderful conversation I had with Julie Boll, CDTLF, CPCC on the importance of Values.  Julie's 20 years of experience as a Dare to Lead Facilitator "people and organizations get clear on where they want to go and how they will get there. And then help them hold themselves accountable to propel their organizations forward." (from her website)

In this episode, I reflect back on how I used my career to achieve my goals and develop as a person…

When are lives are so full of the "have to's" of life, we don't have time to think about what WE really want to do, have, or be. Intentionally freeing up my time…

Since I retired from financial planning this year people have asked me 2 question more than anything else. What are you going to do, and How I knew I was done.

Today I'm going to dive into the second one…

It’s so funny now how quickly themes and topics rise and fall on the interwebs bringing forth discussion, arguments, debates, judgment, snarky sniping and lots of hashtags.

Quiet Quitting is the newest thing I’ve been seeing, and like so many other issues today people seem to quickly organize themselves into 2 camps on an issue. Is it good, or is it bad?

I've written and talked about how our time in covid was like a collective time out for many of us, and if you've been following and listening a while you know during my timeout, I restructured a huge part of my life. I was delighted to find yet another example of someone who did this as well who wanted to share their journey with you!

How do you feel in your gut when you know the next day is Monday versus when it’s Friday?

If we’re not careful, we’ll spend 5 days of our lives looking forward to 2, and 40 plus years looking forward to however many years we can live in retirement. We’re taught from an early age that’s the norm.

Saying YES to our dreams and stepping forward in that direction, even if we don't have the answers or feel ready, is SO important.

Diane Marie did just that and she shares her beautiful stories and wisdom with us here. I was inspired and so grateful for our time together, and I know you will love her story too.

When I graduated college and began my first job, my manager loaned a copy of a Brian Tracy seminar to me. One thing he said that stuck out to me was that fewer than 3% of adults have clear written goals for their lives, but those who did often accomplished great things. I was determined to be in that 3% and I must say that doing so has made a tremendous impact on my life.