Dealing with Family During the Holidays

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For many of us, spending the holidays with family brings us comfort and joy. For others, holiday family time is anything but but a fun time. From the stress of travel to the pressures of gift-giving, the holidays can trigger a flurry of bad habits and feelings that cause serious conflict. But family drama doesn’t have to ruin your season … Read More

Gifts on a Budget

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You Don’t Have to Break the Bank at Christmas Here we are again at Christmas and the shoppers are all moving quickly to find the right gift for the friends and family members. Credit cards are flying at every register. The bills will be rolling in by January and everyone will sit in amazement of what they spent at Christmas … Read More

Take Charge of Your Success

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Fight Like a Girl to Get What (and Where) You Want. When it comes to fighting for what you want in your personal life or business, I believe everyone has the right to fight for what they want. They just need to know the proper steps to take to make it a good fight. “Take Charge of Your Success” defines … Read More

Ace Your Life

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Life Management Skills Made Easy Moving out on your own? This book is for you. Until you are confronted with taking care of yourself and a home, many people do not realize what is involved. It can be overwhelming to some and totally frustrating to others. Life is meant to be enjoyed. If you equip yourself with the knowledge to … Read More

“You’re Not My Parent!”

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Essential Tips on Surviving Step-Parenting and Blended Families Nothing cuts to the core of a step-parent’s heart than hearing “you’re not my parent!” Parenting is hard, but when you become a step-parent it’s a whole new level of parenting. You may agree to help raise someone else’s child, or your new spouse may agree to raise your child, but in … Read More

Think and Grow Forward

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10 Strategies for Personal Empowerment Do you desire permanent change? Are you looking to unlock your true potential? Think and Grow Forward is the culmination of personal study in the field of personal development. In these 10 chapters, you will create your own learning model for achievement. The basic virtues of honesty and courage, and strategies such as focus and … Read More

A Good Resume

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Recruiters spend an average of four to six minutes on a resume. For many it only takes six seconds to check for key words that would indicate if a potential candidate will be scheduled for an interview. A good resume includes (or excludes) the following: No crazy fonts, colors, pictures, anything that’s going to distract them from the content It’s … Read More

You Are Who You Associate With

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There is an old saying “you are who you hang with.” If you hang out with positive-minded people, you are positive about your situations and can grow in a positive direction. If you hang out with negative people, you will generate negative outcomes. Your friends can be the most powerful influence on your attitude, opinions, and how you handle different … Read More

Summer Bugs

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We are full into summer and the bugs are bigger than ever! No one wants to see unwanted pests in the home. This includes roaches, spiders, ants, flees, and mice. If you have pets in the home, be careful what you leave on the floor. Do not leave poisons where your pet could get into them. Make sure to limit … Read More

Being Still

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Why do we need to be still? For the last five years, I thought my success was based on how stressed out, anxious or tired I was. I equated accomplishment with overworking, constantly producing and doing everything I could to get ahead. I finally hit an emotional, spiritual and physical bottom that made me slow down. It really didn’t matter … Read More