Imagine crossing Africa from north to south and covering almost 12,000 kilometers (about 7,500 miles) on your bike over a period of four months (and I don’t mean a motor bike!). The trip is called Tour d’Afrique. It is considered a test of the mind, body and bike. Bev Coburn, at age 62, completed this…
This is one of the most important life lessons I’ll ever share with you. I hope you take it seriously. It’s life-changing. It’s about your life story and more importantly, the scripts or beliefs that drive it. Each of us has a set of scripts that defines what our life should or shouldn’t be. We…
You can reminisce about the past and learn from it, but you can’t go back and re-live yesterday. You can dream about the future and plan for it, but you can’t fast forward to tomorrow. Life is lived in the moment, in the present, in the now. How well are you living each day? How…
On January 11, 2011 my brother’s youngest son Aaron started out on the trip of a lifetime. At the age of 25, single and having just finished training to be a chef, he decided to take a year to travel throughout New Zealand before settling down. He spent the first four months with no set…
The other day I had lunch with a long-time friend. He told me that his mother recently lost most of her hearing and that she doesn’t like to use hearing aids. As a result, the world for her now is a much quieter place. What does she miss the most? Listening to music. This made…
When is the last time you did something totally crazy, almost insane and completely out of your comfort zone? If you can’t remember the last time, then perhaps you need to get creative! Life is short. There’s no rewind button. Are you here for a boring, predictable ride or do you want to throw caution…
NEWSFLASH # 1: You were put on this planet to live your life. This is a super, huge job! It’s a full-time job! If you want to do it well, it requires all your efforts, all your energy and all your dedication. NEWSFLASH # 2: You are not here to live someone else’s life, including…
Here is a recipe for disaster. Stop living in your own body. What do I mean by this? Stop listening to your own voice. Stop feeling your own feelings. Stop seeing who you really are. This disaster happens all the time, especially when people grow up in families that do the same. Yet you’ll never…
What do your kids want and need from you the most? Without question they want your love, your time and your attention. They want to be seen, to be heard and to be understood. They want to know that you care. What they also really want, however, is for you to be happy!!! Kids learn…
In July 2011 I hiked the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. It’s a 75 km (47 miles) long trail that is physically demanding and spectacularly beautiful. It’s also a hike that I almost didn’t make, because of fear. Here’s what happened. I was supposed to do the hike with another mom,…
An illness at the age of 19 months left Helen Keller deaf and blind. She was determined, however, not only to learn how to communicate, but also to live an exceptional life. She is known for saying “life is a daring adventure, or nothing.” She believed that safety and security are superstitions. They do not…
Let’s say you are doing your best to live your life well. You’re committed to hearing your own voice and listening to what it says. You’re dedicated to staying in your heart and coming from a place of love. You’re persistent in your efforts to stay open, be honest and live your life without blinders…
This past weekend I went to a wedding. It was a lovely wedding with a beautiful bride and a handsome groom. The food was great, the people I met were wonderful and best of all, I danced all night. I love to dance!!! The dancing started at about 9 pm. I danced for more than…
Very early in my career I worked for a company that did not share the same values and morals as I did. Working there was really hard for me. By the time I left, I was more than ready to go. I made a decision that the next company I worked for was going to…
If you could go back and live your life over, would you want to? Do you think you would do it better the next time around? What would you do differently? Think about it. I believe most of us, given a second chance, would do more, love more, risk more and really live more. We’d…
