If I had a nickel for every time a client asked, “Should I take the job for the money?”, I would be a richer girl (following the laws of positive emotions, I don’t want to discount whatever riches I already have)!  Part of that richness for me was being interviewed by an enthusiastic lifestyle writer...Read More

It is amazing what we need research to justify before we are willing to pause long enough to potentially heed the advice.  You would think that the benefits of taking periodic rest breaks and taking time off for a vacation would not need to be researched to convince you it is a good idea.  If...Read More

Preface — The following piece originally ran in the Brit.co. The author interviewed me extensively on a topic I love to discuss. What was fun about this piece coming out is it gave me a chance to teach what I needed to learn. I had been interviewed for the piece, but never knew when the...Read More

In 2007 when I was working with a web design team to create my ServingSuccess site, I provided photos to be included on the home page.  I felt the photos represented different emotions that people go through as they transform and develop.  I had taken all the photos submitted.  One was of the rays of...Read More

What grows in darkness? I was deep in a conversation about how to use the DiSC profile to increase self-awareness and harness ways to communicate when my colleague asked, “What about the shadow side?” Of course, I responded, “What about it?” Dr. Success Motto: You can spend time exploring your shadow, or you can continually...Read More

When one question keeps showing up in conversations, I know its time to pay attention. This week in three separate situations the question of business ethics and more specifically, “Dose a business have ethics?” came up in conversation. (Yes, yes I know, I hang out with people who don’t really know how to have fun!)...Read More

Recently I was sent a list of questions by a freelance journalist interested in developing an article for an artesian trade magazine. The article was about how to stay motivated during economically challenging times. What follows was the response I submitted: The things you do to stay motivated in a down economy are the same...Read More

The book Be The Hero by Noah Blumenthal has been a big part of my life the last ten months or so. On January 30, 2010, about 80 lucky people in Las Vegas got to hear Noah present his thinking which is incorporated in the book. As you would expect, we spoke about his presentation...Read More

There are a few blogs which I regularly follow. At the top of that list is marketing mastermind, Seth Godin. Recently he posted a link to a film that explores in a very creative way the emotions of those fired or laid off and how they recreate themselves. The title is Lemonade – and it...Read More

This information is too important not to take a quick break from my morning prayer and quite time to spread the word. Seth Godin is a master in his field — marketing with integrity with a focus on new technologies. His blog, however, has so much good information, I recommend everyone sign up for it....Read More