I made a pledge to myself to go out and celebrate tonight.
BUT: This is also a day to reflect and set intensions.

I decided that 2010 will be a good year.
I decided to spread out positive energy.
I will live it one day at a time and be fully present.
I will nurture my friendships. So it doesn’t [...]

For many decisions the answer will only be yes or no – without thinking about it for more than a split second.

How about these decisions that require a bit more thinking? How about questions that involve ethical standards?
How about the hard choices to make?

I’ve faced numerous situations this year that required me to listen to [...]

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The (supposedly) most powerful man in the world has been acknowledged for his intentions to bring peace to the world. It was a surprising choice.  Many people around the world have the desire for peace on top of their agenda and were celebrating.
Yet the American press is very critical and [...]

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Most of us dislike shopping for cars. Car dealers are one of the least popular professional groups in this country. They are perceived to be deceiving, pushy, grumpy and many other things.
I was shopping for a car for the upcoming Colorado winter this week. One dealer had just sold a car I was [...]

Let me start with two random thoughts on living life in the public eye.
I think it is ironic how politicians and celebrities complain about a lack of privacy, while so many of us throw ourselves into the public eye of social media.
Look at societies without secrets: Are they nuts or are they happy? Does it [...]

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Because I don’t have to and consider myself VERY lucky for that.
Because it is not in line with my purpose in life.

I try to live a life of integrity. This is hard, and sometimes I slip. But I have a few rules that help me to stay on track.
Multi-level marketing is [...]

Facebook lets you list the following as your relationship status:

Single
In a relationship
Engaged
Married
It is complicated
In an open relationship

You also get to decide if you want to publish your relationship status or not. I wish these options were provided everywhere.
In most forms I need to fill out the choices are as follows:

Single
Married
Divorced
Widow(er)

There is no “I’d rather not [...]

I grew up in an environment where a tattoo was a sign for a prisoner or a seaman. “Normal” people would not have one. I used to judge when I saw people getting tattoos: “This is permanent. Do they even know what they are doing?”
Guess what? I just joined the ranks of the above.
Would I [...]

Have you ever dealt with a major personal crisis or loss?

Yes? Then compare my list with yours.
No? Some of your friends might not be so lucky. Maybe some of the items on this list can be helpful to them.
A few months ago I was handed the biggest loss of my life. My story is about [...]

Against some common belief you do have a choice with parenting your teenager: You can either fight all day or just laugh together, have a blast and still get your point across.
Option #2 is working amazingly well whenever I have my daughter around.
There are opportunities to pick a fight each day but I don’t [...]