This Saturday, May 17th, I’ll be Susan K. Wehrley’s guest on the BIZremedies radio show.

Find out the latest Tips in Creating the Life you Want in the most effortless way!

Tune in to 1130 AM in Milwaukee from 3-4 PM Central Time this Saturday, or click here ( http://www.newstalk1130.com/pages/streaming.html) to listen live via the Web.

Click HERE for details.

For one time only, I’m offering the Intensive Empowerment System workshop FR.EE !!!

Do you have a personal plan for success?

Most people today are completely overwhelmed by everything that life throws at them on a daily basis. Because the boundaries between work and personal life have become so blurred, we become lost, confused and derailed from our goals.

Personal success is attained in gradual increments by setting and achieving goals.

At SlowDownFast.com, we have developed a comprehensive, customizable and highly flexible program which addresses such a need: The Slow Down Fast Intensive Empowerment System (IES).

The Slow Down FAST Intensive Empowerment System helps individuals achieve their goals.

Here’s how you can benefit from this program:

• You’ll realign yourself with your purpose.
• You’ll once again connect with your values and talents - and this will ignite your passion and drive to succeed.
• You will leverage your own, unique learning style for quicker retention and more rapid advancement.
• You will be empowered in your personal life, which in turn fuels you professionally and brings you greater commitment and dedication on the job.

For one time only, I’m offering the Intensive Empowerment System workshop FR.EE Read Post

I’m presenting tomorrow at the Biz Tech Expo in Milwaukee. Topic: Personal Development in a Professional World.

Here are the details:

For some people, aging is not a positive experience. I remember hearing one senior saying, “Aging is not for cowards!” Yet, for some, aging is a rewarding experience. For those are people who have learned to age with dignity.

No matter how we look at it, aging is inevitable. Look at the alternative–not being around to age. So if it’s going to happen to us anyway, why not make the most of it.

In the next few years, the baby boomers will be reaching senior status in record numbers. Yet, who’s to say what’s a senior? Does it begin at 50, when you can join AARP? Or is it 60 when you can get a senior discount at the movies? Or do you become a senior at 70 when you can start collecting the full value of social security benefits?

We often hear, “You’re only as old as you feel.” I agree with that statement. Age is more a state of mind than a state of body. Yes, the body does start to wear down, but you’ll find lots of “seniors” doing things their younger counterparts can’t. In other words, how you age is up to you. I know an 89-year-old who hits the dance floor at least three times a week, while many people his age are waiting to die in nursing homes. And some people half his age are complaining about this pain and the other and haven’t danced in years.

So is there a secret to aging with dignity? Read Post

One of the easiest ways to ensure contentment in your life and provide a way to ease stress and tension is to create a living environment that fosters peace and happiness. Envelop yourself in peaceful surroundings that will calm and soothe your nerves and your spirit, and recruit your entire family in maintaining your inner sanctuary.

Your home is much more than a place to seek refuge from the elements. It gives you a place to escape the troubles of the world, where you can feel safe and secure. It is the place you will raise your children, who when grown will associate numerous feelings with the memories you build within its walls.

Not only should your home provide a sense of safety and security, but the interior should evoke feelings that fill you with warmth, fulfillment, and even gratitude. Whether you own the grandest estate or rent the tiniest apartment, you can create a feeling inside that provides you with a sense of place and belonging. Read Post

I’ve become a featured expert on SOHO Biz Tube, a new online publication and network. I write about balance in a column titled “Last We Met.”

Here’s SOHO Biz Tube’s mission:

“To provide growing businesses, nationwide with affordable, yet effective marketing, PR and advertising tools and resources to Profile, Position and Promote their growing businesses while enhancing their products, services and strengthening their brand before their clients and prospects.”

From my article If the Economy is on the Downturn, is Life on the Upswing?

“Have you ever noticed that the more money, success, and material wealth you seem to accumulate, the more you invite complication into your life?

For Americans, having and maintaining wealth often requires matching your pace to the frenzy of jam-packed subways, elevators, airport terminals and conference rooms. It means fighting a daily battle against Blackberry-wielding execs who swarm the city streets, shops and subways. It often requires working through lunch and weekends, partying until all hours on a school night… and somewhere in there being expected to have something left over for your wife and kids. (I know, because this used to be My Life in a nutshell.)

Complication can be fun, as in “Look at me, I’ve got all of this drama happening!”

But after a while, you realize that game gets old fast. And you realize that *living* really isn’t about having the nicest car, staying at the most expensive hotel, sporting the biggest rock on your finger or being the highest bidder. And you start to wonder if you mind so much that the American economy is taking a downturn.

Quality of life means different things to different people.”

Read the rest of If The Economy is on the Downturn, is Life on the Upswing?

Thanks to The Skilled Investor for publishing this post in the Carnival of Financial Planning, to Pay the Bill for including this post in the Tax Carnival, to Musings of a Thoughtful Conservative for featuring this post in A Waukesha Carnival, to Working at Home on the Internet for inclusion in the Working at Home Blog Carnival, and to, Greener Pastures: Personal FInance for including this post in the Carnival of Ethics, Values, and Personal Finance.

First, in any discussion of happiness, it would seem appropriate to define what it is. I consider happiness to be a state of mind where one thinks predominantly pleasing thoughts and a state of being where one feels predominantly pleasant feelings. I also believe happiness is a choice!

Ever notice that there are people who seem happy all the time, and others who never seem to be happy or satisfied with how things are going? There seems to be an intrinsic nature that causes this difference. Those people who are happy see the glass as half full. They’re optimistic, positive, look at mistakes as lessons, and see solutions not problems. If something threatens their happiness, they usually feel their feelings, then deal with the situation.

For those who see the glass as half empty, it’s a different mindset. They wake up on the wrong side of the bed. They are naturally pessimistic, they seem to enjoy their struggles and complain rather than figure out how to fix a situation. I call it being uncomfortable in their comfort zone of doom and gloom. They might have spurts of happiness when something extraordinary happens, but it usually takes a lot to shake them loose from their negative perspective. Read Post

Southeastern Wisconsin was blasted with 15 inches of snow yesterday.

Photo by Tom Lynn/ Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

It’s officially spring. How’s the weather by you?

Whether you live someplace mild but rainy, cold, or downright frigid, chances are you’re spending a good portion of your days indoors. Too little sunshine and fresh air really dampers enthusiasm for many people. In some cases, being cooped up for too long can actually lead to mild depression. Experts have named this affliction “SAD” or Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Whether you prefer clinical-sounding labels or simply call it “the winter blues,” this time of year brings on a big urge to hibernate. But since we can’t disappear into a warm, dark cave for three months… many people can appreciate a good plan to keep spirits and energy levels up. How do we make it through the slush and snow to work, keeping a spring in our step and a smile on our faces? Read Post

Ever stop to look at your partner and wonder, “Where has all the excitement gone?” Healthy, committed relationships can sometimes lose their luster because we get too comfortable and fall into old routines. We take each other for granted and put our partners on the Low Priority list. But it doesn’t have to be that way!

Like anything worth having, good relationships take work. Fortunately, this kind of work doesn’t have to be grueling. In fact - once you get it going, you’ll find that rekindling the old flame is really pretty fun - no matter your age or how long you’ve been a couple.

Read Post