How can you lose a game before you even start playing you ask? Well, my friend, that’s by getting inside your head before you even make the first move, you psyche yourself out, and the next thing you know is either you avoid the game all together or you lose early on. Often times when we’re faced with a new opportunity aka new challenge, we do two things. We either embrace it and go after it or we psyche ourselves out which leads to making excuses and having self-doubt. Sound familiar? Our excuses vary from not enough time to limited…

If you’ve spent any time on social media lately, you will notice the various posts on your news feed regarding people’s word of the year for 2019. I was introduced to this concept three years ago when I was listening to one of John Maxwell’s teachings. If you haven’t chosen a word yet, I highly recommend you do so sooner rather than later. This is a fun little way to set a theme for your year. A theme that can steer you towards being more intentional verses the rigid New Year’s resolutions that often time are abandoned and become a…

January 1, 2019 is a new day, a new year, and a new opportunity. This is the time to look back and reflect on 2018 and also to look ahead and plan for 2019. You can look back at everything you experienced, whether it was positive or negative, the relationships you’ve built (or lost), the people you’ve invested your time into and the goals you achieved along with some setbacks. It’s important to reflect back because reflection turns your experience into awareness and awareness helps develop your personal growth. Growth is not automatic, it has to be deliberate. You can’t…