5 Tips For Valentine’s Day

by admin ~ January 31st, 2012

Valentine’s Day is two weeks away. Have you thought about how you want to celebrate yet? I didn’t think so. Valentine’s Day is one of those 24 hour Hallmark holidays; most people spend very little time thinking about how to celebrate in advance. When I owned a gift shop years ago, 85% of the card sales occurred on the 13th and 14th. Continue reading »

5 Tips For Nice Guys

by admin ~ January 23rd, 2012

I’m a little tired of hearing that nice guys finish last. Who made up that rule, anyways? Oh, now I remember. Nice guys are victims of a post-feminist society. As women stepped into traditionally masculine roles in the workplace, it left men wondering where their place in the world was. As women became more aggressive, men became more passive. Now nice usually equates with passive. As women are beginning to own our feminine essence more, we don’t have to be so aggressive. We’re beginning to realize that we don’t have to act like men to compete in the workplace. And we like nice, but we don’t like passive. Here’s how you can be the best of both worlds. Continue reading »

The Importance Of Being Nice

by admin ~ January 17th, 2012

John Cassis, a well known motivational speaker, once said, “It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.” That’s easy to remember when life is good, but it’s more important to remember when you’re faced with a challenge. Especially when that challenge is in your romantic relationship, when the tendency is to shut down or go on the attack. I’ve tried both of those tactics, and I wouldn’t recommend them if the relationship is important to you. Continue reading »

The Magic Formula For Better Love

by admin ~ January 10th, 2012

Everyone want a magic pill to make their lives better. Everyone, even experts, seem to get sucked into looking for the next big thing, the missing piece of the puzzle, to jump start their business or finally make their love life better. Continue reading »

Meet the JOY Professor!

by admin ~ January 6th, 2012

I’m stepping into a bigger, more sparkly pair of big girl shoes today. For the last month I’ve been trying to figure out how to “package” my dual- and seemingly unrelated- message of love and abundance. I tried being clever and coming up with a cool acronym. Continue reading »