2016 Esprit de She Ambassador

I am honored to have been selected to be one of the 2016 Esprit de She Ambassadors.  I have the distinct pleasure of working with an amazing group of inspirational women and I am in love with the the wonderful message we have to spread this year.  The chosen theme of the Esprit de She race series for 2016 is #BeYourPotential.  I love the message this sends!  I look forward to spending 2016 discovering my own potential and hopefully along the way helping other fabulous women recognize and develop their own potential.

What does #BeYourPotential mean to you?

My Favorite Green Smoothie Recipe

My Favorite Green Smoothie

I love green smoothies!  They have so many amazing health benefits and can really taste good!

Read more about my secret ingredient to always making a delicious green smoothie.

Here is my favorite green smoothie recipe.  I almost always have all of the ingredients on hand and it always tastes amazing!

The Kindness Challenge - A Review

I have to say, all in all, I think the December Kindness Challenge was a great success.  Committing Kind Acts are a lot like watching a snowball roll down a hill.  You pack the snow nice and tight, until the fluffy white matter makes a nice compact ball, then you release!  The ball continues to get bigger and pick up momentum, as if it has a mind of its own.  I felt this same energy building with each random act of kindness I completed during the month of December.

Gratitude in 2016

Firstly, I hope everyone had an amazing New Year's Eve!  Whether you enjoyed it from the comfort of your home or went to a raging party, you have officially made it to 2016!  

I hope you don't have too bad of a hangover!

Every year around this time, people become focused on their New Year's Resolutions.  This makes sense.  There are important aspects of everyone's life that, at some level, they would like to improve.  

Happy New Year's Eve - From my Couch!

Well, it has arrived. It is finally New Year's Eve!  

The end of 2015 is upon us and the beginning of a new chapter awaits, ripe and ready to become whatever we choose to make it.

I have always loved New Year’s Eve.  I delight in celebrating the coming of a whole new year with all of its promise of future adventures.  I love joining in the festivities with friends and gallivanting around spreading all of the joy I have bubbling up inside of me.  Typically, I express this joy by shouting random and obscure statements at the top of my lungs throughout the night.  

Don't be so Hard on Yourself

One thing I have learned for certain over the years is that nobody beats you up more than yourself.  Whether you are starting a business, playing a new sport and trying to climb the corporate ladder, it seems we always expect perfection and peak performance from ourselves right out of the starting gate.  This is such an unnecessary burden and it actually stunts growth and creativity.  People end up copying others teammates or co-workers styles to try to match or exceed them, but in doing so fail to develop their own unique styles that will undoubtedly be what sets them apart and makes them successful.

Appreciate Every Moment

Today I found out another one of my childhood friends passed away unexpectedly. Taken all too soon, a bright and vibrant part of this world has been snuffed out for what seems to be no reason at all.  As I reflect back on his life and the memories I shared with him I can’t help but ask myself, why?  How could this happen?  He was so young and vibrant.  He had so much to offer and so much life in front of him.