Traveling Through a Glass Wine

The walled town of Avignon, France It may be a long time before many of us travel to Europe. But that doesn’t mean you can’t take a ‘trip’, exploring wine producing areas and countries. Though the ‘international’ style of wine has taken hold in the ‘New and Old...

Plans – When to Stick it and When to Bail.

Persistence and stick-to-it-ness. I am a huge believer in staying the course, making sure you put the time in to achieve your goal. That said, sometimes we have to abandon our plan A and go with plan B. How do you know when? So tough to decide. However, there are...

Thanksgiving Wine

Thanksgiving Wine Many of us are trying to decide what wines to serve for Thanksgiving. Its a mistake to think what goes well with turkey. Turkey may be symbol of Thanksgiving but the day’s special dinner is all about the sides — cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes...

Should you talk about Your Plans and Dreams?

Talk About Your Plans and Dreams? Some people believe that going ‘public’ with their plans to do something, write a book, take dance lessons, lose weight etc, help as it firms their commitment. That seems to be a reasonable assumption if you are the type...

SELF DOUBT & CONFIDENCE

There’s no magic to defeat self-doubt and increase your self-confidence.  Confidence is built step by step; finding the courage to take action despite your fears. A smart way to do this is by cutting back bigger goals into smaller ‘bite size’ actions. Each...

Constancy

There are a couple of factors that are fundamental to success. One factor is constancy – the practice of continuing to show up and having the best attitude you can muster. Some days, its easy, you’re energized, the universe is aligned with you, the coffee...