Pop quiz: What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of old age? Hmmm…. it’s fascinating when we look at what comes up for us because our thoughts shape our life experience in dramatic ways. Stereotype Embodiment Theory proposes that negative age beliefs bring about detrimental health effects, misleadingly characterized as inevitable … Read more
As a newly minted MBA graduate, I launched my career on Madison Avenue which, at the time, was the world headquarters of the advertising industry. It was a heady time and I was determined to set the world on fire with my passion, insights, and tenacity. I grabbed my brand-new briefcase and stylish suits and … Read more
Years ago, a prolific graffiti artist in my neighborhood festooned the sidewalk with one of his profound truisms written in colorful chalk: “Sometimes we hold onto things longer than we should.” Marie Kondo would certainly agree as the expert on tidying up—which, of course, is the name of the show that catapulted her into a … Read more
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Soaringwords (@soaringwords) Sometimes fear can be a useful catalyst to inspire us to take action. At the same time, fear can also paralyze us in our tracks as the mind ruminates and can’t stop. Of course, these days with access to the international connectivity … Read more
When you’re “open to being open,” you can strengthen your internal knowingness and receptivity to become a high-frequency coincidentor. In April 2022, I was invited to join the board of The Coincidence Project, a global gathering of people who experience synchronicities and coincidences and use these messages as a force for good in the world. … Read more
This is one of my favorite stories about my dad’s zany antics that I share in my debut memoir SOARING into Strength: Love Transcends Pain. Throughout the summer, when my father was hospitalized with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Mom and I did our best to decorate the windows of Dad’s hospital room that overlooked the stem cell … Read more