Have you ever been treated unfairly? Has there been a time someone was in your face shouting that you are of no value? Did you tell them they were wrong? Did you lash out? Or did you remain peacefully steadfast in your defiance?

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Do you consider yourself a pretty smart cookie? How would you rate your emotional intelligence, in particular? It turns out that even if you have an IQ that’s off the charts, if you’re emotional intelligence is under water, you’re likely missing out on a significant way to grow and enjoy more contentment and success.

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Why do you want what you want? You say you want more money, a particular job, a changed body, or a better relationship, but if you get any of these—then what? To strive and plan for the future is an important part of being human, but if you don’t reach the goal, or even if you do and still feel wanting, it might be that you’re not content with something else.

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Have you ever felt as if you’re lacking in the courage department? Perhaps you’ve stalled on something, or have felt sullied by past failure, or unable to tap your inner gumption to strive again. Don’t freak out, though. It happens. There are other people who have been there, too, and still lived on to realize a dream.

Case in point: meet history hero Nellie Bly, a woman who didn’t let personal limitations hold her back

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Are you living on autopilot with a series of habits in a mundane life that does not represent what you want? Do your days bleed one into the next with little joy and excitement? If you’re living a life that is simply “fine” as Mel Robbins puts it in her Tedx presentation, let’s dive in and see if we can add in the goals and actionable steps to make your focus personally transformative.

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Has 2020 left you feeling depleted? Let’s dream big, then, and find an actionable course to make 2021 better and bigger together!

It’s mid-November and definitely time to start thinking ahead for the new year—one which, for so many, is a fresh start after a year that feels lost.

So, where to begin? For me, planning starts with a brainstorm dump where I dig into my journals and

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These two qualities, and the distinctions between them, were on my mind as I read “Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator” by Doris L. Rich. The author details the story of Bessie Coleman, the first African American female aviator in the world, and the challenges she overcame to achieve this goal.

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With a nod to my writing hero Nora Ephron, I begin this post with the topic of titles and their value in propelling the content of a written piece. Nora knows this well, and her titles are always so catchy. I cite the titles of a few of her books as examples:

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In this piece and others of the #channelinghistoryheros series, we strive to encourage you with your connection to the past. We are each part of the greater human story.

That means accepting our shared capacity to inflict pain and do insidious things. However, there is a flip side, too. Humans have the ability to create things, to seek knowledge, and to endeavor for worthy

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Poetry requires time, space, and effort. And, for me (and maybe for you, too), poetry is an elusive construct. Yet I want to understand the components and the structure! As an art form, poetry positively

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There is power and influence in good storytelling. Learn the steps with this handy infographic by Content In Motion.

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At age 6, I was given a book titled “A Book About You,” and inside were illustrations and questions designed to prompt my answers. How many windows are in your house? How many rooms? How many books? Draw a portrait of yourself.

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Art is for the artistically imbued…and for children. I stood by this limited belief about art for most of my life, mostly because of an experience with drawing I had in college which, for decades, turned me off of drawing and distorted my view of making art of any kind.

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If you sit a lot for work, and you’ve been sitting even more these days of quarantine, then this post is for you. Here I interview Jenene Armstrong of Healthfit Coaching LLC to get her expert advice. Jenene shares 5 basic stretches you can do anytime to give your body a

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You’ve heard about the benefits of journaling and you like the idea, but you’ve not consistently put pen to paper. In fact, if you’re being honest, you’ve even started a journal—or several—and have the stack of them to prove it, but there are many blank pages and you never kept the habit.

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You know that moment when you experience that wave of relief? For example, when you misplace your phone or wallet, and then all of the sudden it appears. This week, we dive into that sense of calm but on a bigger scale. This is the kind of clarity you feel once you are fully informed and have a plan around something that, previously, was causing you strife.

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There is the life you live, and—in theory—there are ghost lives you might have lived had circumstances been different. This has been the premise for any number of movies as well as the puzzle of creative minds. What would your life look like now had you gone that other way?

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The order of things that bring comfort. There’s a moment’s respite when I spot a stack of books, or the pattern of brick on a wall, or a row of items displayed neatly across a table. Are you drawn to order, too? Anecdotally, it appears most of us are. Lately, I’ve captured images of arranged stuff and posted them to my Instagram feed, which ironically

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