What is Growth Mindset & Why is It Important? If you've been following me for a while then you know that I don't believe that you should try to copy anyone's success path, because everyone's journey to success is unique to them. But I will say this, if you look at most successful people, you’ll find they have one thing in common – a growth mindset. In order to achieve things in life, you have to believe that you can develop the skills you need and be willing to grow and adapt. Having a growth mindset can help you to better yourself, advance in your career, and achieve the things you want i ..read more

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*This blog post contains affiliate links which means that I may get paid a small commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.     Everyone of us has at least one woman in our lives who has massive goals that she is working on while also being the one who is always there to take care of everyone around them. These women make it their responsibility to ensure everyone is clothed, fed, clean, and has everything they need for whatever situation may arise. She has BIG dreams that she refuses to give up on and she works non-stop to ensure that everything is runnin ..read more

Have you ever started working on something that sounds exciting and promising? You start working on it, you’re spending all your free time working on this new, exciting thing? Then you finish, and it’s only now that you realize everything you were working on doesn’t align with your goals? You’ve now spent so much time working on that new shiny new thing and not on your goals, and you feel like you have to scrap all that work and go back to square one with your goal?  It feels a bit defeating doesn’t it? But that doesn’t have to be your story! Let’s look at a few ways you can use to stay a ..read more

Imagine setting out on a roadtrip with no map or GPS, no clothes packed, no hotel reservations, and only a general idea of where you want to end up.  If you’re like me, that sounds stressful and overwhelming. But that is how a lot of people approach goal-setting. They make a new year’s resolution, tell a few close friends or post it on social media and then expect to make it happen. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how well that works for most people. I am a planner. And by that I mean yes, I enjoy planning. But in addition to the enjoyment of planning, it is also what helps to remove th ..read more

In my last blog post, I shared a little bit of my story. That story was my reason, one of them at least, for starting Coffee.Yoga.Life. During that entire season of frustration, discontent, and feeling unfulfilled, I did not feel successful. No part of me felt successful. And when I tried to force my happiness it only made the situation worse. It wasn’t until I stepped back and truly tried to understand what I was feeling, that I was able to identify what was holding me back from success. Are you going through something similar? Are you trying to figure out why you’re unhappy? Why you’re not s ..read more

I had made it.  Looking at my circle at the time, I had made it.  I had spent years working my way up from being a file clerk to becoming known as the expert at my job and eventually becoming the manager of my department. I was making more money than any of my close friends and family, and honestly more than I ever saw myself making in my career. I was leading so many extra initiatives at work. I was the go-to person for most of my co-workers when it came to learning about a new program, planning fun events at work, or wanting to support charities. I was even nominated and selected f ..read more

I have loved the Addams Family since I was in elementary school. I remember wanting to be Morticia for Halloween, but the closest costumes I could find were Elvira (which was mostly an adult costume) or a witch.  The Addams Family is famous for being creepy and kooky ( I bet the rest of the song is playing in your head now, right?), but they’re also great role models for building self-confidence. Look to Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, and the rest of the clan for inspiration to believe in and celebrate yourself.  Confidence Lessons from Gomez and Morticia  Play with train ..read more

What does it mean to be mindful?  What does it mean to be mindless? If you are mindful, you are aware, you are experiencing present moments with acceptance.    In order to fully cultivate mindfulness, you need to intertwine all three at the same time. Experiencing mindfulness can be elusive if you don’t know what it is or how to cultivate and use it in your own life.  So how can you cultivate awareness and present experiences with acceptance for yourself? In order to understand mindlessness, you have to understand that your typical mental state is normally, virtually mindl ..read more

Developing Mindfulness takes practice.  We are so used to going through our days not really thinking or being aware that it will startle you once you start practicing the art of mindfulness.  You will become aware of everything and experience it in the present moment versus the past or the future through deliberate mental practices. All Mindfulness involves some form of meditation practice.  There are lots of misconstrued ideas about meditation, especially in western civilization, so let’s take a moment to understand what Mindfulness is not: Not Having Any Emotion.  When y ..read more