Time for some clutter clearing? In addition to the extra “stuff” around your home and office, what needs to be de-cluttered spiritually, emotionally and energetically? Has your To-Do list taken over your life?

We are so inundated with information these days that it’s very easy to go into overload with it all. There are a few different approaches offered here. Take the one’s that appeal to you and implement them and see what happens.

Do a brain dump of all that is currently on your plate in all areas of your life. Just empty out the real estate in your brain and get it on paper. Once you’ve done this,  categorize the items on your list by:

• Things that don’t really need to be done
• Things that only you can do
• Things that you can delegate to someone else

Then what?

You guessed it! Eliminate what’s not necessary, delegate what you can/need to, and only do those things that only you can do. A great question to ask yourself as you look at your list is, “What’s the best and highest use of my time?”

Here’s another approach, adapted from Abraham-Hicks:

On a blank sheet of paper, make a vertical line down the center of the page. At the top of the left side, write “Things I Must Do” and on the Right Side, write “My Orders for the Universe”.

Begin to make a list of what needs to be done/happen in your life. In the left column, list those things that only you can do. List everything else on the right side. Once you’ve completed the list, place your order with the Universe.

Now comes the most important part: believe and expect that the Universe will do its part. Put the list away or burn it. Then relax and open to receive. As you take the actions that only you can take and that take you in the direction of what you want and need to do, all that other stuff will get handled. Write on the blog about your experiences with this!

40 Day Self Love Practice

Last weekend I attended Madly In Love with ME!, which was a wonderful day of lots of ways to love me. I’m beginning several new practices, and I want to share one with you and invite you to take care of the most important partner in your life – YOU!

Here’s the practice:

For the next 40 days, make a vow to take care of the most important partner in your life – YOU!
Every morning before you get out of bed, ask yourself.” What do I need to do to take care of me today?”  Wait for the answer. Then, as it says in the Nike ads, just do it. No matter what it is.

I promise that doing this practice will change your life. While you’re doing it or after you’ve completed it, share your experience here. I’m on Day Three, and am already thinking that this will continue long after the initial 40 days.

The Four Questions

When we commit to following our dreams, opportunities will present themselves. In my experience and with my clients, it’s sometimes not clear what are opportunities and what are mental distractions to keep us “safe” as we move forward. My mentor, David Neagle, offers 4 questions to ask to clarify this.


When you become aware of an opportunity, or more than one possibility, ask yourself these four questions to know which to follow:


1. Is this something I want to be, do or have?
2. Is being, doing or having this in harmony with my life’s purpose?
3. Is being, doing or having this in harmony with God’s laws or the Laws of the Universe?
4. Will being, doing or having this violate the rights of others?


This is not only an intellectual process. You can build an intellectual case for anything. As you contemplate these questions, the place to look for the answers is in your heart. Only you can know the right answers here. This is a great time to be honest with yourself and see if you are choosing from a place of safety or really believing in and going for your dream.


Obviously, you want to have a “yes” answer to the first 3 questions and a “no” to the fourth. If you’re still not completely clear, my advice is to take the opportunity that seems bigger and that you can’t quite see how it can all happen. This is the one that will stretch and grow you the most and the most quickly. It’s only by stepping boldly into action that you will change and grow.


My home study course For Love AND Money: The Keys to Having the Love and Money you Want in Your life, is all about being on this path. Check it out by clicking here


P.S.  I just saw this amazing video of Will Smith check it out by clicking here!

Uncover the Treasure Inside You

Just like the seed contains the DNA blueprint  for the plant, we have the seed of something very special inside us.  Napoleon Hill put it beautifully in his book Think and Grow Rich:

“Somewhere in your make-up (perhaps in the cells of your brain) there lies sleeping the seed of achievement which, if aroused and put into action, would carry you to heights such as you may never have hoped to attain.

Just as the master musician may cause the most beautiful strains of music to pour forth from the strings of a violin, so may you arouse the genius which lies asleep in your brain, and cause it to drive you upward to whatever goal you may wish to achieve.”

For years, I’ve been fascinated with discovering ways to reveal, embody and live our magnificence, to be authentically who we are.  That has been the basis of work, and now it’s about how to live in alignment with our purpose.  It’s what we all really want, deep inside us.

Here’s a visualization to help you uncover the treasure inside you.

Make some quiet time just for you, about half an hour when you won’t be disturbed. Turn off the phone and make a commitment to yourself to relax and enjoy this. Have a pen and paper with you to jot down some notes at the end of this visualization. During this visualization you’ll meet yourself twenty years in the future.

Click here for a guided visualization: Visualization

Creating Your Vision Board for 2010

Since we think in pictures, creating a Vision Board is a great way to capture our dreams in images. I love to begin each year with this process. Here’s how I do it:

Before you “do” anything, take some quiet time to sit and dream a little about 2010. Let yourself dream big and see what comes into your mind and heart about your desires for yourself for next year. Dream about the areas of love, money, health, travel, spiritual growth, whatever you’re passionate about. Don’t edit what comes to mind, just let it flow. You’re accessing your subconscious mind, which is the seat of your heart’s desire. Once you’ve had this time, put on some music and have some fun.

Gather up all your old magazines and collect images from the Internet, use your photos or make drawings. As you go through the images, choose any that “speak” to your soul or evoke good feelings, or illustrate something you want to be, do or have in your life in 2010. It’s also good to have scissors, a glue stick, colored markers, glitter pens, crayons or pastels, glitter – any art supplies you have around or want to include.

Once you have all your supplies assembled, let yourself be guided by your visions and goals. Write down your top 5-8 goals on a piece of paper. Then follow these steps if you need them for inspiration:

1. Create your vision and goals on a poster board.

2. Write your top 5-8 goals and paste them in the middle of the poster.

3. Cut photos and words from magazines, photographs, the web, other places: find images that represent visually what your vision and goals are.

4. Glue the images and words to the poster board, to make a visual collage of your vision and goals. We think in pictures, and pictures help form the stories of our lives.

5. Make it as simple or elaborate as you feel moved to create. Don’t rush this – sometimes I work on mine for a few days, sometimes it’s done in an hour or two.

6. Look at your creation and see what the stories are that it tells you, about you and your life. These new images and stories become the foundation for your life for the New Year. Use the Vision Board to stimulate visualizations and feelings about living this life. See and feel yourself in the places, with the people, having the experiences.

7. Hang your Vision Board near your work area so that you can easily see it. Let it inspire you to live big!