Technology has revolutionized the way we work and live, yet our physical work environment has stayed static. In a typical American office there are rows of cubicles and offices where employees and executives sit day after day in the same desk, at the same computer. Somehow the importance of our workplace environment has been consistently [...]

Are you tired of working for yourself…by yourself? Do you want your business to grow consistently and constantly? Are you ready to take your business to the next level, but are not sure how? “Partnering is the quickest, most effective way to re-engineer a business,” said, Curtis E. Sahakian, managing director of the Corporate Partnering [...]

My friend, Mindy Burbano-Stearns is one of the special guest panelist at the Oregon Women’s Conference taking place this week and I remember sitting down with her a couple years ago for one of my first Inspired Living interviews. If you’ve seen any of them recently, you can see just how far Inspired Living has [...]

Did you know that the average person has over 30,000 thoughts a day?  Did you know that 87%- 95% of illnesses that plague today’s society are a direct result of our thought life? There is a new health epidemic on the rise and you could be creating it in your own body. Toxic thoughts and [...]

“I am going to tell you this, but you have to PROMISE me that you will NOT tell anyone, because I just gave my word I would NEVER repeat this!” And so the story goes, in office after office, day after day. Gossip. It is not a modern invention. It has been around since man [...]

The “Golden Rule”, being nice and treating others how you want to be treated is one of the first life lessons we are taught as children. If this value has been carried over into adulthood, you probably think that being the nice guy can work to your advantage. How could it not? You are genuine [...]

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “It’s lonely at the top.” It can also be lonely to choose the path less taken, to be… “weird.”  One in 10 people are reported to admit to feeling lonely. Talent, financial success, fame and adoration offer no protection from this malady.  Some of the most idolized women of [...]

Life is one big popularity contest. We are vying for the approval and acceptance of one another. We have become “people pleasers” on steroids, and wear our approval like a badge of honor. But is this really fulfilling? Is subjecting yourself to hours of wasted time, energy and personal preferences the way you want to [...]

We have all been there, you make a mistake or bad decision and regret starts to settle in. Perhaps it was a relationship that went south or a poor business decision. Whatever the “mistake” we all make them. I remember when I closed my talent agency in 2008, I was brought to knees with “should [...]

Luck- we all want more of it, but don’t know how to create it in our lives. And yet, there are those fortunate few that appear to have “luck” following them around like a shadow. Sailing through life, success comes easier to them, they have fewer disappointments, opportunities fall in their lap and they get [...]

Whether you are a new entrepreneur, a well-established business owner or you’re just getting off the ground; one important factor in the success and growth of your business is attracting customers to your product or service. Without new customers and clients you will be hard pressed to see growth. Learning to “think like your customer” [...]

Words have the power to create or destroy. The way we use them determines the results they will bring. We repeat negative words concerning situations and events and consequently create more undesirable situations in return. As a child with an unsatisfactory grade on your report card, you thought to yourself, I am not smart. In [...]

Has your car ever gotten stuck in the mud? You press the gas pedal and the wheels keep spinning, but there is no movement towards making it out of the situation? The more we press the pedal, the faster the wheels spin and the deeper we sink! Most people in this predicament realize its time [...]

Relationships are like pebbles, when dropped in the pond of life, they create ripples that radiate beyond the entry point. Research tells us that the greatest source of joy in life can be healthy relationships. Relationships however are a double-edged sword. They can also cause us the most pain and frustration. In all forms, professional, [...]

Relationships are the threads that hold our life together. When those threads get thin or too spread out, we feel disconnected and unfulfilled. When strong, we feel unstoppable and connected to a higher source. Relationships are the glue that bonds us together like nothing else can and yet, being stuck in the “wrong” relationship can [...]

Have you been on the road to success when suddenly you hit a speed bump?  Have you had to make the decision to continue to pursue that dream or put your hands in the air and give up, saying, “Well at least I tried?”   Thomas Edison once said, “Many of life’s failures are people [...]

Every entrepreneur reaches a point where they know they need help. Customers need tending to, websites and social media outlets need managing, orders need to be filled, e-mails and phone calls have piled up. Suddenly your one-man operation is too much too handle alone. And so the dilemma arises, is now the right time for [...]

“Average people earn money doing things they don’t love. Rich people follow their passion.” As a child, we were all asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Now, even midway through a career, this is still the question in the back of many adult professionals minds. In a LinkedIn survey, roughly [...]

Faith involves risk. They don’t call it a leap for nothing, but living in faith can empower you to change the way you approach your goals. It can give you the confidence to keep going even when there is no evidence that you are moving towards success. Defined by Merriam Webster dictionary, faith is “A [...]

Is your life magical? If you took inventory of all the areas of your life right now: health, money, career, relationships, what would you find? Napoleon Hill often talks about the power of focus and how what we focus on is what we create. To that effect…what is “magical” or good in your life are [...]

It is that time again, January 1, the start of a New Year. Traditionally this is the day we make resolutions for the coming year. “I vow to lose 15 pounds. I will quit smoking. I will eliminate unneeded costs from my budget.” Have you ever noticed that most of the verbs associated with resolutions [...]

Donating time and money to help those in need, should be something we do year round. However, it seems we often wait to loosen the purse strings and set time aside until the Holiday season. In a study on charitable giving published in the Huffington Post, it was found that 1 in 2 adults were [...]

Gloomy skies, freezing temperatures and melancholy moods seem to go hand in hand for many during this time of year. Winter months should come with a notice, joked radio host Laura Lorson, on National Public Radio show All Things Considered.  “It may as well come with a warning sign on the calendar that says, ‘abandon hope [...]

As kids, Christmas was fun and easy on the receiving end of piles of gifts. Now as an adult and the responsible gift giver, you are instead left with piles of receipts and credit card bills at the end of the season. Buying power can come at a wallet-thinning cost, but it does not have [...]

Thanksgiving has past and the holiday season is upon us. It is supposed to be the embodiment of all things good: comfort, relaxation, joy, laughter and time spent with family and friends. While truly one of the most wonderful times of the year, for many it can become the most stressful time of the year. [...]

“ I don’t really deserve this… It’s just a matter of time before I am found out… Someone must have made a terrible mistake.” Does this sound familiar? Despite paramount success, women experience nagging fear and self-doubt in today’s workplace.Forbes Magazine revealed the inner monologue of famous women you may know. Actress, Tina Fey once [...]

What if you started listening to your heart and started saying “Yes”? How might your life be different? Now this does not mean you shouldn’t keep your focus on your goals and say “Yes” to just anything. It means saying “Yes!” to opportunities, challenges, risks and requests that are presented to you that serve your [...]

Start-up business are driven by an entrepreneur or business owner’s focus and attention; much like parents nurturing their babies. Both invest in every milestone of their off-spring. The first six months “the parent” spends all their time fussing over the little things and may miss their babies take the first big step. There comes a [...]

If you have ever gone crabbing or watched the Deadliest Catch on television you have observed the “crab in a basket syndrome.” The crab basket is full to the brim with little orange-clawed crustaceans, each of whom is awaiting an inevitable death.  If you watch closely, you will see as one crab reaches the edge [...]

“Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson. Both an asset and a liability, passion can be the driving force or demise in any business. Looking at a list of leadership traits, passion is ranked near the top of most and understandably so. Passion is an asset. It helps determine purpose, [...]

On occasion life throws us in the deep end and tells us to swim. Pain is an inevitable part of life, no one can escape it. At some point we will experience it in some form or another: the death of a loved one, personal illness, financial struggles, losing a job and heartache. These are [...]

Even summers biggest fans can not deny the beauty and comfort found in fall and winter. Warm autumnal colors, oranges, reds and yellows; splatter the sky as trees change color. Temperatures drop and we start pulling out warm, oversized sweaters, scarves and boots. Running outside or eating a cool, crisp salad has lost its appeal [...]

Coffee drifts through the air, the morning light is dancing through your bedroom window and the alarm set seven to eight hours prior is buzzing you from your sleep. Instead of stretching your arms out to embrace the day, you cover your eyes and hit the snooze button… two maybe three times. Eight hours of [...]

If life is a classroom; then relationships are teachers. Some relationships, such as those with our family, we are born into. Others are chosen and built over time. Learned values and examples set by relationships we hope to emulate are what we use to build healthy relationships in our own lives.   Relationships have one [...]

Instinctively at the start of a new venture, there is a moment of hesitation. Should I dive into the pond of seemingly refreshing water? Or will I be shocked by icy cold temperature?  The truth is, very few people act without thinking. Yes, there are risks involved in starting a new business-but if you don’t [...]

As a child, life is simple and full of endless possibilities. Dreams and goals are set based off of rampant imaginations not yet tainted by reality. With aging and adulthood, it becomes harder to dream. Knowledge gained through life experiences and opinions from family and peers build upon each other. We learn what we ARE [...]

  Whether you are trying to build a new business or client base, transitioning to a new job or even searching for a potential business partner, networking is the lifeblood of personal effectiveness and advantage. There is an old saying ” Its not what you know; but who you know.” Knowing why networking is important [...]

“Budget: a mathematical confirmation of your suspicions.” -A.A. Latimer All jokes aside, budgeting is the necessary evil of personal financial success. Dissecting spending habits and allotting set amount to “X”, “Y” and “Z” for many seems restrictive and tedious. However developing reasonable spending habits and sticking to them, can make life’s “extras” and financial freedom [...]

  Ahhh….Summer! We all love it. August wraps up peak summer traveling season. People all over the country are jetting off for their last fling before getting back to the daily grind of work, school and life commitments. According to USA Today, 140,000,000 Americans planned to travel this summer, nearly half of Americans in the country. [...]

Life is a journey, much like driving down a road with winding paths, fast moving highways, city streets, forks in the road and the occasional dead end.  A winding path, takes you through scenic views to your destination, whereas on the fast moving highway gets you there in a blur of taillights before you know [...]

Life is a journey, discovering and defining what makes you, you.  Sometimes we can get wrapped up in defining ourselves through material possessions, our profession, family, friends or social expectations, but only YOU can define yourself. Oscar Wilde said, “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” One thing in life that is constant is change. [...]

  What do you expect? Do you expect the best in your life or do you expect things to always go wrong? Do you envision what you will create in your life or do you always paint a dim picture? It is no secret that what you expect is what you realize and create in [...]

In the past few years as a life transformation coach and speaker, I have noticed something very special that separates  millionaires from the rest of the pack. It is not their fancy car or lifestyle…it ‘s not their Ivy League degrees or circle of friends, it is the way they think. The mindset of a [...]

Do you think you are talented? Do you believe that you have gifts unlike any other? I hope so, because I believe God gave us all talent. It was our gift at birth. In my many years of developing models and actors I came across two types of people (or parents.) Those who knew they [...]

“You will never change your life until you change what you do daily. Your daily habits shape your destiny! Make a sustained change today! A little extra makes you extraordinary!”~ Dale C. Bronner   Some of us yearn for change, to create a different life for ourselves and yet we continue to find ourselves in [...]

I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. This is usually the weekend I celebrate my birthday so I have lot’s of fond memories of this weekend and am certainly doing a little celebrating while in Vegas this week. I also want to thank all of our military for what they do for our [...]

I was in beautiful Seattle over the weekend enjoying a little R&R after a very busy week. Whenever traveling for work I try to take a little time out to rest and enjoy my surroundings. Balance is something I work hard to create in my life. As I was doing a little shopping at some [...]

Before you trust, you have to listen… Trust: Firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. Again, this is another message inspired by my latest church visit, but as I thought about this it really hit home with me. It applies to so many different areas in life…our relationships, our [...]

5 Must-Do’s to Get You Ready for Summer Do you feel like a wilted flower in desperate need of sunshine? Don’t worry; these 5 must-do ideas will have you feeling great and ready to show some skin. The promise of future sunny days can help renew your commitment to living life to the fullest. Sometimes [...]

Try not to become a man of success but a man of value. -Albert Einstein   It is said that the secret to success is in helping others succeed. The more you help people get what they want, the more you get what you want in return. Often times I don’t think we realize our [...]

I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend. For me, it brought back so many memories of Easter egg hunts in the back yard and the fancy dresses that I was so excited to wear to church. I now get to be a part of that tradition with my 6 nieces and nephews and I [...]

“If we can paint a vivid enough picture in our mind and we connect it with intense emotion it becomes REALITY.”   Have you ever told yourself the same story of defeat over and over again? The story of why you can’t make more money, find the right partner, travel the globe or start your [...]

Few things are more freeing than forgiveness.-Keri Murphy In coaching and training people from all over the world there seems to be a thread that binds many of us, both together and from achieving success; that is anger, blame, or guilt. Only after digging deep into personal development did I realize how I too hung [...]

     You must be willing to let go of who you were in  order to step into who you want to become. This weekend I had such an incredible time working with one of my clients who came over from London to spend 2 days with me in order to push her new career [...]

“When people show you who they are, believe them the first time” – Oprah Winfrey   Your intuition never lies. I’ll say it again, just like your grandma would tell you. Your intuition never lies.   I believe that God, in His own way and in His own time, speaks to all of us. That [...]

Tell me if you’ve ever been guilty of this. I confess… I have once or twice. You go out and buy something expensive, not because you needed it or really even wanted it that much, but because it made you feel important or even powerful. Perhaps it was a little retail therapy of sorts. Or [...]

When we’re young (and reckless perhaps!) health is easily taken for granted. It’s almost impossible to wrap your head around the fact that the choices you make will have a consequence on your health, perhaps tomorrow or later in life. I know that in my circle of friends, many of us are reaching a point [...]

“Don’t hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.”  ~ Leo Buscaglia At Inspired Living, we talk a lot about discerning your passion and pursuing without regret. But sometimes there are forces that hold us back; it could be the judgments of friends and family or past experiences [...]

This week I had a fantastic interview with actor and director Donal Logue. He was incredibly genuine and down-to-earth, and had some great stories to share. I was surprised to learn that, like all of us, he has had to overcome obstacles, but his passion for life and work remains steadfast. You may know Donal [...]

  Carpe Diem! Seize the Day! We have all heard it a million times, but I attest it is NOT cliché! So why is it that so few of us actually do seize the day? Perhaps this sounds familiar: “I wish I could but…” “There’s a better time, a different season, when things aren’t so [...]

Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. – David Frost This sounds easy enough, doesn’t it? Then why is it that so many of us are NOT doing what we love? Why do we settle for a paycheck when we could [...]

2012 is off to a great start! I feel invigorated by my clients, friends and family that are making amazing strides in their lives. And what do these successful people have in common? A positive support system, or as I like to call it, a Dream Team! We touched on this in last week’s newsletter [...]

It might only be January 2nd, but you can toss that resolution out the door. That’s right. I (the goal-setting guru) just gave you license to free yourself from your New Year’s resolutions, in 2012 and forever…because resolutions don’t work. How many times have you failed at your resolution and then wallowed in guilt over [...]

I am going to start with a quote from Albert Einstein in a paper he wrote entitled ‘the world as I see it’   “A hundred times a day, I remind myself that my inner and outer life depends on the labours of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in [...]

In this last week of 2011, I can’t help but reflect on the past year and be filled with an overwhelming sense of gratitude. It was year of personal growth and powerful movement towards fulfilling my dreams and goals. But I’d be kidding myself if I thought it all went according to MY plan. On [...]

The holidays should be a time of joy and spending time with people you love. Unfortunately, this time of year can also leave us feeling “under-joyed” when it comes to buying gifts. What do people really need and want? What kinds of expectations have we placed on ourselves for how we will express our love [...]

Warning: Potential paradigm-shift ahead. Be prepared to change the way you think. Life can be a lot like being in the audience of a fantastic stage production. What we observe on a stage looks perfect, well-rehearsed and cause for our admiration. But what we don’t see is what goes on behind the scenes. Draw back [...]

If you know me or are familiar with my work, then you know that I have spent a great deal of time in my personal and professional life mentoring teens and young adults. It’s not just part of my job, it’s my PASSION, and has been for as long as I can remember. I have [...]

I can not believe it is already that time of year again, so let me say…Happy Holidays! There is something so special about this time of year. I am blessed to have so many incredible childhood memories of sitting around the Thanksgiving table, surrounded by people I love, sharing what we are grateful for. It [...]

“We can all reprogram our brain’s responses by putting ourselves into new, initially uncomfortable situations. We’ll learn fear might not mean ‘stop’; I’ve come to believe fear usually means ‘go.’”- Frances Moore Lappé Getting yourself into an uncomfortable situation is probably the thing you dread the most. And of course, because that’s a natural response! [...]

Life is a curious thing. For some it is a perpetual rollercoaster or perhaps a hamster wheel, unfulfilling and missing its potential. For the lucky it can be a journey that leads to great joy, peace, love and freedom. Is it luck or determination? I often post quotes that refer to making changes in your [...]

The great gift of family life is to be intimately acquainted with people you might never even introduce yourself to, had life not done it for you. – Kendall HaileyWe all are faced with different choices in life, however for most of us choosing our family is not one of them. Unlike “Leave it to [...]

“Life can be like a diet. It’s all about what you take in vs. the energy you expend.”- Keri Murphy I am not someone who believes in dieting as much as I do in creating a healthy lifestyle. I believe food, much like life, is about balance. Too much in either direction is usually asking [...]

What is an inspired life? How exactly does one measure or quantify inspiration? I believe that an inspired life is a life that lives in perfect harmony within a person’s passion, profession and personal life. It’s the inspiration we find that gives us the foundation for creating true and lasting change.“Learn to enjoy every minute [...]

The P in “perfection” should stand for poison. I realize that may sound a little harsh, but I have seen too many people loose their passion for something because they are trying to be perfect at it, suffering as they strive for unattainable perfection. Consider some of the biggest names in business or Hollywood. In [...]