With all of the resources at your disposal, how do you determine what makes sense to and for you? Let me suggest the most powerful resource - your intuition. Your intuition is your inner voice, a gut feeling, an internal compass. It goes beyond logic and reason. It helps us make decisions that align with who we are and our values. It tells us what feels right. Trusting your intuition can unlock your full potential and enhance your creativity.

Here are a few reasons why you are your best resource… After all, who better to determine what is right for you than YOU?

I like to set an intention for each new year. I choose a word that I want the year to represent for me. Last year my word was “community”. I chose this word because I wanted to strengthen and build upon my community of friends. As the year went on, my community changed and expanded especially in the final six months.

Why do this? It is a simple and effective way to guide your actions. It sets an intention for the future and can be a powerful way to focus and bring clarity to a specific desire or need. It serves as a reminder about what is important to you and encourages mindfulness and reflection throughout the year…

The last two months of the year can be challenging. You already have a lot on your plate with all the NEW in your life - the new job, new home, new environment, new relationship status, new family member, new financial status, or new career - you get the picture. Then the holidays appear and that change takes on a whole new significance. The season can either be joyous or a big old mess or something in between.

Let’s face it. The holiday season comes with its own set of expectations. There is money to be spent, friends and relatives to see, events to attend, and food and drinks to consume. All of these things can be laden with stress and anxiety for starters, and then you throw in something new, and those emotions increase tenfold. You just moved and are feeling lonely, you just got divorced and miss the family you had, you recently lost a loved one and are grieving, you started a new job or career and are feeling the crunch of performing, or you just got laid off and are wondering how you can afford to buy gifts.

The holiday season is going to show up like clockwork every year whether we like it or not so here are a few recommendations to equip you with the goods to survive it all…

I venture to say that most of us have beliefs about ourselves that are not true and limit us. “Not being worthy” is up there on the list whether it be worthy of love, success, happiness, or friendship. Whatever your truth is, it can manifest itself in all sorts of ways. You get in your own way. You don’t negotiate the salary you deserve. You don’t ask for a promotion. You don’t tell your friend or partner that you don’t like how they are treating you or that you just need to talk and you want them to just listen.

Taking stock of your negative belief(s) about yourself, known as limiting beliefs, involves self-reflection and introspection. A great first step is to take an inventory of your beliefs about yourself…

Do you operate from a scarcity mindset? Do you find yourself looking at what everyone else has - things, love, time, adventure, money, a big career, etc? If you are asking yourself “Why don't I have these things?”, you have a case of the scarcity mindset. Maybe you are not where you want to be career-wise. Maybe you’ve been saving for a big ticket item and some unexpected expenses came up that squashed that idea…

I wanted to turn the scarcity mindset around especially since it created this feeling of not enough whether it be success, happiness, recognition, or whatever I am seeking on any given day…

What got me out of the “not enough” spiral? I started an abundance journal sometimes called a gratitude journal…

Do you have an internal voice that is not very kind? Do you get mad at yourself for the simplest things like dropping something or forgetting to buy the milk?

What happens when less than kind remarks or behavior is directed toward you? Do you question your worth, get angry, or wonder what you did wrong? What happens when you make a snide remark? Do you wish you could take it back?

Now think about the time when someone showed you kindness…