As a reality creator, you have the responsibility, and the right, to create a life you love. ∞ Living on purpose by answering and fulfilling the call of your Soul is the key to magical living. Your passions guide the way. ∞ But what happens when you’re continually distracted from doing what you love? What  [ Read More ]

In December 2007, I made a radical change. For several months prior, I had been feeling a disconnect between what I was doing in one of my major business endeavors and my life’s intentions. There was a growing divide between my mission and purpose (my destiny) and what I was spending a lot of my  [ Read More ]

If you’ve read Part One in this series, you now know 3 critical mind shifts that are necessary to create High Success. (Click here if you haven’t read it.) And if you’ve read Part Two, you know how important it is to commit to celebrating the smaller successes along the way to the fulfillment of  [ Read More ]

Malcolm Forbes said: “Success follows doing what you want to do. There is no other way to be successful.” And Maya Angelou stated, “Pursue the things you love doing and do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you. All other tangible rewards will come as a result.” And I say, “Don’t  [ Read More ]

Today while I was riding in my car, the idea came to me about creating Masterpieces, and where we do it. Each of us is gifted in a unique way, and most of us have several gifts that we’re aware of. Your gifts are the key to answering the question: Where are your Masterpieces created?  [ Read More ]

Hi God, I love You. I just have a few simple requests today. They’re about Your son, Barack Obama. ∞ Lord, when he wonders what to do, and doesn’t know if he should turn right or left, make it plain. Make it clear. Make it unmistakable. ∞ When he fears moving forward, but dreads standing  [ Read More ]

PRAY Is Here!

January - 1 - 2009
Posted by Val

If I didn’t know before that when one door closes, many more fling wide open, this latest experience of creating a book of prayers has sealed the deal for me. When my agent told me that the publisher I’m currently working with would not publish the manuscript I’d written, containing 30 prayers, I was discouraged.  [ Read More ]

Discovering your purpose and living it with passion is your reason for being. It’s the path to your deepest fulfillment and ultimate satisfaction. ♦ With that said, it’s vitally important to: discover why you’re here, offer your unique gifts and talents, formulate a mission and vision for your life, and set an intention to live  [ Read More ]

Ouch

October - 16 - 2008
Posted by Val

I’m eating crow today. The other morning, I had a blow up with my beloved hubby (rest assured I was not calling him beloved the other day). Of course, I was convinced he was wrong. I’ll tell you more about that later. For right now, I’ll share with you what I discovered about myself this  [ Read More ]

What is coaching? I get asked this question pretty often, and I sometimes get stumped on exactly how to answer it, not because I don’t know what coaching is, but because coaching is so many things that I don’t know where to begin. So, I’m writing this article for my own benefit just as much  [ Read More ]

How are you influencing the people around you? Each of us influences the people around us. Likewise, each of the people around us influences us. Understanding how we affect the people around us is vital to success and destiny living, just as it’s key to understand how the people you consistently associate with affect you.  [ Read More ]

My Intentions

August - 12 - 2008
Posted by Val

I promised last week that I would post my intentions, so here they are: My Guiding Intentions: there are 9 guiding intentions for my life: 1. It is my heartfelt intention to be love. 2. It is my heartfelt intention to experience and demonstrate my Oneness with Mother/Father God in all aspects of life. 3.  [ Read More ]

Sitting before a coffin

August - 2 - 2008
Posted by Val

Today was the home going service for Alphonso, a dear friend’s husband. It was a beautiful service. What struck me most were the words used to describe Alphonso. I didn’t know him well, yet, by the time the service was concluded, I felt so much closer to this compassionate human being. Here’s what was said  [ Read More ]

Here it is, the middle of July, and Dasher, Prancer and Vixen come to mind. It’s hot outside, and inside (due to my disbelief in artificial air conditioning–I only use it when it gets very uncomfortable) and my mind is on the fleet that tugs Santa and his toys across the Christmas sky. Then the  [ Read More ]

This morning, while gazing at my vision board, I read a quote posted there from Malcolm Forbes. It states: “Success follows doing what you want to do. There is no other way to be successful.” A simple truth, yet it may be one of the most violated. How many of us do what we don’t  [ Read More ]