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 ]

11 Ego Tricks — Part 2

July - 1 - 2009
Posted by Val

Part 1 of this three-part series covered the first 3 of 11 Ego Tricks to be aware of. (Click here to read Part 1 in the series.) ∞ Here are the next 4 ego tricks: 4. Resistance to what is. The ego resists. It fights. It kicks and screams and rails against reality. ∞ Symptoms:  [ 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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

It seems almost everyone wants to be successful, but so few actually are, somewhere between 5-20%. The other 80-95% will never reach the levels of success they say they want. I’m intrigued by humans and what we do, so I’ve been exploring this question for years from different angles. What creates success? I’ve talked to  [ 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 ]

I know this sounds a little strange, but the Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan, is one of my favorite life coaches. People call him when they have dog problems they can’t handle. His mantra? “I rehabilitate dogs and I train people.” I don’t have a dog, yet I have to admit, when I watch the show  [ 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 ]

I was sitting comfortably in bed, propped up on pillows, reading Simple Abundance while sipping a warm cup of Celestial Seasoning’s sweet coconut thai chai, when I remembered that I hadn’t posted to my blog today. Oh forget it, was the first thought that came to mind, I’ll do it tomorrow. There was a time  [ 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 ]