The 9 Faces of Fear: Part 1

November - 12 - 2008
Posted by Val

Part 1 If you’re anything like me and every other human on the planet, you’ve had your fair share of encounters with fear. I used to be deathly afraid of speaking, even to individuals, much less to an audience full of people. It’s a huge fear I had to overcome to do what I do  [ 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 ]

Introducing Super Sassy Sophia

October - 14 - 2008
Posted by Val

Yep, that’s the name of my daughter Varonika’s alter ego, who happens to be a super she-ro with all the super-powers ever invented. She even has the ability to turn into a ghost, which, according to Super Sassy Sophia (S.S.S.), is the most powerful one ’cause you can turn invisible and walk through walls and  [ Read More ]

My Blogging Coach

August - 27 - 2008
Posted by Val

I’ve been talking about coaching lately, so I thought this might be a good week to highlight some of my coaches. I’ve got several, each for different areas of my life. In this post, I’ll focus on my blogging coach, Yaro Starak, and why I believe he’s outstanding at what he does. If you read  [ Read More ]

Stuff Management Process

August - 5 - 2008
Posted by Val

The other day I was conducting a coaching call with a client when it struck me that most people who have succeeded to a great degree have a Stuff Management Process. What’s that? To me, a Stuff Management Process (SMP) is a technical term for: 1. Learning what keeps me from moving forward (hereby known  [ Read More ]

Savoring Sweet Success

June - 16 - 2008
Posted by Val

Today I am feeling happily satisfied with myself for a job well done. For the past two years, I’ve been a student at Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development. Yesterday, I graduated. The night before we graduated our class put on a gala, to which we invited friends, family and the public. It was phenomenal.  [ 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 ]