The Secret to Success—Anytime, Anywhere
February 4, 2009 by Loren Slocum · 5 Comments
When you think of success, what comes to mind? Do you think of living in a huge mansion on a hill, with more money than you could ever spend? Or do you think of days filled with happiness and a career that you find personally satisfying? Whatever your idea of success is, you can rest easy knowing it’s only a few small steps away.
Surprised? Most people are. It’s far too easy to become buried in the avalanche of responsibility that comes with adulthood, leaving us feeling like it would be easier to climb Mt. Everest in a snowstorm wearing a mini-skirt and stiletto heels than to achieve our dreams. Read more
Five Steps to Inner Peace this Holiday Season
December 1, 2008 by Renee Peterson Trudeau · Leave a Comment
While the holiday season is a favorite time of year for some, this upcoming stretch can also be incredibly stressful, emotionally taxing and just plain exhausting for many of us. (There is a reason the rates of depression and suicide skyrocket in December and January.) Read more
How Did You Get So Busy?
October 2, 2008 by Valorie Burton · Leave a Comment
Keys to reclaiming your schedule and reconnecting with what matters most.
“How was lunch today?” I asked my coaching client Patricia during a late afternoon session. She hesitated for a few seconds. “I haven’t even eaten yet,” she admitted. “I’ve been going nonstop since I walked into the office this morning.” Read more
5 Ways to Keep Your Words from Sabotaging Your Success
October 1, 2008 by Valorie Burton · 3 Comments
Success often comes to those who know what to say, when to say it and how to say it. And those with talent who don’t communicate effectively often never get the satisfaction of fulfilling their potential. Read more
Are You Paying Attention?
October 1, 2008 by Susannah Kenton · 1 Comment
It’s a phone call every parent dreads. Your 9-year old’s behavior is disrupting his class. It’s reached the point where his teacher has issued an ultimatum: Put him on meds, or put him in another school. Read more
Too Busy for Relationships?
October 1, 2008 by Valorie Burton · 1 Comment
We’d just arrived with the moving trucks at our new home when the fi rst neighbors showed up at the door. They brought a bottle of wine to welcome us to the neighborhood. “How thoughtful,” I said to my husband, excited about our move to a tight-knit community within walking distance of historic downtown Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay. Read more
Find Your Spiritual Center
September 23, 2008 by Sarah Blaskovich · Leave a Comment
Embrace your spiritual side and discover newfound peace.
Just Who Will You Be?
September 18, 2008 by Erin Casey · 1 Comment

Credit: Ben Baker/Redux
Maria Shriver discovered it’s not what you do, but who you are that matters.
Children are asked quite often, what do you want to be when you grow up? As teenagers, they’re sent off to college to prepare for their chosen profession. And, after spending between $25,000 and $50,000 (or more) on a bachelor’s degree, many of these young men and women go into a career that has nothing to do with their education.
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