I believe life is best lived from the inside-out. I’ll explain.Living from the inside-out means prioritizing what you think of yourself over what others think of you. It also means spending time doing what you want to do, and not what you think...
Being late is a bitch. Or is it? I’ll never forget several years ago when I was running late for a tennis match, and it was not a pretty scene. Somehow the time got away from me when I was getting ready, and when I got in the car to leave, I...
There’s an old saying that a picture paints a thousand words. I don’t necessarily think that’s true. If you were asked to write a thousand words about the picture above, you’d likely include descriptions about how beautiful the scenery is, how...
For as long as I can remember, my inner life didn’t match my outer one. On the inside, I was overwhelmed and stressed out, but on the outside, I put on a brave face and a bold mask; I pretended that everything was picture-perfect. I lived a...
Everybody talks about how hard it is to say no, especially as women and mothers. There are so many demands, so many needs, so many requests, and so many kids’ birthday parties. I imagine as mothers we’re probably pressed at least 45 different times...
My six-year-old daughter Layla is obsessed with roller skating. Lately, she’s been dying to find “her thing.” Her cousins on both sides of the family are accomplished golfers and equestrians, and being the Type A, competitive spark plug that she is...
Twenty-one years ago, I graduated from Hermitage High School and thirty years before that, my parents graduated from the very same school—as did my big brother and almost all of my aunts and uncles. Our apples do not fall far from the tree. Panther...
The idea of my kids watching and learning from the decisions I make is enough to make my stomach turn. I can think of dozens of times that I didn’t role model the best behavior for them. Like when I’m on a conference call during our family beach...