Can’t get simpler than this. Since sharing a cab in Dallas while attending the same mastermind a few years back, I follow adorable organization coach, Shira Gill, on Instagram.  Her organizing hack this week?  Own less stuff. Guess what? That helps with your finances too. Less stuff, more money. Less house clutter, less mind clutter,, Read More

I was on Wikipedia the other day, looking up Frances McDormand. (In case you have missed this special woman, she has 3 Oscars, Two Emmys and a Tony.) I noticed that she was roommates with Holly Hunter while living in New York City, before either were famous. It seems like a lot of famous people, Read More

Where do your lightbulb moments happen? Our brains are amazing.But we only use our conscious brain to stew around poking at our same old problems, thinking that a new idea will fabricate out of thin air. All the while, our powerful subconscious is waiting at our disposal to help us make choices or come, Read More

Yes, I have a death coach. Not to deal with the feelings of death (although that is awesome) but she helps me know the social etiquette around death and funerals. I used to think things were done differently in the South (like always bring food) but over time I’ve come to realize that it, Read More

Once you know this, you can’t not see it. In a landmark 1995 study, bronze medalists appear happier than silver medal winners. Why? When they thought about the alternative outcome, THAT created their level of happiness. When the silver medalists thought of an alternative outcome, it was winning gold.When bronze medalists thought of an, Read More

Most things that are hard to do are not actually hard to do. They are just made up of a bunch of small things that we do consistently for a long time. Raising children: consistency for a long time.College: consistency for years.Career: consistent for a long, long time.Climbing a mountain: practicing hand holds and, Read More

I am getting ready to call my mother-in-law and tell her that we’re not coming for the annual 4th of July celebration. I don’t really want to tell her why.It will just worry her for no good reason.And there’s truly nothing to worry about. But when setting boundaries, I don’t owe other people a reason.I, Read More

You are losing integrity with yourself. Here is what most women I know are doing …You tell yourself you are going to do something for yourself.And then you don’t do it. You say you are going to put yourself first.And then you put someone else’s need before yours. You say you are going to, Read More

I offer abundance (money) coaching. I offer life coaching. And now, after a decade hiatus, I am offering photography. i never quit photography totally, but 11 years after I closed the door on Ellen Yale Photography (my commercial/retail business) I am offering a limited selection of my services. It finally feels good again. I, Read More

I have been rereading the Tao de Ching, and I must need this idea in my life, because this jumped out at me… “When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.” Maybe I am feeling overwhelmed at balancing work and home life, parenting kids, parenting an aging parent, spousing, and well, the world right, Read More