Have you ever started something you really wanted to do and not finished it? Have you ever allowed stuff to just get in the way of your doing what you said was most important to you in the moment? I suspect at some point in your life you have. Choosing to do what is...
Have The Courage to Risk Failure - Even When YOU are Over Prepared My experience as a professional speaker has taught me a lot about being over prepared. Sometimes you can be so prepared for a program that you create unnecessary tension, setting yourself up for...
Every day we make choices about how we want to live, feel, and behave. We make choices that affect our health, our finances, our relationships, and our well-being. And every day we feel the effects of those choices. And so do the people around us. Our choices don’t...
In order to find your way in being who you are, you have to remember those who have contributed, in big and small ways, to your life. The best way to do this is to begin by saying to yourself out loud, “I see angels everywhere. I am open and receptive to the mentors...
How we describe ourselves speaks to our level of self-love. Negative self-talk is one of the most destructive behaviors we engage in, because after a while, we start to believe what we say. It often begins with describing ourselves in a derogatory way, using words...
Self-Love. Love is an action word. It goes beyond the words to the doing. It's the behavior behind the words that make the concept of loving come alive. Think about it. How often have you said something with your words, but your attitude, facial expression, and...
There are days when all of our plans go smoothly; we feel in sync with life, everything goes our way. Then there are days when it all falls apart and the best we can do is to ride it out, knowing this too shall pass. We make plans, and our plans take a detour in...
It's an Estimable Act to See Yourself Clearly. The other day my friend call me upset because her brother called her controlling. “Who does he think he is?” she said. “He has no right to say that about me.” “Is it true? Any you controlling?” I asked. “I don’t think I...
Smile. Silly. After speaking at a recovery convention, a fellow speaker approached me and said, “Francine how come you’re so serious? You need to lighten up! You never smile. You say you’re grateful, but you need to tell your face. You look like it’s the end of the...