Just about everybody will suffer from a lack of confidence at some time. Having a set of simple exercises you can practice during these times is an invaluable aid to getting your confidence level back on track as quickly as possible.
Here are seven things you can do to boost or maintain your confidence.

1. Practice [...]

How often have you learned something, but it wasn’t what you thought you were going to learn, or even what you wanted to learn? But it turned out to be what you really needed to learn.

Everybody seems to think of teaching as teaching “something.” Usually, there’s a subject. There is a syllabus. Usually there is [...]

Is there ever such a thing as “No Strings Attached?” Can a friendship between two people withstand casual sex? Or is that just an idealistic concept?
Use your head to consider wisely what may be lost if you enter into a Friends with Benefits arrangement.
Love, Liz!

One night stands aren’t as in as they used to [...]

The bedroom is considered one of the most important feng shui spots in the house. As we spend almost one-third of our time in the bedroom, we just have to make sure it is decorated with good feng shui design or we would end up suffering from many a bad feng shui symptom.
One of [...]

As the lady walks into the room to give her presentation, everyone nods their head in approval as she exudes a cool, calm assurance that everything’s under control.
There’s no describing self-confidence. You know it when you see it!
There are many situations when we feel as if we could do anything, deal with any [...]

The arrival of spring brings with it a sense of renewal. Leaves and blossoms bud on once-bare trees, the sun returns from behind gray skies and the winter chill leaves the air. Suddenly your mood lifts, your energy returns and you have a new-found interest in life. Everything seems possible, as if a veil of [...]

Let’s see. You did the laundry, dropped the boys off at Karate and the girls at dance class, stopped at the grocery store for a few last minute dinner items…What’s missing?
Aurelia Williams, a Personal Life Coach who is dedicated to helping moms maximize their time and find more time for themselves, knows.
Read her article, below. [...]

Some researchers think that women handle stress in a unique way: we tend and befriend.

Tend : women protect and care for their children
Befriend : women seek out and receive social support

Find out what are some of the most common causes of stress and ways to help you handle your stress here.
Love, [...]

Almost as bad as others’ misinterpreting when we say “no” and we mean “no” is when we feel that saying “no” has to be accompanied by unneeded words of “why”.
My favorite Life Coach Catherine Bruns puts forth a revolutionary idea – NO is a great freedom producing, boundary setting, taking care of myself kind of [...]

Are you living in balance? Do you even know what it means to live in balance? If you would like to have more joy and contentment in your life, read what Life Coach Catherine Bruns, who coaches women to achieve great success in their personal and professional lives, has to say.
Love, Liz!
Balance. Hmmmm. Seesaws, tightrope [...]

Michaela Scherr is a graduate of a well known parapsychology academy in Sydney Australia, and is a highly-regarded professional within this field. She is also a Transformational Coach, certified practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and writer who is totally committed to helping others create positive and action oriented changes to their lives. High on Michaela’s [...]

Most of us struggle with one major problem in our homes: a lack of organization. Often this lack exists in several areas of our home life, but we’re going to focus on the effect on decorating and enjoying your home. When your house is unorganized, your whole life can feel out of control. Your decorations [...]

Hot summer days and cold Mint Juleps - life on the Veranda in my part of the world.
Still getting things in shape from last winter? Here are a few items that can brighten up your special outside resting place.
If you’re not ready to spring for new seating, why not liven up your current items with [...]

When it comes to home architecture and décor, I’m ambivalent.
I guess I tend to lean more often to contemporary, semi-minimalist,
mid-century-modern surroundings. My current condo largely reflects that style.
When I lived in a pre-Civil War house on Church Hill, I just had to decorate it in period furnishings. There are tons of 1890-1910 houses in my [...]

Guest writer Jasdeep Singh wants you to go fruity for summer. It’s a much more flavorful way to get the needed hydration back into your body after all that strenuous activity (indoors and out!)
Take a bite!
Love, Liz.
Summer is the time when we sweat highly and beating the heat is always high on our agenda. So, [...]

Have you ever said the words, “This job/my life is so stressful!” Or something else along those lines? Some days it seems to be my mantra.
This article by Kim Olver, a licensed professional counselor and a life/relationship coach can help. Kim helps people unleash their personal power by living from the inside out, focusing their [...]