Respect is at the root of any successful communication. Respect for yourself and respect for the other person. You can’t control whether or not someone else shows you respect but when you have respect for yourself and for them, it is more likely that they will follow...

Over the last several years I’ve studied confidence. I’ve studied confidence for myself and for you. I know that confidence changes everything. It helps us be our very best selves. It helps us learn and grow at a faster pace. It helps us do our most important work in...

I recently made a very big decision. With such a big decision it would be natural to get stuck in worry and stress about whether or not I was making the right decision. But, instead do you know what I feel? Confident. In this situation, confidence feels peaceful and...

In our home we love watching and listening to musicals. Musicals /'myoo-zi-kulz/: movies and plays with singing and dancing I grew up enjoying musicals and now I’m thrilled that my kids enjoy them as well. The messages and emotion are powerful! My son has been...

Assumption: a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof. My husband and I are working on the skill of asking for clarification with each other instead of making assumptions. You can probably guess why we’re working on it. Because we’re...

Growth. It’s always uncomfortable. But not growing, feeling stuck and frustrated, is also uncomfortable and tends to last much longer. This reminds me of a story Rory Vaden told in his book titled “Take The Stairs”. Rory grew up in Colorado in the US and noticed a big...

Are you feeling like your level of English is not improving as fast as it used to? A common experience I hear from my students is that they feel like they worked really hard on their English and reach a certain level of proficiency and then the improvement either...

I believe the greatest, most lasting changes that we create in our lives are accomplished one small step at a time. There is no better application of this strategy than while learning and improving languages. As you set a goal to learn one small lesson every day, over...

As the youngest of 9 kids in my family I’ve always been most comfortable as a quiet observer. I do not like being in the spotlight. It makes me laugh that I now have a business where my face is everywhere online in pictures and video. When I first started...

Do you want to know the #1 secret to making friends and having influence on others? Take your attention off of yourself and think primarily about, and from the perspective of, the other person. Help them feel important. Help them feel appreciated. Help them feel...