Best Life NOW! Blog

Last week, my husband and I were in the checkout line at the supermarket and we spotted a bottle of Crystal Pepsi.  The clerk heard us and said, "Oh, yes, that's something new."  We shared that it was, in fact, introduced in the 1980's.  The clerk remarked that she wasn't alive back then.   Back then.  It doesn't seem like it was that long ago, but time has a habit of flying by. Then I started thinking about how time goes by so fast! Have you looked around lately and noticed that you are stuck in the same place you were last year? Are you ready to step forward in confidence?  Ready for a change? Are you ready to stop going it alone? If you are, I have something I want to share with you.  I wanted to shake things up and do something different and fun.  So last week, I introduced my Group Coaching Program. I created this program just for you so that you can: Have support.  From me and your fellow group members via a private Facebook g...

I know that asking for help is hard.  I also know that  not  asking for help and going it alone is hard. I just wrote a speech about confidence.  In that speech, I reflected back on a time where I had to ask for help.  It was overwhelming for me to ask.  It was overwhelming  not  to ask. Once I  did  ask for help, I was no longer overwhelmed. I'm wondering if it's hard for you to ask for help. I totally get that it is.  That's why I've created something that will help you........and it won't be hard to ask. I've created a Group Coaching Program! It includes: Two 30 minute monthly webinars - the group chooses the topics *A private 45 minute coaching call to begin your year *A customized plan to help you reach your goals My books - Declutter Your Life & Always Seek Joy Access to a private Facebook Group A weekly Declutter Challenge *A private 45 minute coaching call to end your year *A day with me at Ikea + The Contai...

How many of you are feeling defeated and living in chaos?  As a professional speaker, I'm going to show your audience how to feel confident, reduce stress and have a more positive outlook. From my experience, as a Certified Professional Organizer, as well as what I learned from struggling with my own personal obstacles, I will teach your audience the steps to overcome obstacles, walk through planning their day and how to create a system to be put into place while in a free-fall. One thing you can do right now, to calm the chaos, is to make a list of everything that you do in a day.  Then make a second list of the things you want to do in a day.  Compare the lists.  Adjust accordingly. I know this to be true because a few years ago, I was living in chaos and uncertainty.   My mother had to move into a retirement community, my business was changing and there was some family drama.  I needed clarity.  So I sat down and made that comparison l...

I'm a wife, Certified Professional Organizer, daughter, friend, business woman, aunt, Evernote Certified Consultant and speaker. These are just a few of my titles. I bet you have lots of titles, too. Along with these titles come paper, appointments, mementos, reminders, schedules, meetings, lists and dreams. IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER IT ALL, right? It totally does not have to be. I invite you to learn about and implement Evernote into your life. As an Evernote Certified Consultant, I can show you how Evernote can help you remember everything. And as busy, successful woman - I can tell you that it has added so much value to my life and greatly reduced my stress. In Everything About Evernote, you are going to learn: ✔️ How to capture and organize photos, video & audio of items that you want to keep (the memory of, but not the actual item). ✔️ How to use Evernote to capture your memories so that you can share them with your friends and famil...

Hello Friends, A few months ago, I wrote out some thoughts that help me to continually focus on being confident. This sits front and center of my desk every day. (For a paper hater, that is BIG) Anyway, it is smack in the center of my desk to remind me to stop playing small, think BIG, be confident, don't hold back and to demand MORE. What does all this mean? Let me break it down for you. Stop playing small - I was still seeing myself as I was a decade ago. I have gained so much experience and wisdom. I wasn't using what I have learned. I stopped playing small. Think BIG - For some reason (oh, yeah, confidence) I was thinking I could only speak to small groups in my area. That's now changed to - why can't I speak to a fortune 500 company? No reason I can think of.  Be confident & don't hold back - believe it or not I have held back my opinions, laughter or a joke because I was afraid of how I would be judged. I'm getting too old...

I didn't listen to myself.  I was not confident. These two things happened before I took the stage to speak a few months ago. My speech was not authentic.  I didn't connect with the audience and I relied on my notes.  At the time, I thought it was the worst thing that could have happened.  Now, I'm seeing it as an opportunity. Sure, for a few days I was running through what a disaster it was, listing out the many ways I had failed. A Shift Then I decided to shift my thinking.  I thought about how I had failed - but in a way that would be helpful to me.  I got the problem drilled down to two things.   I didn't listen to myself and I wasn't confident. What does she mean, she didn't listen to herself , you are probably thinking.  I mean that I didn't take ownership over what I was about to present.  I didn't put myself into the presentation. I was not confident.   I wanted so badly to give this speech perfectly.  I w...

I've been telling everyone how much value Clothes Mentor Mishawaka has added to my life.   That's why I am SO excited to be partnering with them for this event!   If you are like me, I’ve been up and down on the scale.  Clothes Mentor allows me to have a “wearable closet” by selling the clothes that no longer fit and then purchasing ones that do.  I often leave paying very little (or nothing) because of what I’ve sold.  It’s a huge value!    Clothes Mentor also adds value to my life with their personal shopper service.  I cannot dress myself.  Seriously.  My usual outfit is a t-shirt and jeans.  However, since I’ve been expanding my speaking, I’ve needed to up my wardrobe.  Jackie at  Clothes Mentor Mishawaka has been a godsend.  She makes me look like a million bucks.   (Ignore all the ribbons in this photo - I went a little nuts.) And even though I don’t enjoy shopping (I know,...