I am from New Jersey. I’ve got a big personality. I am confident. Most people think I don’t have any insecurities. I may not have many now, but I did when I was little; I just learned how to handle them differently. When I was younger, I remember doing brave things. My hands would shake, I’d feel so nervous, and my face would flush with embarrassment. But I knew I didn’t want my fears to hold me back. So I forced myself to change. I made myself learn to be comfortable in unco

You can’t want more for someone than they want for themselves. It may be one of the hardest truths to live with — especially when you love people deeply. No one wants to see someone they care about struggle…knowing, so clearly, what you wish they could see, choose, or become. Your children. A partner. Family. Friends. You can feel it in your bones — what could be better, safer, healthier, more aligned. And yet… they may not see it the same way. Every person has their own pers

I recently heard a story about a monkey trap. A very simple way hunters used to catch monkeys. They would put rice inside a small box with a narrow opening—just big enough for a monkey’s hand to slide through. The monkey would smell the rice, reach inside, and grab a fistful. Once the monkey closed its hand around the rice, its fist became too large to pull back through the hole. The monkey was not stuck. The box wasn’t locked. Nothing was actually trapping it. All it had to

Listen on Spotify! Majority of the time, when things go wrong, it’s because my focus is off. I grew up in a world that was structured to believe that multitasking and doing a whole bunch of things is the way to get the results you want. You may think this is the way to get lots done too… Recently, I’ve been reading a book called: The One Thing, by Gary Keller. It’s a genius idea he realized by watching the movie, City Slickers. It was a line from Curly that said you need to f