Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.“

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”

Will Rogers on the power of taking action

I am looking forward to teaching this powerful Workshop, based on my book, The Assertive Communicator ~ How to Become Open, Honest and Direct with Others! As a result of attending, you will learn to 1) Say “No”; 2) Express Yourself So You Are Heard; 3) Stop Tolerating Obstacles to Success; 4) Move From Passive to Assertive; 5) Set Personal Boundaries; and 6) Go for and Achieve Your Goals.

Date: March 4, 2015
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Event: Assertiveness Skills for Success Workshop
Sponsor: Santiago Canyon Community Services
(714) 628-4960
Venue: Santiago Canyon College
714.628.4900
Location: 8045 E. Chapman Ave.
Orange, CA 92869
Public: Public

Live Loud and Prosper (Encore Post)

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If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I will tell you, I came to live out LOUD.” ~ Émile Zola

My daughter recently brought home her University yearbook and on the cover, embossed in wild, bright colors, were the words, ‘Live Loud.’

I loved it! She was being encouraged to not just have a life, but to live it LOUD – emphatically, boldly, not concealed or quiet but overtly and with undeniable purpose and passion.

I’ve always had a soft spot for dreamers – not those who waste their time thinking ‘what if’ but the ones who look to the sky and say ‘why can’t I shoot for the moon?’”

Richard Branson

I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.”

Mark Twain (on the power of our thoughts)

Meditation: 10 Tips on How to Do It and 5 Reasons Why You Should! (Video)


Stress, anxiety and the challenges we face on a daily basis leave us in need of skills to slow down and stay in the present.

Current research continues to discover the overwhelming, and measurable, benefits of meditation. In a recent Creativity Workshop I attended, I was introduced to this short video presented by Brian Johnson, who shares an easy way to understand and apply this powerful practice.