This morning I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. June has been QUITE A MONTH. Lots of good things have happened: my brother graduated from high school, my cousin got married, I’ve taken on a few new freelance clients, I’m participating in an online business course and I ran two 5Ks. But a …

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Listen up. I’m here today to tell you something you probably don’t want to hear. You know how you’re always lamenting the fact that there just aren’t enough days in the week? Or that if you had just a few more hours in a day, you’d be able to accomplish your goals? If only you …

There Will Never Be Enough Time (But You’ll FIND It If You Want Something Badly Enough) Read More »

Want to wake up earlier to get more done? After publishing the post Why I Wake Up At 5 a.m. (And How Waking Up Earlier Can Help You Achieve Your Goals Too) many of you tweeted, left comments, and emailed me saying that you wanted to learn how to wake up earlier to reach your …

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At the beginning of the year, I chose three words to guide me through 2013. One of those words is: Balance In the post, I wrote: I tend to be a very “all or nothing” type of person. While this trait has served me well, it can get a bit exhausting. I’m not trying to …

The Pursuit of Balance Read More »

Last week, I traveled to Punta Cana with my mom to celebrate my 25th birthday. For the first time, I was completely disconnected from the Internet- email, blogging, social media. My only connection back home was via text message (and every sent message cost 50 cents, so I wasn’t texting regularly). Being so connected on …

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Rise and shine! Whether you’re a night owl or an early bird, these five simple tips will help you start your day right. 1. Wake up earlier. Seriously. You may think that getting more sleep= having a better day, but I’d beg to differ. Even waking up 15 minutes earlier will give you a boost …

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After I published my blog post last week about why I wake up every morning at 5 a.m., I was blown away by the insightful questions many of you asked about fitting more meaningful activities into your day, whether that be working out, writing or otherwise. Interestingly, the majority of your comments focused on wanting …

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