It's great to set goals during the second half of each year for the upcoming year, but goal setting can be done anytime. The best time to start is NOW!

To reach your goals, it's important to know why many people miss the mark. Here are 9 common traps that snag people and make goals fall flat. Avoid...

You build trust and and gain understanding through asking great questions. Asking the right questions greatly influences the success of a conversation. Here are 5 things I keep in mind when preparing great questions to ask.

1. Great questions often start with a "what" or a "how" "can you give me an
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Here’s a list of 50 of my favorite relationship-building questions. They’re light and fun, get you to think, and come from over 25 years of helping people open up in my work as a family therapist.

Genuine, authentic, and heartfelt conversations connect people and transform relationships.

My par...

A vision is a mental picture of how good your life can be in the future. It focuses on potential, opportunity, and possibility. One essential to clarifying a vision is that you make if big and idealistic. A healthy and inspiring vision is always idealistic.

People are 100 times more motivated movin...

I'm a work in progress. Recently, I realized how inflexible I can be (a topic I cover in other posts). Along with greater self-awareness, reading inspiring books has sparked major shifts in my attitude--second only to the influence of people and life experiences.

There are 2 major perspective shift...

Decide Your Legacy was created to help people find transformational clarity and face their biggest fears so they can LIVE & LEAVE their desired legacy. At times, due to my own insecurities, I've played it safe and steered away from the purpose, yet I always end up back at where I started.

Decide Yo...

The success you experience in counseling or coaching depends, in part, on the quality of the professional you hire. I'm often asked about people I recommend. Here are some qualities I look for in a coach. Hopefully, this list will help you make the best choice possible.

9 Qualities to Look for in a...

A balanced life is the key to true success and happiness!

People often struggle with life balance they misunderstand the concept. To most, they have a perfectionistic mindset about what it is, so they give up on it as an objective. If this is you, these 12 tips will help.

12 Life Balance Activitie...

My purpose in life is helping others find transformation clarity that propels them to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave the legacy they desire. Read more to learn how my team fulfills this purpose.

I had a big problem in 7th grade. I was being bullied. Hair spray was sprayed in my face, I wa...

I started Decide Your Legacy to help clients move past their past, uncover their potential, and find their best future. I started this business because I believe in counseling & coaching, yet their are BIG difference between both approaches. Benefit comes from both approaches AND the difference is s...

Something special happens when you live with balance. Life becomes more enjoyable and more exciting. You're more productive. Things start snapping into place.

I've posted the first two steps to establishing life balance in Part 1 and Part 2. If you read these posts, you know it's not perfection. Yo...

Unrealistic expectations cause stress, depression, anxiety, addiction, relationship problems, and much more. Realistic and healthy expectations lead to balance. Below is the 2nd step. Read about the 1st Step in 5 Steps to Establishing Life Balance (Part 1).

Step 2: Define Your "7" in Each Area

Est...