Shoot For The Stars: Change Your Focus To Get What You Want
How often do you have a conversation ‘in your head’ with someone before you actually speak to them? Are you guessing what they are going to say or what they might think? It seems to be the nature of most human beings that they expend a lot of energy worrying about...
Wake Up To Your Habits
Are you in a rut? Are you doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result? Maybe it’s time to wake up! A habit is a pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving that has become automatic or routine. When you are in a habit rut, you are sleepwalking...
Miracles Happen To Those Who Believe
There is truly only one tool you will ever need to create health, wealth, and happiness – to create the life of your dreams – and that is the mind. It is our most powerful tool. CHOICES You can be, do, or have anything you choose in life! You can choose to think...
A Journey Of Awakening
Life isn’t always about aiming for the top of the corporate ladder. Sometimes, life shows you a different path from the one you have chosen. The key to success, in my opinion, is being true to yourself. Only then can you be an inspiration to others and help guide them...
Climbing Out Of The Rabbit Hole
Last year, I decided to start a blog. It was like falling into a rabbit hole – part dream, part nightmare. I was sucked into a new world populated by smiling avatars. I was writing and creating at a rapid pace. People left comments, asked questions, invited me to...
What If You Only Had A Year To Live?
As a motivational speaker, I start many of my presentations with this question. Why; because it is a simple, and very effective, way to help you think about your priorities. Take a moment right now and seriously consider your answer to this question. What would you...
Fighting For Meaning… When Losing Means Learning
I’ve spent most of my life hitting people for a living. I’ve risen to the highest ranks in my profession. I’ve tasted fame, courted fortune, and even watched myself on the big screen in an award-winning movie based on my life. I’ve won far more than I’ve lost. But...
A Rose By Any Other Name
I've always been a little uncomfortable with my name. Officially, it is Maria Rosario, but everyone knows me as Rosie. Born in Canada in a place where the majority of people I knew had English names, I thought mine sounded w-a-a-y-y too ethnic. I felt that my name was...
A Sense Of Humour Helps Us Cope With Life’s Absurdities
To find it hard to believe that so many people tell me they don’t laugh as much as they used to. I know that life brings us its inevitable ups and downs. But, if you’re not in the midst of a monumental crisis, laughing should be easy. You may be thinking, ‘’Easy for...
To Fly With Eagles
Engine failure! A terrible silence pounds my ears. I jam the stick forward. At 200 feet I only have about 20 seconds gliding time before I slam into the trees. A quick glance reveals an option: a highway! There’s a road sign and a curve, and a car coming straight...