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The other day, I had a great conversation with a close friend of mine. We were talking about the importance of being yourself, under any and all circumstances. The toltec teachings are extremely powerful when it comes to living a life of INTEGRITY! And both of us have read The Four Agreements once or twice before. One of the agreements is to "don't take anything personally" I realize that this is a huge one for me. I must admit, I have always taken things personally. Even if someone said something to a friend that I felt was wrong--I still took it personally. I was always ready to get in an argument and I realize now, that I don't want to drain my energy in this way anymore! I can actually choose differently and not be run by my ego's desire to be RIGHT all the time. Once I had the "epiphany" if you will, i felt this sensation of openness and relaxation. I was no longer in "frustration" mode and I could breathe easier! I also made a dec...

In my business, there are many excellent leaders who know the ropes and are willing to share their own expertise so all of our businesses can grow as quickly as we want them to. One thing I recently got from another leader in the company was the idea of the three-foot toss. It kinda reminds me of 12-step programs and how they say if a person wants to heal and move on from a previous addiction--mine was an addiction to self-pity and victimhood (which i'm sure many of you can relate too)--you've gotta take "Baby steps." Baby steps is just another way of saying "three-foot toss ." I used to want to pick up the whole bucket and throw it as far as I could, hoping and praying that I would get what I want. Now that I am older and more mature, I know that what works best is to take it a step at a time. Instead of chucking the entire barrell, I pick up the apples or oranges (symbolic of what life gives us sometimes) and toss them into the barrell! I can control my f...

Many of you may of heard of this quote from the famous short story/movie by Stephen King, " The Shawshank Redemption ." It is one of my favorite quotes of all time! The reason being it rings true in every sense and I feel it now more than ever at the age of 29! This morning I woke up and realized I have spent way too much time feeling sorry for myself, or trying to hide my fears and insecurities, and all that did was make them grow stronger and scarier. I used to tell myself that if I just had better parents, or a more loving home, or a wealth family...then I would be happy! But all of that doesn't mean a thing if we don't take responsibility for ourselves. I live in Los ANgeles, and have for about the last 6 years and I get to go to screenings and meet the actors of movies and such and it's a lot of fun! But i realized today that I go to those things because I want to BE IN THE ENERGY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING A LIFE OF PURPOSE AND LOVING WHAT THEY DO! This is soo...

Hello Everyone, I just finished reading " the Four Agreements " by Don Miguel Ruiz for about the third time and this time something struck a chord with me. I realized that I had been living my life like a 'domesticated animal' only allowed to function in the world like a dog--trained to just go through the motions but not really using this faculty all of us humans have--our MINDS! My sister and I just got back form a long journey across country, and although it was an experience I will never forget, I realize that the answers are never out there--they are within. What I found out on this journey was that I have taken the 'road less traveled' and although this has made all the difference it is my desire to attract other like-minded individuals to me so we can travel this road together, exploring our strenghts and talents and living a life without limits!!! We are NOT domesticated animals unless we stop thinking for ourselves . I no longer choose to look to othe...