Wishes seem to be one of the most common ways we ask for change on a near daily basis.

Wishing for more… time, money, self-love. Wishing for new… habits, outlook, life

Read to find out how to use wishes to remember the magic within you.

What-if is one of the most powerful questions we can ask ourselves, especially when we start to get curious about our lives and wonder what kind of different paths it can take if we are willing to experiment with it a little.

It’s what fuels our curiosity to move forward and can be just the right nudge to start taking action in seeking out a life that lights us up. Read to learn how to use this small question to change your life in small, meaningful ways.

Do you have a moment that you use as a marker, a touchpoint?

These moments help you mark a moment in time. To reflect on how much progress you’ve made, how much growth you’ve experienced as a result of the start of something new; the moment your life made a 2-degree shift and the whole new place you are today.

They can also work as an anchor point to help you orient yourself as you explore, acting as a point of reference as you try all sorts of ways to blaze a trail. But with time, you look how much this is holding you back.

Are you like me? A total book lover by nature. I remember in junior high making a trip with my mom to Waldenbooks (RIP) and buying the latest Baby-Sitters Club book each month. And when I used to travel for work, wandering through the airport bookstore was a favorite place to pass the time. Somehow the potential of going to new places by air and in my mind was a new level of intoxication. Read on to see how they can help with your personal growth journey.

A couple weeks ago, I took my youngest son to a check-up for a congenital condition he had surgery for in the first year of his life. It was repairable and everything has been improving in the four years since. So I wasn’t too worried, but there is that lingering “what if” until you get the okay.

The theme of the week has been brave and all the different ways we can be brave.

The biggest kinds of brave are the ones that you face every day. The choices you make everyday in how you show up in the world.

Perfect or perfection?

Similar words, but can guide your life in wildly different ways.

Stuck for inspiration on how to connect your dots?

We don’t all have a magic fairy godmother making our wishes come true with a couple of mice and a pumpkin.

Do you feel like there is something that you are wandering about a bit aimlessly in your life, that you want to find yourself, know yourself better?

Well the good news is that you aren’t really lost, but you do need to do some work to uncover your true self.

As part of Happy YOU Year, I spent the week on Instagram highlighting how the Illumination Kit can help you with that. Let’s walk through an element in each of the guides and use it to grow your glow this week!

I have been taking my Mindset Monday advice to heart this week and really being open to trying new things... like scary open. I'm so proud of myself for not letting it keep me from saying yes.

You have an amazing talent to somehow get everything done that needs done. You pull off miracles everyday with ease that others would struggle with. And you make sh*t happen even when it doesn't feel easy. But we can all use a few tips to help make getting it all done with more alignment so you can thrive.