Ever notice you just like being around certain people and not others? Or maybe you know someone who just seems to have all the "luck" and good things seem to come their way effortlessly? Chances are they are operating at a high vibration. Listen to why.

With seventeen years in the interior design business, I know firsthand the joys and challenges of running a thriving firm. Design, architecture and construction is a complex business with countless moving parts; many of which are out of your control, and can lead to stress, lost creativity, and disconnect from your vision and the joy of creating. Add to that our own personal patterns that get in the way and, Houston, we have a problem.

Mental Fitness is the foundation of Life Styling and the end result of using the Positive Intelligence (PQ) operating system, developed by Shirzad Chamin. PQ is a gym for your brain! It trains you to minimize your Saboteurs and to grow your Sage using simple, embodied exercises for breakthrough results in your life and business. This work has deep impact on relationships, work and overall enjoyment of life.

I cannot contain my enthusiasm, gratitude and inspiration that I am now a Mental Fitness Coach with Positive Intelligence (PQ). PQ is a gym for your brain! It trains you to minimize your Saboteurs and to grow your Sage using simple, embodied exercises for breakthrough results in your life and business. This work has deep impact on relationships, work performance and overall enjoyment of life.

In a society that values doing vs being, information vs wisdom, analyzing vs intuition, it can be challenging to buck the norm and be still and be quiet. Sages for millennia have been telling us that this is the way to freedom, and my personal experience confirms this. Being quiet allows us to connect with the infinite abundance energy of the universe; the source of all creativity, prosperity, joy and wisdom. Quiet contemplation raises our vibration and attracts other high vibration energy.

What I know from experience is this, our thinking mind is like a data processor, capable of generating one, two or maybe three solutions or options; while our intuitive mind is infinite and connected directly to Source. Unfortunately, our society reveres the thinking mind and rejects the intuitive one so most of us have lost touch with our intuitive senses. Which would you rather be tapped into?

We all need to be creative, whether you’re a designer, parent, accountant, salesperson, teacher or healthcare provider. Creativity on demand is part of the deal. So are interruptions, distractions, changing deadlines and urgent demands. Unfortunately, these are all blocks to the creative energy necessary to produce beautiful designs and a thriving business. The solution is 100% in your control.

In our go-go, hyper-connected, 24/7, device dependent society, one very rare and valuable element is space. Not exactly the “final frontier” of Captain Kirk, and not that far off actually. Space for wonder. Space for stillness. Space for spontaneity. Space for grace.

When you’re an entrepreneur, your business is a huge part of your life; heavily influencing your mood, your satisfaction levels and your overall wellness. That’s where a Life Coach can help. There is so much to deal with as an entrepreneur to ensure that your business thrives and that you thrive in the process. I call it sustainable business ownership, and it’s not something we’re taught in school (or at least not when I was in school).

First, what does regenerate mean? When I looked it up, there’s a ‘biology’ definition (regrow) and a ‘theology’ definition (reformed/reborn). I love that! And of course there is. These two realms are getting closer and closer in my studies (think quantum physics). Anyway, the definition that’s closest to what we’re discussing here is…”To become formed again.”

Self-acceptance can be such a challenge and yet it is a requirement for self-love and joy. It takes tremendous courage to take a good, hard look at yourself, warts and all. The reward is priceless.

In this conversation with my dear friend, Carrie Friedberg, SF Money Coach, we discuss the how's and why’s of our self-acceptance journeys, where and how money played a role, and how Life Styling can help.

We have so much thrown at us every day and expect so much of ourselves; it can be a total joy suck. There is no way one human can attend to, process and respond thoughtfully to three email accounts, texts, WhatsApp, MarcoPolo, Clubhouse, Messenger, LinkedIn, Slack....and that's all before you get to what you need to do today.

Stop. Take one deep breath. Feel your feet on the floor. And try this instead.

If you’re “successful” you should be joyful, right? Not necessarily according to Joy Master, Janine Aurichio. Tune in as Janine and Rachel unpack the relationship and disconnect of joy and success in today’s world.

Nature is my muse and mentor; she has so many lessons to teach if I just watch and listen. This post expands on my top six.

Adjusting to others’ expectations, needs and desires can be soul crushing. Using the tools of Intuition Medicine(R), you can more fully embody and fortify your physical and energetic space.

What will you carry forward from the pandemic? Frankly, going back to “normal” isn’t all that appealing to me. Normal wasn’t so great in many ways, personally, locally, nationally or globally.

Then I remembered y.a.h.o.o. - you always have other options.

For many of us, the ideas of “success” in our society actually leads to all sort of unauthentic and unhealthy thoughts and behaviors. I know because I was one among. The generally accepted ideas that more is more, productivity is king (or queen), busy is a badge of honor and your value is tied to your output is making us sick.

A daily gratitude practice keeps my eyes and heart on the abundance in my life. As Melody Beatty says, “Gratitude makes what we have enough, and more.” I write gratitudes every night before bed and also text them to a gratitude buddy. Sharing is caring and this is a “we” life.

Ever meet someone and just like their "vibe?" The Beach Boys were onto something. The below concept was introduced at a seminar I attended last weekend and it has had an indelible impression on my mind, heart and spirit.

Well, here we are in a season of gratitude and in the middle of Native American Heritage month. I can't think of a better time to connect with the earth, observe nature and be healed by its beauty.