5 Keys to Building Relationships that Last

Eddie's Articles

The anchor of any relationship – be it with a partner, parents, children, bosses, neighbors, or friends – is in ourselves. Therefore when we have a problem we have a good place to start in trying to resolve it!  After all, it takes more than one person to create a relationship and we have both [...]

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Healthy Eating Tips

Eddie's Articles

Many of us, at some point in our lives, have struggled with eating and fitness choices.  We know the basic reason we gain weight – that is, we ingest more calories than we burn off.  We need food of course.  We love our food because it often represents comfort, security, and a love affair in [...]

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Living Your Ultimate Potential

Eddie's Articles

We all know people who inadvertently live their entire lives stuck in the mud of indecision – looking outside themselves for answers, waiting for the right people and circumstances, which never come.  Maybe some of us would describe ourselves this way. The state of being stuck takes on a life of its own and can [...]

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Get Unstuck!

Eddie's Articles

We all know people who inadvertently live their entire lives stuck in the mud of indecision – looking outside themselves for answers, waiting for the right people and circumstances, which never come.  Maybe some of us would describe ourselves this way. The state of being stuck takes on a life of its own and can [...]

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Reconnecting With Your Spirit

Eddie's Articles

Living inside-out is based on the premise, that as human beings, we have the innate wisdom and capacity to transform and create the life of our dreams. This is because we are spirited beings living in a universe of abundance.  Everything is spirit.  This includes the invisible connections between who we are, what we need, [...]

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Creating Your Plan for a Balanced Life

Eddie's Articles

For many years, my idea of balance was that of a circus performer with twenty plates spinning in the air on thin little poles.  Making sure all the pates continued to spin, I thought I was being productive – but it was exhausting.  I lived holding my breath, stressed out, neck in knots, and mostly [...]

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Clear the Clutter – from the Inside-Out

Eddie's Articles

The holiday season has come and gone. However, the severe cold wintery weather still blankets most of the US. No matter where you live, the majority of the winter months are spent inside. This can be frustrating.  Why? Because a lot of time indoors can lead to a feeling of seclusion and makes it harder [...]

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The 5 Pathways of Purposeful Living

Eddie's Articles

Here we are! 2011. We’re weeks into a new year, and many people I know have already made their lists of resolutions, those things they want to accomplish or change – or at least do differently. Great, but if you’re like me, those lists will gather dust pretty quickly, and the ones that usually stayed [...]

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Tribute to My Dad!

Eddie's Articles

My dad loved people and he loved life, over the years I can’t tell you the countless times I’ve experienced people falling in love with my dad and mom. Here in MO, in Washington DC, FL, AZ, literally everywhere we went. As you know, dad was a talker and he loved to torment people – [...]

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The Greatest Holiday Gift

Eddie's Articles

Over the past two years, consciously as a society we’ve shifted our spending habits and priorities during the holidays. Personally, I’m taken back to so many Christmas’ growing up when times were tough and my parents were doing everything they could to hold it all together. Many of you know, I grew up on a farm [...]

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How to Live Consciously

Eddie's Articles

The way we “see” the world around us depends on our story. According to veteran journalist, former NBC anchor, and Discovery Health channel host, Lu Hanessian, “Our story is our script, the narrative in our minds – voices from the past, the culture, popular opinion, perceived fears of the future – all comprising the collective voice that tends to drown our own”. That means, the way we deal with failure or success, our relationships, our health, our money, every area of our lives, depends on …our story. Most of us live our lives never really knowing ourselves because we have failed to explore our story.

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Essential Keys for Happiness

Eddie's Articles

Many of us spend our time looking for happiness by focusing on what makes us unhappy.  Ninety-five percent of our thoughts today are the same as we had yesterday and the day before.  Sadly, eight-five to ninety percent of these thoughts are negative.  In the past, I’ve thought and even heard others say that it [...]

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Managing Turbulent Times

Eddie's Articles

There is an old Chinese saying which reads, “May you live in interesting times”. Turbulent times are interesting times because they carry with them opportunities for us to go deeper within ourselves to discover that which truly matters most. For many of us, especially with the economic uncertainty, the advent of the holiday season raises [...]

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Focused Intention

Eddie's Articles

The most powerful turning point in my life was when I discovered that God was not something out there to only call on for help when needed or to fear, but that God lives and breathes within me and I’m co-creator of my Universe. I was confused thinking that I was a human who from [...]

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Creating Healthy Habits

Eddie's Articles

Our habits are the behaviors or actions which we perform on a subconscious level. From how we brush our teeth to our social interactions, we perform hundreds of habitual actions on a daily basis – often without stopping to reflect on why we do the things which we do. When we become conscious of our [...]

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Stages of Acceptance

Eddie's Articles

Challenging situations or unexpected news can impact even the strongest of us from time to time. Our responses often run the full gamut of emotions and reactions. However, the way we manage our reactions and emotions depends on how present or conscious we are in the moment as well as our level of acceptance of [...]

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Reasons for Downsizing

Eddie's Articles

Whether in reaction to the current economic crisis, an unexpected change in life’s circumstances, or some other reason, downsizing is an opportunity for personal evolution. Downsizing; creating outward simplicity and inner abundance is an empowering process that calls for decisive action in response to insightful questions. What are you paying for at a financial, emotional, [...]

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The Pursuit of Happiness: Is it a prize or a given?

Eddie's Articles

What exactly is happiness, and why are we all trying to pursue it? Well, happiness can mean a lot of different things to different people. For some, it means professional success; for others, a rock-solid relationship. To others, happiness is financial security. I’ve met a rare few for whom happiness involves nothing but getting up [...]

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Crafting a Personal Mission Statement

Eddie's Articles

So far this year we have looked at finding our purpose, un-cluttering our thoughts and surroundings, as well as creating emotional well-being through exercise and movement. Now that half the year has already come and gone, how do we know our life is really on track? One way is by taking the time to complete [...]

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Health and Vitality

Eddie's Articles

Do you have energy that lasts throughout the day? Do you walk into meetings with confidence knowing that you are at your absolute best? No, these are not trick questions. And yes, I know they’re rhetorical. Let me guess…you answered no and no, right? I’m with you. Let’s look at some of the day-to-day ways [...]

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Spring Into Action

Eddie's Articles

There’s a phenomenon I find baffling and fascinating at the same time. We all do this. Some of us have made this a habit. Others dabble in it. And others have made the hurdle and never looked back. I’m talking about saying one thing and doing another. It goes something like this: “I’ve set a [...]

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How Do You Show Up?

Eddie's Articles

In pursuit of our goals, even in the day-to-day of life, we are faced with challenges. These challenges not only test us, but ultimately define our character and determine how we “show up.” Show up? As a kid growing up on a farm in the mid-west – cold winters – and living in a home [...]

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Embracing Change from Within

Eddie's Articles

I know two things about you. You are highly intelligent. And, deep down, you hate change. What I mean is you’re smart enough to weigh the options, evaluate a situation and your choices, and you still resist change with all of your might. Don’t worry. We all do this. It’s human to resist change. But [...]

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Discovering Your Life’s Purpose

Eddie's Articles

It’s a new year, a time for a fresh start, a time to change old behaviors, a time to take better care of yourself, a time for new possibilities and a time to get your life back on track. This time of year also may tend to have you reflecting on what is and isn’t [...]

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Home for the Holidays: Unscrambling our Mixed Blessings

Eddie's Articles

I have a confession to make. For many years, I hated going home for the holidays. OK, maybe I didn’t hate it. But I didn’t look forward to it. In fact, there were times when I regretted having gone at all. I loved my family. But after the initial hugs and small talk, invariably, my [...]

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Look for the Gift

Eddie's Articles

Life isn’t always easy. I know you know this. But, I also know that you, like me, tend to forget this simple fact in the day-to-day hustle and quest to make life easier, simpler and more comfortable. Life challenges us. But, sometimes, those challenges seem almost unbearable. At some point, each of us will face [...]

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The Warrior Within

Eddie's Articles

You live with it everyday, but do you really know how much control the little negative voice that lives in your head actually has over you? Over the next 48 hours, I invite you to become keenly aware of how many times this voice expresses itself—telling you that you are not “good enough” or “smart [...]

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Minutes that Make a Difference

Eddie's Articles

Are you like the majority of Americans—overworked, overcommitted and overwhelmed? Your boss wants more from you, you have one kid off to soccer practice and the other to baseball, your laundry is piled high, and you are forever chasing a merry-go-round of endless bills. And, your “to do list” seems like a virtual destination to [...]

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The ULTIMATE Side of You!

Eddie's Articles

Remember how we would lie on the grass when we were kids, and get lost in the clouds, day dreaming about what our future would be like? Anything was possible. Going to the moon. Becoming a doctor or teacher. Making millions. Finding true love. Building our dream home. Traveling all over the world on a [...]

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