November 4th is National Use Your Common-Sense Day – a day devoted to sound and wise decisions. It’s hard to think of a challenging area of your life that didn’t become more challenging due to poor decision-making. Wiser decisions lead to a more successful and lower-stress life. When you make effective decisions, your life is more enjoyable and satisfying. We want our decisions to be effective. We want to feel fulfilled. Successful. And we want to be RIGHT. We also try to mak

I often talk about “trusting the fire within.” Call it your inner voice, or intuition – it infallibly expresses your true self and is the source of inspiration, creativity, and motivation. By listening to your inner voice, you can gain insight into what makes you happy – and unhappy, as well. You can also gain the power to transform your life into one that is more vibrant and fulfilling when you let your inner voice guide you instead of trying to “figure it out” all the time.

The first question most of my students ask me about their intuition is: “How can I trust it?” It’s not always easy to tell if our choices are coming from the right place. However, if you follow your intuition, your life is not only likely to be fulfilling and meaningful, your decisions become easier and more reliable. Follow your ego by itself, and you might be successful in many ways, but you’re likely to find yourself wondering why you’re not as happy as you think you shoul