Janet Daughtry

Living on the edge or life on the edge maybe exciting if you are an adventure junky, but it really is not the best way to live on a continuous basis. I recently became familiar with an awesome book called “Margin.” I have known about the book for quite awhile, but just got a copy [...]

Have you ever heard anyone say something like “I have to work” or “I have to go to work tomorrow” or “I have to finish this project” or “I have to visit my parents this weekend”? It really is amazing how many times you and I use the “have to” phrase. What if we substituted [...]

I happen to think that women are pretty special! Unfortunately, many women that I encounter and life coach don’t feel that way. Many women really struggle in the area of confidence and self esteem. Many women don’t like who they see in the mirror. Is it any wonder that this is the case, when there [...]

If you want something different in life, you have to do something different. Many times we like to complain, but don’t do anything about it. If you keep doing the same old thing and expecting different results, you are not only fulfilling the definition of insanity but you are going nowhere fast. Sometimes you just [...]

All of us can be leaders. It does not require any certain amount of talent or education. What does it take to become a great leader? No doubt one could list many components and qualities of a great leader, but there seems to be a pattern of qualities that emerge over and over again in [...]

Life is about choices. We cannot only choose how we view ourselves and our lives but we can even choose our habits. I believe we can position ourselves for success by choosing to develop new habits. Four Habits of Success Habit 1 – Exercising Choice: Stephen Covey calls it getting a “paradigm” shift. Most of [...]

Through the years, most of us have heard the benefits of fasting for our overall health and well-being. What would happen if we applied the principle of fasting to our conversation or words? What would be the benefits? What would happen if we were intentional about eliminating toxic words from our vocabulary? I really believe [...]

Tom Paterson, in his book, “Living The Life You Were Meant To Live,” made a very interesting comment. “God isn’t interested in us just making a living as He is in us ‘making a life’.” There is a difference and sometimes we get the two confused. Time is very precious and it really is the [...]

Is your “stinking thinking” getting you into trouble? Behavioral scientists now say that most people entertain about 600 negative thoughts a day. With so much negativity to contend with on any given day, it’s a wonder anyone gets anything done! No wonder so many are having a bad day and are not happy with their [...]

One of the things that can cause real problems in the area of communication, and even our decisions, is this thing called assumption. When we make an assumption, we jump to form a conclusion about someone or something without solid evidence or proof. This is easy to do because we all have had life experiences [...]