When tragedy strikes, we instinctively turn to those who mean the most to us. Women often rely on “sisters” to lend support. It’s this support that ensures emotional well-being and provides a sense of normalcy and comfort. When this sisterhood bond is broken, the toll can be heart breaking.

Reward yourself for a job well done! Make the time to give yourself a pat on the back and an “atta girl.” Each step toward your goal, no matter how small, should be followed by an emotional reward. Rewards should be things you look forward to doing and that make you smile, inside and out.

You have written your goals, designed your vision board, written the to-do list and yet, you feel that sometimes you’re spinning your wheels or twirling in place. What should you do? It’s time to look to the experts for inspiration – the ones that have been there, done that and succeeded.

Here are some practical and fascinating facts, ideas and statistics about self-development and personal growth. These tidbits of information are not only interesting but will also provide you with some valuable information to empower yourself and your life.

A Vision Board is a powerful and effective way to formulate, articulate and clarify your goals. Vision Boards help to picture the who, what, where, why and how of setting and achieving your goals. There’s an unstoppable power of purpose that comes from clearly visualizing the future.

Change is inevitable. It’s part of living life. When faced with change we have two choices; we can embrace it or fear it. In her book, “The First 30 Days,” Ariane de Bonvoism provides a well thought out guide for using change as a catalyst to help us grow and thrive.

Successful people know how to work smarter, not harder in both their personal and professional lives. Working smart is about knowing how to keep the most important things, important. Smart time management begins by wisely using and valuing your time and energy.

You have the power to control and manage how positively or negatively you’ll learn from the challenges and changes happening day-to-day in your life. The choices you’re making today may very well impact and influence the way you’ll live your life in the future.

Author Mitch Albom has captured the essence of why we should all make time to seek out and gather valuable wisdom from the powerful “mentors” in our lives. In the inspirational bestseller Tuesdays With Morrie, the author is sharing his spiritual mentor Morrie Schwartz with all of us.

Self-esteem is the over-all value you're placing on yourself as a whole, complete, competent, lovable, intelligent and deserving human being. Self-esteem is the person you really see when you look in the mirror!