The room was dark, and the spotlight was on me. I could feel the energy of the room—filled with my family, friends, and colleagues cheering me on. I took a deep breath and began…

We are so overwhelmed with social media, emails, text messages and task switching that the window to make a lasting impression is incredibly brief – we're talking less than 7 seconds.

I believe that life is what you make of it. It's not what happens to you – it's how you react and what you learn that matters. It's what you make happen.

Have you ever had one of those weeks where you felt like a total rock star? Everything in your business and life is going your way and you are feeling great and powerful?

In October, I had the pleasure of speaking about designing your life. It is still in its essence about design, just specifically about how to design your best life. Where you, your family and business can thrive to be its happiest.