Inspiration

27 Simple Things to Start Doing for Your Happiness this Summer

05.16.2023 by Angel Chernoff // 23 Comments

It only takes one person to make you happy and change your life this summer: YOU.

I am endlessly fascinated by the link between the way we choose to live our lives and the happiness we enjoy on a daily basis. There are choices you make every day, some of which seem completely unrelated to your happiness, that dramatically impact the way you feel both mentally and physically.

Over the years, through our coaching practice, live events, and coursework, Marc and I have literally spoken with hundreds of people who are struggling to find happiness in their lives. And what we’ve found is [Read more…]

12 Things My Grandmother Told Me About Life Before She Died

05.07.2023 by Marc Chernoff // 31 Comments

When my grandmother, Zelda, passed away fifteen years ago at the age of ninety, she left me with a box of miscellaneous items from her house that she knew I had grown to appreciate over the years. Among these items is an old leather-bound journal that she aptly named her Inspiration Journal.

Throughout the second half of her life, she used this journal to jot down ideas, thoughts, quotes, song lyrics, and anything else that moved her. She would read excerpts from her journal to me when I was growing up, and I would listen and ask questions. I honestly credit a part of who I am now to the wisdom she bestowed on me [Read more…]

10 Things We All Hold On To (Long After It’s Time To Let Go)

05.03.2023 by Angel Chernoff // 23 Comments

Oftentimes you don’t even realize you’re blocking your own present blessings by holding on to everything so tightly. It’s time to start letting go.

Letting go is not giving up. Letting go is surrendering any obsessive attachment to particular people, outcomes, and situations. Surrender means showing up in your life with the intention to be your best self, and to do the best you know how, without [Read more…]

18 Things My Now 80-Year-Old Dad Was Right About

04.12.2023 by Marc Chernoff // 36 Comments

“One day you will look back and see that all along you were blooming.”
— MHN

Twenty-seven years ago, when I was a freshman in high school, my English teacher gave my class a homework assignment entitled, “Advice for a Younger Generation.” The concept of the assignment was simple: Each student had to interview a person who was over the age of 25, gather enough information to write a basic biography of their life and find out what their top tips are for a younger generation. I chose to interview my dad. He was [Read more…]

12 Empowering Reminders We Need to Read Every Morning for the Rest of the Year

04.10.2023 by Marc Chernoff // 18 Comments

Where you ultimately end up is dependent on your daily attitude and response.

This morning one of our course students, Monica — a recovering victim of a fairly recent and debilitating car accident — was smiling from ear to ear the minute our FaceTime coaching session began. “What has you in such good spirits today?” I asked her. “I’m thinking differently about things…about how lucky I am to be alive,” she replied. “I thought the injuries I sustained in that accident last year signified the end of life as I know it, but now I realize they signify the beginning.”

All details aside, Monica decided to begin [Read more…]