when headed in the wrong direction

Steer into the swerve

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If you’ve ever driven in snow, you know sometimes the car does NOT go the way you want it to go.

Goal achievement can give you...

By Christy Lee

For many years, I felt completely out of control with my eating—and I was sure everyone else could see it, too. This self-doubt and fear of what others might be thinking kept me stuck ...

Can my teenager learn this?

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Funny story and small world. ^ That's Emily. I need to capture this because…

It’s almost stranger than fiction, plus I want to help you know what’s possible...

Funny story and small world. I need to capture this because...

It's almost stranger than fiction, plus I want to help you know what's possible for teenagers.

So sit back and take a little ride with ...

By Christy Lee

My grandparents bought land on a hill in the southeast corner of Arizona. Their dream? To grow an apricot orchard and a huge garden where they could harvest and sell their own produce....

By Christy Lee

“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
—Booker T. Washington

About a month ago, I was at a middle school track meet, waiting for my 7th-grade daughter’s turn to thro...

By Christy Lee

Do you ever feel like a dark cloud is looming over you?

Today was one of those days for me. From the moment I got out of bed, my mind was swamped with thoughts of scarcity and lack. I...

By Christy Lee

In 2014, I ran the Layton, Utah Marathon with two of my friends. We had set a bold goal: finish in under 4 hours—a personal record for all three of us.

Race morning came, and it was p...

By Christy Lee

Don't sacrifice what you want most for what you want right now.

A few years ago, I was speaking to a group of teenagers about being in the driver’s seat of their own health. I wanted ...

By Christy Lee

"Be curious. Read widely. Try new things. What people call intelligence boils down to curiosity."
—Aaron Swartz

Over the past 25 years, I’ve learned a lot about my health—what works w...

By Christy Lee

When I was training for my first marathon, I had no idea what I was doing. I had only started running earlier that year. I was excited to stretch outside of my comfort zone and learn s...

Meet Jill MacDonald.

As a young mother Jill volunteered at a non-profit that catered to low income women and children, having first participated as a client. As she offered ideas and made a valuable ...

I watched a show that inspired me AND my children when they were younger to something more. I think it's super healthy to see what's possible, since in general, the media and society at large sets suc...

Throwback time!

This is my friend Linda and I in 2010. She was attending our Mentor Training program, and later shared an experience that proves "the solution to every problem is only an idea away".

Nearly thirty years ago, I caught sight of a rabbit—and it led me to do some pretty wild things. I spent grocery money on seminars, sought counsel from mentors in the middle of the night, and sometime...

If you’ve been following my story since 2002, you know life’s always been a bit of a whirlwind—seven kids, eleven house moves, launching books and programs, diving into homeschooling, learning to cook...

Meet Jacob Gibson.

Jacob is a marriage and family therapist by profession, and while I've known and loved Jacob's wife for a long time, one of my first encounters with Jacob himself was when he joine...

Meet Elise Adams.

Elise was raised as a performer. Her family began performing around the time Elise turned 2. By the time she was 9 the family was professionally performing all over the United State...