From Mandy Yamamoto™
You Never Know Who’s Watching
Have you ever stopped to think about how many eyes are on you? It’s probably more than you realize. Your kids, your team, your family, and your friends are watching. Even people you’ve only met a handful of times notice how you handle what life throws...
Success Leaves Clues
Whether you’re trying to grow a business, advance your career, get better at a sport, improve your finances, or accomplish a personal goal, the process for success in any area of life is remarkably similar. The details...
The Champion’s Mentality
At some point, you have to stop approaching your goals like they’re optional and start attacking them with purpose. That’s what a champion’s mentality is all about. Champions don’t wait around for anything, they just start...
Best Practices for Being Present
In this day and age, there’s always something to do, check, or think about. Your attention is constantly being pulled in 15 different directions. Before you know it, your mind is somewhere else, even when you’re with people or working on something important. Being...
The Clearer Your Future, the Straighter Your Path
If you’ve lived long enough, you already know this: Things rarely go exactly as planned. People bail on plans, kids get sick, opportunities appear out of nowhere, and doors you expected to open, stay closed. Detours are not the...
Grow, Learn, and Change, Every Day
In most cases, growth doesn’t happen after some huge breakthrough or major win. Just like in plants, for people, growth happens one day at a time. And again, like plants, it all depends on the nutrients you’re exposed to. It’s the decision to learn something new,...
Loving Yourself Matters
When life gets stressful and overwhelming, self-care is usually the first thing to disappear. Not because you don’t value it, but because it feels optional when everything else feels urgent. Your deadlines are piling up, your expectations...
Setting Yourself Up for A Fulfilling Day
Having a fulfilling day doesn’t just start with what you do on the morning of that day. It also starts with how you prepare yourself for that day, the night before! Think of it like this: Your nighttime habits are the stage crew preparing the...
The Joy Equation: How Serving Others Adds Up to a Purposeful Life
What do you think when you hear the phrase “serving others?” Do you think of grand gestures like volunteering abroad, founding non-profits, or making huge donations? While things like this are great, the truth is that service isn’t about scale. It’s about spirit....
Balancing Life and Business
How do you balance it all when everything seems important? It’s easy to blur the line between business and personal life. Emails come in at midnight, meetings spill into dinner, and “just 5 more minutes” turns into hours. While ambition drives you toward your...
