Merriam-Webster’s dictionary describes self-image as: the way you think about yourself and your abilities or appearance. When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see? Is your self-talk positive or negative? If your answer is negative, you are not alone....
“Some people are old at 18 and some people are young at 90… Time is a concept that humans created.” ~ Yoko Ono I’m sure we all agree that what we want in our 20s is TOTALLY different from what we value most in our 30s, 40s, 50s and even 60s! The core essence of who...
“If we lose love and self respect for each other, This is how we finally die.” ~Maya Angelou Giving respect to those who we believe to be worthy is not hard to do. After all, we believe they earned it. But how about extending that respect to all, even those we feel...
“Breaking up is hard to do” a song by Neil Sedaka that was released in 1962 pretty much sums up how one feels when a relationship ends. It’s a phrase that has been uttered by countless people who have experienced heartbreak and struggled to recover from broken...
Hello! My Name is Ummmmm……. Have you ever been stuck where you’re having an identity crisis? Going thru marriages and divorces, not liking your first name and changing it, then not liking your last name and changing it. Back and forth, and back and forth! Changing all...
“Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.” ~Rumi Do you feel like you are spinning your wheels on finding true love? You’re reading books on love, listening to all the wise gurus talk about love, attending seminars on love, and...
“You’re overreacting.” “It happens all the time. Get over it and move on!” “It’s his loss. Just wasn’t meant to be” Comments from well meaning friends most of us have heard at some point or another in our lives. Valid statements all of them, and certainly doled out...
“To act, or not to act: that is the question”, as Shakespeare would have said. Decisions, decisions, decisions! According to various internet sources, an adult makes about 35,000 remotely conscious decisions each day. How mind-boggling! The trajectory of our lives is...
It seems like déjà vu. You have finally found “the one” only to call it quits after a few lunches and dinners with him. You are in this perpetual merry-go-round, meeting most amazing men only to lose them soon after. This can’t be happening! You are exhausted and...
The same letters but placed in this context now have a totally different meaning. All one has to do is add a punctuation mark between the first three words, and voila! From impossible I can now claim that I am possible. All that I needed was a mind shift. As I write...
Rani St. Pucchi is an inspirational speaker, empowerment coach, bestselling author, image consultant, and founder and designer of St. Pucchi, the internationally acclaimed bridal fashion house. She draws on her more than 30 years in the fashion industry to help women abandon debilitating self-doubt, and become the designers of their own lives. Rani empowers thousands of women across the world with her message of body-positivity and self-love.