Gail Lynne Goodwin

By Gail Lynne Goodwin. Each day millions of people around the world pray for something... perhaps a new job, a relationship, financial independence, glowing health, to hear God's voice more clearly, or like yesterday when it's Super Bowl Sunday, perhaps even for their team to win. But how does God decide which prayers to answer and in what way? Watch the Oscars or the Grammy Awards and most people thank God for their success. Does that mean that God doesn't like the ones who didn’t win? A few days ago I was flying from Salt Lake City to New York…

By Gail Lynne Goodwin. Life may provide the circumstances, but we get to choose how to respond to them. I've just returned from sailing with a mastermind group in the British Virgin Islands. We set sail from Anegada to The Bitter End in Virgin Gorda, which is backwards from the trek that most sailors take. As we were sailing our course, there were a lot of boats sailing directly towards us, a 180 degree different heading from our own. One of our crew, who is new to sailing, mentioned that he was amazed that we were able to sail in…

If you had only one thing that you could accomplish in your lifetime, what would it be? Just one thing…. not your entire bucket list. Limiting it to just one thing forces us to focus on what’s really the single, most important thing that we still want to achieve. Perhaps it’s writing a book that will make a difference to millions, raising our children to be good adults, sailing around the world, performing on Broadway or becoming an accomplished artist. Whatever it is for you, bring it to your mind right now. If you don’t know what that one thing…

By Gail Lynne Goodwin. My husband and I are sailing a beautiful 42' sailboat named Hula Kai off the US/Canadian Coast, for two weeks. I think one of the reasons I love sailing is that I’m reminded of so many life lessons while on the water. Yesterday was a perfect example. We planned to sail from Back Eddy’s to Pender Harbor, only a few hours sail, but as we neared Pender and were enjoying the day so much, we decided to go further. We were sailing into uncharted waters where neither of us had ever sailed before. We looked at…

By Gail Lynne Goodwin. A very wise man once said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself". Sometimes we must take the risk, live the adventure and confront things that might frighten us. Yesterday my husband and I arrived at San Juan Sailing, the premier charter company in the San Juan Islands off the coast of Seattle, Washington, to pick up a yacht for a two-week sail. Her name is Hula Kai, and she's a beautiful 42' Catalina sailboat. We are both avid sailors with more than 20 years of experience, mainly in the Caribbean. Knowing that…

By Gail Lynne Goodwin. Sometimes I think I'm a gypsy. I've lived in 10 states over the last 30 years, and when opportunity knocks, I walk through the door, no matter where it might happen to lead. I’m currently living in New York City for 6 weeks, helping a friend with a project that I believe will change the world. (More details about that later….) Yesterday I met a man named Tom, who, coincidentally, was raised in the same small town in Pennsylvania where I grew up. When he heard that I live in Montana, he went crazy. For the…

By Gail Lynne Goodwin. A few days ago I had a conversation with a friend (we'll call him Bob), who was frustrated because he wanted a job opportunity that was offered to one of his coworkers. Bob saw this new opportunity as the answer to his prayers. As you can imagine, when it was offered to someone else, Bob was upset. To him, everything is black or white, and when things didn’t happen in the way that he thought that he needed for them to happen, his entire world crumbled. What Bob didn’t realize was that this situation could be a blessing…

By Gail Lynne Goodwin. Sometimes the greatest limitations we have in life are the ones we place on ourselves. I have a friend named Doug, who is a professional animal trainer. He's best known for his "Hollywood" bear named Bart, the star of Legends of the Fall, The Bear, The Edge and many more films. When Bart was a cub, Doug trained him to walk on a rope, just like we would walk a puppy on a dog leash. The only difference was, as Bart grew bigger, Doug would still walk him on the rope, but would reinforce it with…

By Gail Lynne Goodwin. How do you say goodbye to the man who taught you how to fly? When I was a toddler my dad would fly me through the air in his arms, pretending I was a bird. As a little girl he used to lie down on his back, stretch his legs towards the sky with me balanced on his feet and instantly, I was an airplane. I knew that I could fly anywhere with my dad, even if it was just in my imagination. As I grew older I realized what a gift this metaphor was in…

I just returned home to Montana after spending two weeks back east, helping to care for my father who was dealing with some health issues. On the flight home from New York, back to Montana on Sunday, I called my dad from the layover in Minneapolis, around noon. When he answered the phone in his hospital room, it sounded like I had awakened  him from a deep sleep. I asked him if he wanted to go back to sleep and he said "Yes", telling me that he was so very tired. Looking back, I should have known something was wrong,…

By Gail Lynne Goodwin. Six weeks. Forty-two days. If you live in a climate where you only have 6 weeks of summer, it flies by in an instant. But, if you have to go on a restrictive diet for 6 weeks, suddenly that same period of time drags on as if it were eternity. Funny thing is, forty-two days is still forty-two days. The only thing that makes it seem long or short, is our perspective. Just a couple of weeks ago I was coaching a client through a difficult situation where she needed to relocate for her job for…

By Gail Lynne Goodwin. If you've been reading my blog for any period of time, you know that I write about inspiration and how to live a better life. Today, I want to share something personal with you, about health- yours and mine in particular. Never before has our health been as important as it is today. Two-thirds of adults are either overweight or obese. In the past decade alone, the incidence of diabetes has grown a staggering 90%! Today, a growing number of people are becoming aware that lifestyle choices can have a powerful effect on our health. Yet,…

By Gail Lynne Goodwin. At the end of our path when we look back on life, we won't remember the worry over the bills, the disappointment over not receiving the promotion, or the things that we might have judged as a "failure" in our life. What we will remember, are the moments that we loved, for love is truly the meaning of life. At the core of every religion is one thing- love. When it comes down to it, love is the only thing that really matters. So, if we want to live a life that really matters, the most…

In January of 2007, after being divorced for 7 years, I made a conscious choice to find love. Being an impatient person, I wanted a great relationship - and I wanted it now, so I entered the world of internet dating. I started by creating a vision board, that had a lot of little things and 4 main items-  a home in the mountains of Colorado, a black X-5 BMW, a handsome dark haired man and, figuring that if you're going to dream, you might as well dream BIG... I included a photo of a Gulfstream airplane, because I love to fly.…