Life Coaching
Give Your Top 5 Favorite Books Away
Apr 25th
How Many Times Have You Read The Same Book, Twice?
I spent a good 30 minutes dusting my bookshelf yesterday when it occurred to me that some of my favorite books sit on the shelves waiting to be read, or waiting for a time when I need to reference them. Truth is, I never read the [...]
Listening To Life: What I Learned From Olly The Otter
Apr 14th
I spent a wonderful extended weekend at home with my parents who live in Bend, Oregon, about 3 hours away from me in Portland. I enjoyed lunch, dinner prep, and evening talks with Mom and snowmobiling, tinkering in the garage and early morning coffee (always readily prepared with love for me) with Dad.
It is amazing [...]
Keeping Score
Apr 6th
We’re been raised not to give ourselves too much credit, not to tout our accomplishments and most of all, to never, never keep score. But on my drive home today I got to thinking about the ad in the local paper declaring April 9th, 2010 “Pay It Forward” Day. Albeit a very unique marketing tactic, [...]
Do One Thing Today
Apr 2nd
Curing The Need To “Arrive”
Maybe it’s just me, but I have this desire to have already arrived at the doorstep of my dreams…. Yesterday. So, here’s how I learned to honor the inner pull in all of us by listening and honoring the things that set us on fire even when we feel like we [...]
Row, row, row your boat…
Mar 30th
Keep Going! Especially when you don’t feel like it
I’ll make this one quick. But it’s important, so listen up. I felt my energy and “oomph” waning last night and it carried through to this morning when my alarm went off at 5:30am for my 6:15am yoga class.
“Ugh,” I thought, “Can’t I just sleep in this [...]
Top 5 Things That Make Your World Go ‘Round in Under 4 Minutes
Mar 23rd
I’m in the mood to share some appreciation and I get the feeling that maybe you are too. I see a whole lot more positivity, gratitude, and appreciation happening around me.
Here’s your enriched Life Assignment: Take a moment, sit down and write at least five things that you absolutely love about your life.
Oh wait, did [...]
The Illustrated Life Coach
Mar 19th
Found this great little video illustrating the core benefit and nature of coaching. Is Life Coaching what you thought it would be? How ’bout that nice little road block in the video… bet you’ve seen that before. How do you navigate around, over, or through it?
I Should Have Arrived
Mar 16th
Yes, I actually caught myself saying that today. I was feeling particularly tired and realized that I woke up feeling completely overwhelmed by the thought of an entire day before me. Daunting? A whole beautiful day before me was suddenly daunting? What was I thinking?
Here’s the deal. At some point, during some time, I [...]
Technology Addiction: Stay Connected Without Being Attached
Mar 16th
I read the following article this morning by Alan Cohen and I couldn’t stand it. I had to share because this is true for so many of us. There IS a way to stay connected and “up” with the times without totally disconnecting from real life in the process… Read on, my friends. Read on.
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