Taking Ownership

Keeping Score

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

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…

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 [...]

You Are Missing Something: Are You Listening To Yourself?

I looked at a picture of myself today. A picture of me during one of my happiest, silliest, and most joyful times. And this is what I realized:
When you start doing the things you were born to do, life has a funny way of working out.

You see, what I haven’t told you lately is [...]

Top 5 Things That Make Your World Go ‘Round in Under 4 Minutes

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

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

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

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.

Are [...]

Get Pissed Off!

Yeah, I know, you’re wondering what in the world happened to me this weekend to cause me to write such a post! Here’s the deal. I think it’s important to take time to reflect each day on where I’m at, where I’m going, and what’s happening in my world. For me, I tend to find [...]

It’s Not The End

I received this video in an email from my best friend and absolutely had to share it here. There are times in life when we think we’ve done all we can, we’ve put up with all we can bear, when we’re certain we’ve exceeded the capacity of our strength… and that is when we keep [...]