I’ve always been a pretty straight-forward person. I don’t pretend things are something they’re not. I’ve never been afraid of the truth. The truth is what it is. And I would much rather embrace it, deal with it, and be upfront about it. So imagine my surprise, when I discovered I actually lie to myself […]
Too many years ago to count, I was a young kid in Elementary School. I was having some trouble seeing the chalkboard. My parents took me to get my eyes examined and sure enough, I needed glasses. When I put my glasses on for the first time, the whole world changed. Everything looked different. Things […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. Many of my clients are dismayed that their brains offer them so many negative thoughts about the world around them. They believe these negative thoughts, so much that they start to believe those negative thoughts are facts. And then, unknowingly, they create results in […]
Just short of one year ago I had an idea: I should be a life coach. But let’s backup a few decades to when this dream really began. I have a degree in Psychology. I’ve always wanted to help people with their mental and emotional health. I took my first Psychology class in high school […]
I’m coaching a lot these days, which means I get to hear a lot of stories. That’s what we do as humans, we tell stories. When we tell ourselves stories that serve us, we can make all our dreams come true. But oft times, we tell stories that cause us pain, and keep us stuck […]
We all want something. But how many of us get what we want? Why not? The reason people don’t create the result they want it is because they WANT it, but they aren’t committed to getting it. There is a big difference between WANTING and COMMITTING. So let’s explore this a little. Wanting is passive. […]
I was chatting with my youngest son this morning and he was complaining about how annoying his brother was. I said “Of course he is, brothers are supposed to be annoying.” He looked at me a little skeptically. I reminded him I have four brothers, so obviously I know what I’m talking about. I then […]
I’m tired of asking my kids “How was your day?” or “How was school?” What I want in these moments is not necessarily to hear about the mundane details of their day. Yes, I want to know those things but what I really want is to make a connection. I want to know them. So […]
Most of us have a to-do list of some sort. We live in a world of constant busyness and doing “all the things.” I’m sure if I asked you what’s on your to-do list right now you could rattle off a whole slew of things. But have you ever made a Not-To-Do list? And what […]
Have you ever picked a word to focus on for the year? I’m not talking about setting a specific goal, but rather setting an intention. At the end of next year, if you could sum up your year in one word, one phrase, or one sentence, what would you want it to be? Last year around this time […]
