Stay Connected to What Matters Most
Recently, I was speaking to a client who I worked with 5 years ago, she was returning to get coaching on her next career-life transition. We started the session with her updating me on the past 5 years. She was articulate and had clear wisdom that some of her fears and anxiety were based in the past.
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Filed Under: Connection The Enneagram and Why it is so Cool
What is the Enneagram?
The Enneagram is an ancient spiritual system that describes nine different personality types or styles based on motivation. It is an excellent tool to use for personal and spiritual evolution. It can be used as a tool for self-compassion as well as a way to to generate empathy for oth... [Read More]
Filed Under: Purpose Baby Steps Create Change
“The journey of 1,000 steps begins with the first step” -Lao Tzu
This quote by Lao Tzu is one of my favorites. The beginning is the most powerful part of any journey. Once you start, you can create momentum, but it is the beginning that sparks the energy. You just need to decide if you want the change more than you want your ... [Read More]
Filed Under: Flourishing Inspiration, Effort, and Flow
I love thinking about life through the seasons, especially the older I become. Each season brings us a new beginning and ending-- weather, foods, flowers, plants, and trees. Nature reminds us that nothing stays the same, yet there is a beautiful rhythm we can expect in life. The sun rises, the moon shines at night. The sun shines greater in sum... [Read More]
Filed Under: Connection Rethinking the Way We Set Goals
Part of being successful is picking the right goals for yourself. Setting yourself up for success is a major aspect of gaining satisfaction in your career and in your family life. Often though, we set ourselves up for failure by having goals that simply cannot be accomplished. Not only does setting impossible goals guarantee failure, it blocks us f... [Read More]
Filed Under: Flourishing How Can Death Be a Motivator?
There is one certainty in life: We will die. Death can seem like a taboo topic in our culture, but it is the one inevitability for everyone. When my clients and I first begin working together, one of the exercises I ask them to do is write their own obituary. I think it is important for all of us to look at our lives from the death perspective. Thi... [Read More]
Filed Under: Purpose Creating Awareness Around Your Motivation
Change can be challenging, especially initiating it and taking that first step. Often our inner critic can get loud and find ways to convince us to remain inactive and keep the status quo. That critic part of us is more committed to the predictable. Being aware of this thinking is very important so that we can recognize it for what it is, a gremlin... [Read More]
Filed Under: Flourishing