Life Coaching Tip: Choosing a "Word of the Year" will help bring clarity and focus into your new year. It can serve as your North Star to direct your decisions and guide your steps, so you can live more intentionally. You believe what you tell yourself, and since your thoughts create your …
Sing It From the Treetops: The World Needs You to Shine!
Life Coaching Tip: The following story always makes me smile—and it’s the essence of my mission—helping my clients to shine! If you find yourself holding back and hiding behind the scenes, I hope this story inspires you to powerfully show up in all your glory and bravely reveal your brilliance to …
Gradual Transformation: Stay Committed To Moving Forward
Life Coaching Tip: Most transformations take place gradually. It always starts with a decision to begin, and then a daily commitment to continue moving forward, even when the results haven’t become apparent yet. Since that last part isn't always easy, the key to staying motivated is to focus on your …
Happy Is Not a Place; It’s a Decision!
Life Coaching Tip: Although you may have memories of places where you’ve felt joy, there’s no such thing as a “happy place.” Happiness isn’t a place at all. It’s a state of mind. It begins with intentional thoughts that ignite feelings of gratitude, connection, and love—and it’s available to you …
Random Acts of Kindness: It Starts With a Smile
Life Coaching Tip: Random acts of kindness can powerfully impact both the giver and the receiver! As a receiver, it can feel comforting to know that a complete stranger has shown kindness to you. And as a giver, it can create a new perspective that makes your own challenges seem smaller and less …
Hating on Sunshine: Happiness Comes from Within
Life Coaching Tip: If you ever base your happiness, productivity, or peace on a circumstance that you can’t control, then I encourage you to start practicing new, inspiring thoughts about these situations. It's never your circumstances, but it's your thoughts about your circumstances, that …
It’s Worth the Effort: Keep Going!
Life Coaching Tip: It's not unusual to underestimate the amount of work it will take to achieve a goal and then think you “should” be further along after a minimal amount of effort. This tends to then generate feelings of disappointment or frustration, and you may want to quit. You think, “It’s not …
Tenacity: The Key to Achieving Your Goals
Life Coaching Tip: Even if you think your goals feel too far out of reach, you are likely closer than you think. What if obstacles are just part of the process? Don't believe your primal brain when it tells you that you "should" be further along as a means to keep you stuck. You are right on track. …
Get Ahead of the Winter Blues: Set Yourself Up for Success!
Life Coaching Tip: If you have struggled in the past to feel motivated in the long, cold months of winter, then developing some positive habits in advance just makes sense. The initial effort of doing the things that would help you to feel better can be the hardest part. That’s why establishing …
Maybe You’re a Sprinter? – Ditch Procrastination Shame
Life Coaching Tip: It's time to let go of procrastination shame. You just may be a sprinter who likes to work with quick bursts of intense effort and is inspired by a deadline. What's the difference? A procrastinator feels pressured by a deadline, while a sprinter feels inspired. This means the …