Sometimes it can feel like our life situation is just a crappy hand we are dealt. Here's a couple of tips that can help shift this perspective. 

First of all, we want to make sure the "hand" we're dealing with is actually something that is out of our control. We can find ourselves thinking we are s...

Do you set goals the first of the year? Or set a New Year's Resolution?

I never have set what I called a New Year's Resolution, but I have always had new things I've wanted to put into place in the New Year. I have always felt like it's a time to reset, a time to start new. Especially after the las...

There's no "right" or "wrong" way to grieve. Yet many of us question whether we're doing it wrong. 

What creates doubt for you? Other people's expectations? Timeline pressure? Intensity? Judgement or comparison? 

These are all measures against something external. But grief is internal and unique t...

We can slowly accumulate mind clutter without realizing it. Sometimes we hit a wall of realization, but you can process the clutter before you hit the wall.

This time of year it can seem like there is more mental clutter.

Here's a few simple steps to clear all the clutter and a process to ma...

We often think of the Holiday as a time for a break. After all the planning, organizing, and preparations, we are ready for a much needed break. But, do you actually give yourself a break? Or do you create chaos in your mind, when your physical body slows down? Do you allow yourself to really rest a...

I ran across an article that was very eye-opening. It presented scenarios of different places we might derive value, or determine our value. All from outside of us, from associations. It was a different way of looking at this and I wanted to share it. 

Let me know if any of this resonates or if thi...

Motivation

Where does motivation come from? 

It's one of those concepts that we feel is something outside of us. Something where we sit around and wait for it to show up.

So, I went to the googles and found the definition: an internal/external force that drives a person's desire, behavior, and pe...

I have recently discovered how MUCH I do this. As the name implies, it's simply swapping one thought for another. 

You might be thinking, isn't that what you teach us to do? Well, kind of... Hear me out. 

We always get to choose our thoughts. And I encourage us to choose positive, or at least neut...

We've spent the last few weeks talking about specific coaching tools. This week we talk about how to put these into practice for lasting results. 

It's no secret that the tools only work if you use them. And like anything else, you get better the more you practice. 

The process can be a regular pa...

When we are doing thought-work, there is an important step that I want to make sure we don't forget. 

It's so amazing that our thoughts are our choice. We get to decide and we get to be intentional with our thoughts. 

There can be a time where we need to pause and acknowledge and allow where we ar...

Check out this weeks video where I go into depth about the impact of our thoughts and feelings. The next 2 pieces complete this picture and unlocks exactly how and why we have the life we have. Everything we do or don't do is based on how we're feeling. So, unlocking the thought-feeling combination ...

Intentional Thought Creation

Today we are continuing the work we started a few weeks ago. Once we have our Thought Audit (from Sept 2nd) and we do the Evaluation and Review (from Sept 9), we are now ready to work on Intentional Thought Creation. You can access these previous posts in the left sideb...