Category: Coaching Tips
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Don’t Let Emotions Hijack your Day
Has this ever happened to you? You are dreading something, worried, frustrated. But it just doesn’t make sense. Why am I so worried about THIS or so anxious about THAT? Most people don’t question these feelings, but instead chalk them up to “intuition” (See last week’s BLOG on intuition). I hear people call it “confirmation Read more
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The Certainty of Solo, Intuition and The Force
Yes, I’m a Star Wars fan. Sometimes, Han and I even do yoga together. The other day, while upside down on my mat and glancing over at Han for inspiration (and maybe a little rescue), I thought about that unforgettable scene in The Empire Strikes Back. Princess Leia looks at Han as he’s about to Read more
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Pick your BEST THOUGHTS!
Did you know that feelings aren’t facts but products of thoughts? And, depending on who you read & what you believe, the human brain has anywhere from 10- 60 thousand thoughts per day. The scientist in me always wonders: 1. How are they counting thoughts? 2. Is that method reliable? So, I ask you, if Read more
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It was always meant to happen that way
Recently, I read a book with this title. I was in bed, exhausted, AND still reading because I like to read before bed. (Hello, go to sleep!) When I turned to page 25, the title was “It was always meant to happen that way.” The premise, based on work from Byron Katie, is that all Read more
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Are you Celebrating??
It’s almost graduation! I’ve been in higher education for 30 years (yes, I started when I was 12) so I’ve been to A LOT of graduation ceremonies…which makes them less celebration and more work commitment. Until now…. That’s right…I’m celebrating my youngest as she walks across the stage to receive her Bachelor’s degree. CAN. NOT. Read more
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How to get Time on Your Side
Dear Time Traveler (that’s you), I recently watched a YouTube video of The Rolling Stones on The Ed Sullivan Show from 1964—back when TV was black and white, but Mick Jagger’s charisma was already in full technicolor. There he was with his baby face and mop-top, singing: “Time is on my side, yes it is…” Read more
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Why Meditate?
The word meditation conjures images from a Buddhist monk sitting quietly beneath the ancient Bodhi tree to the savvy New York businessman taking a sojourn in a high-tech Wall Street meditation pod. Each would be correct, as the definitions of “meditation” are as numerous and unique as the practitioners. “Meditation” is synonymous with “thought, consideration, Read more
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Is THERE really better than HERE?
Hopefully, you read the Newsletter last week about Dorothy and her shoes (If not here’s a LINK). As I mentioned last week, it took Dorothy 102 minutes to realize there is no place like home. The bigger lesson here, in my opinion, is that THERE is never BETTER than here. At the beginning of The Wizard Read more
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Dorothy You’ve Had the Power All Along
The hype surrounding WICKED has me thinking of the many lessons in the original movie, The Wizard of Oz. First, there is Dorothy, running away to find something better. The irony of that? She spends all her time in OZ trying to get back home. Begs the question, “Is THERE better than HERE?” But that’s Read more
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A Novel Approach to Habit Change
“You are very regimented.” Someone said this to me one time. It did NOT feel like a compliment. The comment made me think of my dad and his army ways. Socks rolled just so, shirts pressed to within an inch of their lives. Regimented. Of course, I have rituals. Everyone has rituals. Habits. The brain Read more