Category: Coaching Tips
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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
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Legos and Sidekicks: Train your Brain for Abundance
It’s been a Lego year at our house. Why? That’s a different and longer story but let’s just say my youngest and I have been OBSESSED. As I have been painstakingly (and frustratingly) assembling my beloved R2D2 (1000 pieces for ages 10 and up my A$$) I have been thinking about sidekicks. Have you ever… Read more
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Do dogs feel remorse?
I came home a few days ago to the dog looking…remorseful? Do dogs have remorse? He used yarn that was certainly NOT his as a chew toy (Yes, he has a stash of yarn. He prefers independent dyers if you must know.) I gave him THE LOOK. He immediately went to his crate, put his… Read more
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More of YOU!
“Midlife is not about changing yourself to fit in, but rather, about sharing more of who you are with the world.” – Petra Kolber I have found it to be a rough transition, from fitting in, saying yes, molding myself to what others think I “should” be to being authentically ME. Embodying authenticity has been… Read more