Moving from Hustle Mode to Peace

Moving from Hustle Mode to Peace

Let’s talk about the hustle culture and how our society glorifies and encourages it and what is the opposite. The definition of hustle: verb force (someone) to move hurriedly or unceremoniously in a specified direction.”they hustled him into the back of a...
What are you grateful for today?

What are you grateful for today?

Gratitude helps you see what is there instead of what isn’t As many of you know, I have been gradually breaking up with hustle culture, which has opened up a renewed interest in practices like gratitude. When I was bogged down by my to-do list, rushing around with a...
Working Through Resentment

Working Through Resentment

A universal feeling that often gets uncovered in coaching sessions is resentment. This sometimes covert feeling can really eat away at someone and linger if it is not addressed, so I thought it would be helpful to define it and start to talk about ways to work with it...
I Had It All Backwards – Results Don’t Create Feelings

I Had It All Backwards – Results Don’t Create Feelings

A significant aspect I had wrong or backward before becoming a coach was the belief that I would feel certain once I achieved a desired outcome. For example, I believed that losing 20 pounds would make me feel happier, more secure, and accomplished. Similarly, I...
Big Moves – Big Feelings

Big Moves – Big Feelings

I have come to realize as a coach that the bigger goal someone has, the bigger the negative feelings that he, she, they has to interact with. For example, one of my clients has a goal to lose 50 pounds. We discussed the likelihood that if she wants to lose this...
Looking Up To Everyone Else

Looking Up To Everyone Else

As a shy girl growing up in the 80’s, I really wish that cultivating my practice of going within was promoted more. I realize now that I outsourced most of my decision-making externally.  I took the opinions from teachers, priests, parents, and friends over my...
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