I work with high achievers who are adept at setting big goals and getting out of their comfort zones. However, many of them struggle to slow down and take it easy. I too have been guilty of this in business and in fitness – finding it difficult to take days off,...
I think many people assume that self-love is all warm and cuddly filled with bubble baths and cheesy affirmations. When I work with clients, we really try to foster what I call “fierce self-love”. This takes on many forms, but a few worth mentioning today are not soft...
“Avoiding danger is no safe in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold”-Helen Keller For millions of years, fear was arguably our most important emotion. Our survival depended on it. When faced with a life -threatening danger...
I recently stumbled on this quote by Ken Blanchard who says,“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something you accept no excuses-only results.”...
In a previous blog I talked about how vital it is to learn how to allow an urge vs. resisting it, or worse yet giving into an undesired behavior. Let’s say you have an urge to check Facebook when you should be working on this blog, or have an intense urge...
HOne of the most transformative tools I teach my clients is how to allow an urge.Whenever we want to stop doing something, whether that is to stop overdrinking, stop over eating, stop checking phones for messages, stop cleaning, stop texting that ex-boyfriend,...
