Take yourself back to a year ago and consider where you were and where you have been: Are there any 2011 memories that are sapping your energy: Disappointments, resentments, or frustrations? Make it a point to feel them one last time and then let them go or make a plan to do something (if needed) and then let them go. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be […]
Japanese character for “Harmony” “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Several coaching clients of mine have had a strong desire for more balance in their lives; can you relate to this? I coach them to consider harmony instead of balance. Balance can be wobbly and unstable, think of the person with an extraordinary talent for balance who is skillfully walking a tightrope. They are not exactly […]
My little sister and her husband completed their first (will there be more?) ironman this past Sunday. She and her husband followed a rigorous training program for most of the past year and they were already runners/bikers/swimmers before they started. An ironman course is 2.5 miles of swimming, 100 miles of biking and then a 26.2 mile run (a marathon) to finish it all off. They start at 7am and have till midnight to finish. Yikes! How can I […]
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” – Edith Wharton, 1862-1937, Author I love reflecting the light back to my coaching clients. It is sometimes a challenge for them to see their own light that is buried under big challenges. They need a Coach to reflect it back in order to see it. I also saw the power of my clients doing this in my team coaching this summer. […]
❝Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. Stay hungry. Stay foolish.❞ – Steve Jobs This is from the commencement […]
“Sometimes we have to walk away from everything that has meant security for us in order to reach our dreams” – Stacy Allison–The first American woman to summit Mt. Everest Several years ago, I ended a long marriage that had become miserable and then a couple years ago, I walked away from my big paycheck, big corporate office, and big title to follow my dream. But this was not everything. I still had my big luxurious house. I’m in […]
What? One of my most popular speeches is called, “Using your internalGPS to Stay Positive & Productive in Difficult Times.” Yet, I strongly believe positive thinking and affirmations are dangerous and can keep you stuck in denial for a long time. It did for me. I was unhappy in my marriage and in my career and kept driving forward with a smile pasted on my face and positive affirmations that I would repeat as a mantra in my head; […]
In my last post I explained that at the National Speaker’s Association (NSA) convention, two themes emerged for me: Be true to who you are and Take a Stand. Taking a stand means that some people will not like you, they may even hate you. For me, this is scary. One of my strengths is harmony and I would love if everyone loved and respected everyone else and tolerated their differences. Unfortunately, this is not reality and in fact […]
A couple weeks ago, I went to the National Speakers Association (NSA) annual convention in California (nice to get out of the AZ heat). Two key themes emerged for me: – Be true to who you are – Take a stand and don’t be in the “middle” (watch for more on this in the next post) The most successful speakers are the same on and off of the platform. They are not actors or putting on a show, they […]
It is uncanny how often my coaching opportunities relate to what I also need in my work or life. I have had numerous conversations about staying focused and energized in the face of, “too much to do” or “not enough time” or “I’m feeling overwhelmed with all these changes.” Pause Even for just a minute or 30 seconds. Stand up or sit down and breath, out with “I’m breathing out” and in with “I’m breathing in” and start with […]
