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  • Do You Have Trouble Communicating?

    Do You Have Trouble Communicating?

    Hard to get your ideas across? Always getting into arguments? Looking for deeper and more meaningful connections but somehow just can’t quite get there? You’re not alone. Most of us think we are great communicators but…somehow whatever we do or say isn’t working the way we want. Words come out of our mouths, but never…

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  • The Quest for True North is Back for 2024

    The Quest for True North is Back for 2024

    Coach Shelly Naughton and I are once again holding The Quest for True North, starting on Sept 18, 2024! FEELING LOST OR STUCK IN LIFE? Can’t figure out which direction to go in? What to do next? It’s a common problem for many in these times. Many clients I meet are in LIFE TRANSITION –…

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  • Do You Suffer and Just Put Up With It?

    Do You Suffer and Just Put Up With It?

    “Suffering for the sake of suffering is pointless. There needs to be an attainable goal or prize that you are reaching for to motivate you. If you are in a position where you have been “eating bitterness” with a path to nowhere, then you need to get off that path for your own good and…

  • Are You A Sleep Procrastinator?

    Are You A Sleep Procrastinator?

    How many of you procrastinate sleeping every night? Get in bed, but don’t turn off the light. Hang out with your devices. Doomscroll for a (long) while. Or watch some videos. Mindless. Relaxing, you say? Unwinding from a busy, stressful day? Some needed quiet time for just you? Before you know it, it’s late. After…

  • Does Life Have You Feeling Like You’re a Sinking Ship?

    Does Life Have You Feeling Like You’re a Sinking Ship?

    Has life got you overwhelmed? Like an overloaded ship that’s sinking lower and lower and taking on water? This graphic came across my feed and it struck a chord. Today’s life is filled with so many things calling for our attention, wanting our time and energy. They overflow our brains and hearts until we feel…

  • Affirmations and Mantras Don’t Work For Me

    Affirmations and Mantras Don’t Work For Me

    How many of you have tried affirmations? Or any kind of mantra, something you recite over and over again with the goal of infusing a thought pattern and changing mindset and feeling? How did it work for you? Not so well? Not at all? Just a boring exercise of talking to oneself with no apparent…

  • When Life Drops Pain Onto Your Lap, What Do You Do?

    When Life Drops Pain Onto Your Lap, What Do You Do?

    This cartoon was too good not to share. When life drops darkness and pain onto your life, how do you respond? If you could create art and beauty from it, how would that look for you? Image credit: Lunarbaboon.com

  • How Sturdy Are You?

    How Sturdy Are You?

    Ever think about your own sturdiness? Sturdy is defined as strongly or solidly built. How strong or solidly built are you? Perhaps there is a slightly alternative meaning here I’m putting forth. I am listening to this excellent Huberman Lab podcast with Dr. Becky Kennedy. She defines “sturdiness” as: The ability to connect to oneself…

  • Are You A Verbal Processor?

    Are You A Verbal Processor?

    Do you think out loud? Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Most people do at some point in their days. But do you think out loud all the time? Your thoughts emerging unbidden vocally, as you try to make sense of them or a problem you’re trying to solve? Perhaps you find that you…

  • Is Your Life Effortless?

    Is Your Life Effortless?

    Do you flow through your life with ease? Or is it filled with struggle, like you’re moving through a pool of thick mud? Is it a dream of yours, to have less effort? To have that elusive flow, that people love to talk about but you can’t seem to get? We all have obstacles in…

  • Do You Advocate For Yourself?

    Do You Advocate For Yourself?

    Speak your mind, your heart, your wishes in order to get what you want and need? Or do you stay silent? And what feelings come up for you when you do? Fear? Worry? Something else? Perhaps even anger at not speaking up? Or do you believe that others should take care of you? Like your…

  • Stepping Out Of The Shadows of the Video Game of Your Life

    Stepping Out Of The Shadows of the Video Game of Your Life

    Another amazing post by Dave Lu. Stop Being a NPC and Be the Main Character Following on his post about the scarcity mindset of immigrant children, how does this one resonate with you? While this post speaks to the Asian American experience, even if you aren’t Asian American, how does the thought of stepping out…

  • How Are We The Same?

    How Are We The Same?

    Are you in conflict with someone right now? How do you feel about that person? Do you think about the differences in opinion you have? How you both have dug in your heels and refuse to give an inch? Tough situation to be in! You want a resolution but only see how far apart you…

  • Finding Virtual Meetings Tough?

    Finding Virtual Meetings Tough?

    You’re not alone. I’ve had many clients come to me wondering about why they can’t seem to communicate well at work. We explore further and realize that they are on Zoom all day long. Sometimes, they do have some in-person meetings. Or perhaps they were in an in-person work situation and now they are mostly…

  • Do You Freeze During Presentations?

    Do You Freeze During Presentations?

    Become speechless? Tongue-tied? Break out into cold sweat? I just happened on this graphic from Psychology Today. When I coach clients with this issue, we often work on things like practicing and preparation. Sometimes we work on calming the nervous system in these situations. But some of these are interesting! Have you tried any of…

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