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When you're feeling down, you blame your friends, family, and spend your time thinking about what you want but don’t have now. Your ego (your mind and awareness) tells you stories about your past and based on your interpretations of your past, you doubt yourself and worry about your future. “What if I never have….?” 90% of our thinking is negative and we spend way too much energy thinking about what we don’t have. Shift your thoughts to a positive perspective and be thankful for what you have in the present moment. When you focus on what you have, you instruct the brai

Simply put, happiness is a habit. So can we train ourselves to be happy? According to Wray Herbert as stated in the Newsweek- “research shows that our brains have certain hardwired propensities that might be exploited. For example, our brains tend to register frequently heard facts as true, even ...

This summer, I traveled with my family for our annual vacation to Telluride, Colorado. An interesting event occurred en route that made me pause and reflect on what we really, truly need. We had arrived at the Denver airport and were transferring from a jet to a small commuter plane. It seated perhaps fifteen people. With all the changes in the rules about carry-on baggage now, one can never be too sure what is or isn’t allowed. On this particular flight, we were informed that we were limited to carrying on one item. One item. Now this was disconcerting.

Today, playing Sudoku, I was again reminded that life’s problems often look worse than they really are, and all that needs to be done is take one step at a time. If you’re not familiar with Sudoku, it’s a number game played on a grid similar to a crossword puzzle. I play, because I’m told that ...

I was out with friends for dinner and when we decided it was too early to call it quits, we went to a dance club adjacent to the restaurant for a drink. While we walked over, we laughed as we recalled our previous experiences in clubs. When walked in, we were stunned to find that we felt ...

Ring the Bells That Can RingrnThe Only New Years Resolution You Will Ever Need! rnby Bud Inzer Not long ago my wife brought home a DVD of Leonard Cohen in concert in London from our local library. She has the knack of picking up books and movies that speak to me even though I myself would not have chosen them. This is one of those meaningful surprises. If you have ever watched Leonard Cohen sing you realize that he is more of a poet than singer. When I heard him speak the lin

If you are like many women who’ve spent a lifetime (or what feels like one) struggling with weight and overeating, words like “breakthrough” may sound like unrealistic hype. For many women who are worn out with food and weight struggles, a breakthrough may feel impossible. Why? Their current mindset is one of “struggle.” This question came up recently as I was talking with a new client. Breakthroughs with food and weight aren’t hype and I’ll tell you why.

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Building your Confidence has everything to do with being Successful. Every level of life needs a degree of confidence. Really think about it, no matter your current place in life it's imperative that you have some level of belief in yourself. Quick example for you-If you are a cashier, you had to trust that you could complete an application to get the position, on some level you must trust that you can count money, communicate with supervisors, colleagues and customers.

I do something kind of unusual when I’m writing. (I know, shockingly enough.) I keep a journal of what I’m feeling and thinking when I’m faced with writer’s block. To an outside reader, this journal would probably seem painfully repetitive, because it talks about the same worries again and again. Some common themes are: * “I think I had the last decent idea of my life a few days ago, and the well has officially run dry.” * “I’m not sure I have the brain cells left to do this kind of piece anymore.” * “I’m never going to finish this article — I might as well delete it.”

I was working with a client recently who was terribly challenged by a very old block that forced her to hold back from expressing herself freely and authentically.

Organize is not a four letter word… It’s actually eight letters. When you look around your home or office, do you often get that sick feeling in the pit of your stomach thinking, “Where do I start?” And then because there is such a sense of overwhelm with the notion of even starting, that you ...

The financial markets are extremely uncertain. Last week we had the worst week in DOW’s history and Monday we saw the greatest gains ever. People are losing their homes due to foreclosure or the value of their house is now less than what is owed on it. Layoffs are on the rise. Business ...

This morning, as I sit here at my desk looking out the window at a beautiful, sunny fall day, I’m a bit at a loss on how to begin this article. This article isn’t any different from the others I share with you each week. As usual, it’s about my own life and the reflections that I believe are helpful to other Smart Women. This article is about loving deeply, giving gifts and feeling fear along the way. Sounds like something all women deal with—yes?

My son came home from his first week of middle school with a lot of excitement about his new history class. Turns out they are studying “early man,” the evolution of life and its many changes. This got me thinking about the evolution of women entrepreneurs and the different phases we go through on the journey to business success.

I was recently on a Facebook page for Personal Fitness Trainers and the question came up “What are your REAL THOUGHTS about MILK?” and it turned into a slugging match, which eventually lead into name calling and character assassination. It is a very emotional subject as nutritional preferences are closely linked to core beliefs, personal identity, and group identity (which ‘group’ you belong to).

Defining Boundaries in our own lives proves to be one of the most difficult and yet meaningful tasks I have seen. If you are unable to define your boundaries around areas like time, space, and even language how can you articulate them or, much less, ask that they be respected. Boundaries come ...

-many ask for “things” I thought about and journal about the need for prayer and meditation yesterday. Meditation is a listening skill. I was familiar with prayer. As a child, I learned to pray in Sunday school and even in real school. We said grace before meals, and the like. As my ...

I want to talk about a topic that is a common experience for the Child of God and that experience is called Disappointment. When one begins their walk with Jesus Christ, one expects their lives to become better than they were prior to Jesus Christ. They hope their finances will improve, their health will improve and th

Over the many years I've been coaching, my clients have achieved extraordinary personal and professional results through following the strategizing process outlined below, everything from changing career from one that bores to one that delights, gaining rapid promotion, turning a team (and company) around, turning a redundancy into a life-enhancing opportunity for positive change, writing a novel, starting a successful and dynamic business, moving countries, attracting soulful love, becoming a millionaire, and much more. Here are 10 steps to creating strategies that deliver: 1) Look at y

The Inner Work of Creating Positive Change Contrary to a widely held belief that people do not change, I submit to you that people do change and often in dramatic, life-altering ways. I say this with full confidence as I have witnessed it happen time and time again. Creating positive change in your life is totally possible. You can change yourself and thereby your life. When you are fully committed to making changes in your life, it will happen. That commitment, based on a deep desire for growth, is half the journey.

MORE ON ANGER Today, I had the pleasure of reading an exert from a book called “In God’s Care” by Karen Casey. What a great reminder about the power of anger. How many people do you run into in your own life that give off vibes that make you feel like there is a volcano present and just about ready to explode? Ever feel that way yourself? Anger was made a part of us for a reason. Dealing with it, for many, is an acquired skill. “Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.rn--Albert Einstein

As a woman who has gone through a number of transitions for two lifetimes, I have lived through the uncertainties, difficulties, tensions and risks associated with being uprooted from one's comfort zone. As a professional coach, I've found personal affirmation from other women whose own stories ...

Did you know that you are ten times more likely to make a change in your life by setting a New Year's resolution than someone who does not set one? That gives you pretty good odds to stack against making no resolution this year at all. You are even more likely to achieve your goals if you write them down as this opens your subconscious to begin working on your behalf to bring it to fruition. You may be open to the idea of setting a resolution this year and thinking about last year and how hard it was to achieve any of the goals that you set for yourself.

A ‘coach' is usually associated with sports, with a sergeant type person pacing up and down the sidelines, yelling instructions at hapless players. However, coaching is an integral component in not just sports teams but also in management training and leadership skill building. Coaching makes leadership and management possible for anyone Daniel Goleman, an American psychologist, split leadership styles, or ‘role' played by the individual as leader into six categories. The

Are you afraid to be different? After doing a coaching session this morning, and spending a weekend in what will eventually be our new home town, I thought the question asked and information shown below (Received from Express Coaching-Dr. Randin Brons) was right on the money! Unfortunately, ...

Things get easier as we keep aiming towards our goals. It may not seem like it because we aren't always as clear as we imagine on what these are. We generally have more ideas than we do exacts. Ideas get us started but exacts keep us going (and committed). They also enable us to accelerate our pace, and to recognize our place when we reach it.

You’re in your car, you’ve got your navigation on and directed where to go, your seat belt is fastened, the mirrors adjusted and you’re ready to roll! You’re foot is on the gas but you’re not going anywhere… Your gauges are fine, your tank is full of gas, so why aren’t you moving forward? Oh, now you see – you’re stuck in Neutral, and the car must be in Drive in order to move ahead. (Don’t feel bad – many people are stuck in Neutral and can’t figure out why they’re not moving forward.)

In our world of bigger, faster, stronger, better, we often overlook what it takes to get that way. We act on impulse and will sacrifice our future for the day at hand. Have you thought about how your current actions affect the world around you or your future? It was the act of a small child ...

I was talking with a friend who is in the middle of a divorce, who has a lot of free time in the evenings, and it is driving him nuts! In today’s society many people are buried in ‘busy’ and are looking for a moment just to themselves. This guy doesn’t know what to do with himself. We talked ...

Maybe it’s a famous wedding planner, talk show host, or a local business man or woman. Whoever it is you admire, and want to be like, has qualities that you want to possess. You may already have these qualities but just haven’t freed them from within yourself yet. Selecting someone who you look ...

Some days I feel like a cartoon character and not my beloved Popeye. I am the person you see in the cartoons with the little black cloud over my head every where I go. I’m thankful that I don’t get this way often, and know it will pass, but the feeling is here, right now. I think ...

If you own your own business, you may often put off taking any real time off to just relax and unwind and rejuvenate. You imagine ‘someday’ being able to take a vacation, but the thought of doing it now only creates more stress. How can you go away when there is so much to do? If you take time off, you may lose a great opportunity! It makes no sense, does it: You started your own business for more freedom, yet here you are, feeling like you can’t afford to get away.

You probably know what procrastination is, but have you heard about "structured procrastination"? This definition, from Stanford philosophy professor John Perry, casts structured procrastination as something even "productive" people tend to do: "The list of tasks one has in mind will be ordered ...

For me it started several years ago with a phone call. My childhood best friend was killed in a car accident due to her own alcohol and drugs issues. I had spoken to her several months earlier for the first time in many years and didn’t realize she had such a bad addiction. Her twin boys had just been born and her son [4] was healthy and happy. It seemed her relationship with her husband was strained, however, I didn’t realize just how much.

With the growing awareness of Life Coaching, more and more people are interested in finding out more. They get bits and pieces here and there but are still left wondering exactly what happens, how it works and how much it costs. As these things can vary quite a bit, one thing that is constant is ...

I saw a coaching client recently who wanted to get right down to business and plan out her new, bold life. She wasn’t sure what that life was, but she wanted to map it out, pin it down, and make it happen. She looked at me with exhausted eyes and silently begged me for light. I wanted to tell her, “Put down your organizer and step into chaos.” But she may have smacked me with that eight pound black leather daytimer, so I chose another way to suggest that she let go of t

Why is it that some of the goals you have in life are effortlessly achieved, if almost by "magic," and no matter what you do others never materialize? I believe the answer lies in what I'll call "possibility thinking." For example, very often clients tell me they want "financial independence," but after a little exploratio I find out they don't really believe it's possible.

Let’s start by realizing life is what we make of it. We get to choose what we want as long as we are aware we have that choice. Once we are aware we will always choose what is best for us and never turn back. Most of us however, live in a world of conditions allowing our lives to be dominated by what is happening around us believing that “it’s just the way it is.” Life is out of our control; we’re just a victim of circumstance. Not so… Here’s why… We live in an inside out world. What we believe and feel inside is a direct reflection of how we perceive our outside world.

Have you ever heard hear someone say this statement, “but, I can’t because.” Maybe you’ve even said it a few times yourself. Either way, it is a powerful statement that can change the direction of all the words that follow it. I want you to test this out for yourself the next time you notice someone saying this statement. When you hear it, I think you’ll find that everything that follows it is an explanation or a reason why the person cannot do whatever it may be. The inter

I once had a high-tech angel investor for a client. He often spoke about “one-time learning” for his investments. He wanted the companies he was incubating to learn a lesson the first time, not make the same mistake over again. He would have strong words of feedback for me if he believed that I had repeated a lesson when training one of the leaders in a portfolio company. He wanted every principle to add value, be new, be complete, and for every learner to master it. Done

Attempting to set and achieve goals under stress and worry doesn't work. If the words in your head are saying something like, "I really have to have $5,000 before the end of July or I won't have the tuition to send Mary to College! What on earth is going to happen if I don't get it?

The following is a list of things I'd like to get done, preferably in the next 16 to 22 minutes: * Read the growing pile of extremely interesting-looking books that is currently residing on the floor next to my couch (including The Power of Now, A New Earth, The Conscious Heart, The Lightworker's Way, The Artist's Way, The Vein of Gold, and My Stroke of Insight) * Redesign my website to reflect new testimonials I've received, updated packages I'm offering, and lots of other things I can't think of right now * Come up with a new format for my blog that includes ALL of the thing

At times, even when using the best parenting tactics, teens may need outside help in order to get over their problems. It’s important to know that there are many useful resources in your community that can be called upon when your teen’s depression or anger issues become out of control and more ...

Many women suffer from lack of self confidence and low self esteem and it frustrates them to no end. They want to do more, speak up more often, and feel better about their presence in the world. Basically, they want to audition for, and land, the lead role in their own lives! This article offers some suggestions from a spiritual life coach for women on the process of developing self confidence.

Have you ever had seasons that mirrored symphonies, when everything jelled and every note fell in key without cue? Several of my books have been written on the steps of various buildings in uptow Charlotte beyond the stare of those who consider me homeless, aimless and foolish. ...

Success, the golden ring, is something most people strive for in all areas of their lives, yet, for many people, success remains ete ally elusive. Well, you don’t have to be one of those people. I’ve learned that to be successful, you must have a certain mindset and you must take ...

In a nutshell, expectations are premeditated resentments and disappointments. They are self-sabotaging beliefs we hold that literally set us up to feel bad and keep us stuck in the pain of our divorce. They are in direct conflict with how the world actually works and are based on the phrase, ‘should be’. In order to let go of the pain of our divorce, we must let go of impossible expectations. What exactly is an impossible expectation? How about: I expect me ex to treat me with respect. I expect that my ex will be totally fair as regards our financial settlement.

In my last article, “Watch who you share your pain with,” I described several kinds of people who only make your pain worse by saying the wrong things. I call them, collectively, Dementors, familiar to Harry Potter fans as creatures who suck all hope out of you. They may magnify your tiny symptom into sure death, or seemingly provide incontrovertible evidence that your dreams can never succeed.

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