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We often say that stress isn’t just something that happens to you, it’s a choice you make about how to react to what happens to you. In a sense this is true, but it is an unconscious choice. You’re not only unaware that you’re making a choice, but even that there are any other options.

I coach women who are busy, high-powered, over-committed and exhausted. Most of them are married with children and holding down part or full-time jobs. Their husbands are busy too - they are not just sitting around watching football and drinking beer. These guys are involved with the kids, the ...

Who would you be without your story? Who could you become if you gave up the story of who you think you are? Who you think you are is a mere spec of who you really are. You think you are your history, your experiences, your education, your body, your mind……but you are much more! I discovered ...

Stress is a big deal in midlife. It is everywhere. It plagues us at home. It travels with us on the road. It sleeps with us at night. Compared to today’s multitasking, time-challenged, cyber-stressed baby boomers, cave people led relatively stress-free lifestyles. Between family and ...

Have you ever noticed that the easy part to making changes in your life is the decision? Deciding to do something is the easy part. Putting that decision to action is a little tougher. Now, I am not saying it is impossible, but it is tougher. For example, you may know that exercise is good for ...

One of the most detrimental things that can hinder someone's ability to become wealthy is fear. Fear can play a role in many factors.nnOne of the most obvious fears is fear of failure. So many people are so afraid of failing at something that they literally give up opportunity to gain financially. Most of the time it is simply the failing not the actual outcome of the failing that they are afraid of. nnIf someone is thinking of a project and they are afraid to fail, the best

We live in a high-speed, complex and paradoxical world. High performance leadership requires an approach that meets today’s global challenges. Today its less about finding solutions and more about creating new patters. It’s less about redistribution of skills and more about fostering creative processes. It’s less about competition and more about collaboration. Our present demands a new kind of leadership.

We all know, intuitively, what research tells us: we need companions in life with whom to share both our joys and our pains. People who do not have anyone with whom to share tend to lead more stressful, less healthy lives. Unfortunately, not everyone is an ideal companion for such sharing. If, when you have finished sharing your information, you feel worse, that’s a clue that that person wasn’t the healthiest choice.

Learning how each child differs, according to the origin of psychology, is to every parents advantage otherwise you could be stuck with the label your child is given and your child could, later, have corrective and recovery psychological work to do. The origin of psychology set the stage for ...

Who says that an all in one watch has in order to get dull well plain? There are hundreds or even thousands of ways to explore include watches into your wardrobe that are fashionable and fit in with your solely So a lot of people assume that they possibilities need a multi function single watch. Who says that watches can’t are limited to double chore as pearl necklaces The fact is this : that there are pearl necklaces watches that all your family members have to worry about

How often do you see the real you? Over the past week I spent four nights in LA, one night at my home in Wisconsin, and then two nights in Indianapolis. Each place had a bathroom and each bathroom had a mirror. In the Los Angeles mirror, I looked like a zombie who had the immediate need or a ...

It's not for everyone! As the the number one Online Life Coach this has been a huge breakthrough for many people when they realize that they simply are not cut out to be an entrepreneur, and it's ok. J. Paul Getty in his book How to be Rich talked about the three types of men/employees. The ...

Transitioning from one phase of life to the next can be a scary and unnerving process. To keep your fears and worries in check, cultivate an attitude of optimism and passion for that next chapter. Don’t let others dampen your optimism with doomsday forecasts and their own fears of the unknown. Here are some ways to create enthusiasm and a positive attitude for your next transition: Create a Vision Board Whether your new path is something you planned and trained for in schoo

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says: "I'll try again tomorrow."n--Anne Hunninghakenn“A key quality that distinguishes a successful athlete, or a top-notch performer in any field, is the way he responds to his bad days. ...

LifernHow do you take your Life? Some people think, whatever has done with them is out of their control. These people are just a kind of thinker, not doers. They think a lot and wait passively for a good time and success in their life. Their effort seems to be nothing because they can't think of taking initiatives. I strongly believe whatever is happening to our life is just an accumulated result of the decision we had taken. What we think, how we think, what is our perspecti

Feeling or labeling yourself a victim of your divorce is one of the most disastrous moves you can make. It will prevent you from moving forward into a new life. Victimhood renders you powerless. To create a new life after your divorce takes a person who is fully responsible for their past, present and future. Being responsible means having control over one’s life and that is what it takes to both recover from the emotional wounds of a divorce as well as plan for your new life.

Be honest with yourself, what do you do when friends, co-workers, or relatives tell you what you should or should not do about your life, health, career, relationships, etc? Do you immediately move to action to change what others say you should change? How does what others think about you affect ...

So, you want to become a coach ? nnOne thing you may be thinking about is what area you specialise in. There is definitely a case for becoming a specialist coach – you are likely to be perceived as an expert and therefore people will come to you and consequently you should be able to command higher coaching fees . nnOf course when you are starting out and you are desperate for your first customers it is very tempting to say you will ‘coach anyone’ but this i

It’s official – summer is over! The vibrant green colors of warmer and brighter days are becoming a faint memory. When I look around now, I see a sharp contrast to the green of summer. I see vivid oranges, muted browns, burgundy reds, and tawny taupe’s emerging. I’m reminded now how the ...

Leaders are visionaries. They see the world as it could be and inspire others to work toward that vision. In my lifetime there have been many powerful leaders who ignited movements to change the world. Think Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, the early feminists. All have inspired people to look at the norm, see how it does not serve large numbers of people and to put a stop to oppression.

* A NEW EARTHn * certified life coachn * Creative Theory of Life Recoveryn * Paradoxnn Paradox In The Journey For the last 14 plus years I have been on a journey. I had hit a wall in life, in particular the life I was living inside myself. The outside world may have thought ...

We all live our lives based on assumptions – beliefs we are sure are true about what we are capable of doing, what is acceptable for us to do, and what we think is inevitable. So where do those assumptions come from? I thought of this while attending a play last week. The central characters were an 80-year old man and a 70-something woman, who meet in a dog park. It was sweet, it was touching … and it went nowhere. Well, actually, she went off to Milan to hear an opera at the world-famous opera house he had always dreamed of visiting, but never had. He stayed on the park bench.

What do you do when you feel stressed?

We’ve all heard the term ‘multi-tasking’. And, to some extent, many of us do it every day. We want to accomplish as much as possible in a set amount of time. But, according to experts, multi-tasking actually hurts our productivity! And, if you think about it, you’ll probably realize they’re ...

Deluxe. Several times I was moved, elated, bouncing and feeling so happy being right here, right now. In the last month I read all four Twilight books and I was so blown away by how it made me feel. I’m sitting here thinking. Where have I been? What have I been doing? What have I been waiting for? When was I going to start appreciating art, beauty and artistry again? After I achieved what? What does achieving have to do with appreciation? I remember being a teenager and I was moved, touched, inspired, sparked, enraged and validated by song, art, film and theater.

Build relationships and teams by giving value to your interactio This is the last of a series of articles on handling criticism constructively and without stress. Evaluating other people is something you will do all of your life, both formally, as a teacher, parent, or manager, and informally, as in personal relationships with your peers. Giving feedback to others is a skill that is really worth learning. It will make you more effective and powerful in all your relationships, particularly if you recognize that feedback isn’t always negative.

Sunday morning, the church was packed and the pastor was on a roll. All eyes were locked into that “don’t want to miss this” stare as they watched him pace from side to side in front of the congregation. It wasn’t unlike most other worship services until he announced, “Someone has been stealing ...

I spend a lot of time making decisions. I suspect you do too. You know how it goes: you analyze the pros and cons (and you're so good at seeing both sides of every argument, your pros and cons come out dead even). You ask yourself whether each choice is aligned with your values (you ARE aware of ...

A weekend just past and the first client of day completed, and my head turns to a technique known as mirroring. Funny, as I work with clients to bring out the talent within them, I find myself asking questions that I am, in part, asking of myself. It is true that we see ourselves in others. In ...

Any successful businessperson will tell you she has taken a risk even when those around her may have advised against it. Oprah Winfrey is a risk taker. When she moved from Baltimore to Chicago, she took a huge risk. More importantly, she believed enough in her talents, skills and abilities to ...

Confident people know when to be afraid; they then take action – to run away from the saber-toothed tiger, leave the burning building, or whatever. Unconfident, or socially anxious, people, on the other hand, are wracked by numerous anxieties over what are called “paper tigers”: fears about how they are perceived. If they speak or act, are others silently (or not so silently) going to criticize them? Do they appear foolish, awkward, unstylish…? The list goes on and on.

Take a close look at your life. Who would you say is managing your life, calling all the shots? When you were younger, your parents made both the simple and grand decisions affecting your life. You were OK with this until about the age of 5 when you decided it was time to call the shots. Your ...

Is your career, job, relationship, marriage or life not what you expected? Is your vitality being zapped? Are you bored and tired? Ever get the feeling that something is going to come along and change the course of your life? That you are destined for something great? More money, or success, ...

MAMMOTH TASKnnDo you have too much on your plate at the moment? n nAre you facing a huge task or a daunting challenge or a crushing, unavoidable workload - something so demanding that you don’t know where to begin? Perhaps your starting a new job or setting up a business, moving house or emigrating. Life-changers aside, even ordinary days present intimidating situations. nnDr. Rod Kuhn King, a business consultant in California, once said that “You can eat an elephant if y

With the proliferation of executive and life coaches and the coaching industry in general, I often wonder when it all started - the concept of coaching. There sure are a lot of coaches out there. What criteria should clients use when evaluating a coach’s ability to help them attain the life they ...

Stress is something that comes with everyday life. It's not something that we can eliminate completely or need to avoid at all costs, but there are ways to manage stress so that it doesn't consume you. The holidays are almost upon us and even though it's a happy time we all know that it's also a stressful time. Maybe I can help you get through the holiday season with a little less stress. Stress when left out of control can cause significant anxiety or depression, as well as

My youngest sister once told me (very insightfully)” “Face it, Jo; you’re not happy unless you have something to worry about. Once one worry is resolved, you just find something else to worry about.” She was absolutely right; I had to laugh at her observation. However it took someone else to point this out to me before I realized how much I let worry consume me. It was my habitual response to the unknown. I also realized that I did not want to maintain this habit anymore.

It takes hard work to be a confident woman, but the rewards are well worth the effort it takes. Imagine being able to go through your day feeling good about who you are and the decisions you make. Picture yourself laughing at your mistakes instead of beating yourself up. When someone offers ...

I hear all the time from wellness professionals (who seem to be the epitome of perfectionists) who say they don't blog. When I ask them why, I hear the same thing over and over again. Let's see if any of these reasons hit home for you. 1 - I don't blog because I don't know what to say First, I have to say I don't believe that. But if it really IS true, then think of it this way: When you talk to someone, what topic, related to what you do for a living, could you talk on and on and on about? What topics just light you up, that you feel a passion about?

Many people still do not know what a life coach does or even what life coaching is. To answer that question, let's ask another question. What can you and your life coach work on? The simple answer is, just about anything. A life coach is not usually an expert in a specific field. Life coaches ...

What Does Success Mean to You? O.G. nnSuccess is subjective. One man’s failure may be another’s success. If you accumulate wealth at the expense of your health, are you successful? If you are materially poor but intellectually and physically rich, are you successful?n nWhat does success mean for you? Until you ask yourself this question and establish an answer, you will never find contentment. If you are oblivious to your destination, how will you know when you have arriv

You know will power – that elusive stuff that other people seem to have, but you don’t? Or maybe you had a lot of it on January 1, excited by visions of a new you, but somehow the visions have gotten dimmer as the weeks have gone by. The parking lot at the fitness center was so crowded on New Year’s Day that new members circled endlessly, watching for someone to leave. (The veterans knew, grudgingly, to come early.) Soon there will be ample parking once again for the dedicated few who seem to keep going day after day, year after year, without succumbing to what I call the February Fade.

Whether economic times are abundant or tight, it's always an advantage to be a savvy consumer. And whether or not your budget is abundant or tight, it's always beneficial to know how to shop effectively. I remember reading The Millionaire Next Door and was surprised to find that a common trait ...

We hear a lot in personal development circles about how it’s important to “play to our strengths,” instead of wasting time trying to improve our “weak” areas. I want to rethink that notion a bit in this post. It’s probably true that we all have our natural aptitudes. It’s hard to dispute, for example, that some people are born with body types that make them better athletes. But sometimes, when we see ourselves as “bad” at some activity, it’s simply because we don’t like the way we feel when we’re doing it — not because of any inbo lack of talent. The Making Of A “Weak Point”

As an Inspired Action life coach, my job is to support my clients in living a life of happiness, joy, peace, and most importantly, bliss. The dictionary defines bliss as supreme happiness. Most people don't have an experience with bliss. Most people don't know what bliss even is. It is that state of loving life so deeply, so turned on, so much amazement about life, that you can hardly stand it. You are nearly brought to tears of joy in the moment, as you recognize how amazing your experience of life is. Bliss is what happens when you follow the inspired action life coaching process.

This September I spent two days doing resume assessment at the National Job Fair and Training Expo in Toronto. 400 job seekers received free resume assessments from nine resume writers. There was a 2-3 hour wait for this service that was available from 10 am - 8 pm. Since a resume is critical ...

"Is your success because of your system or inspite of it?" This is a questio I ask people each and everyday. Some don't mind the question being asked where as others absolutely loathe having to answer it. Success or lack of it can come about for a variety of reasons. Some good and some not so good. The most important aspect is that your success has come about because of what you have planned,what you have followed through on and what you are committed to. You have made your success happen and have not had it handed tor

Excerpt from the eBook Serendipity Jane’s Guide to Life Coaching Do you ever ask yourself questions like these? • “How can I improve my standard of living?”n • “How can I stick to a diet?”n • “How can I fully take charge of my life?” These are just some of the most common questions people have asked me. To answer them I ask a question in return, namely, “Would you prefer to find the answers to such questions alone or would you welcome the help of a life coach?” Often just the

Listening to a speaker can be very tiring because our minds are distracted quickly due to a low concentration span, it is a format we know and this familiarity keeps us less alert and taking in new information can drain our energy. Therefore to know how to grasp and hold the audience’s attention ...

Many times when I am working with people who want to make a change in their life, the stumbling block is often not knowing where to start. Often we think that we need to create a long list of things to do and it starts to feel like a list of ‘shoulds’. Once this occurs it is very ...