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A 5-Step Simple Plan for Dealing with Criticism

I have bristles. You probably have them too. They come out when someone says something to me that is critical or that I interpret as a criticism. When they are activated, these bristles set off a chain of internal feelings, thoughts, and physical symptoms. It’s amazing how one comment can’t set this complicated system in […]

Are You Addicted?

This is not a post about substance abuse. This is a post about the little things you do every day that pull you away from what you really want for yourself. It is about addiction to habits and behaviors that suck time away from us without adding much back to our lives or our souls. […]

Who's Holding Your Feet to the Fire? The Power of Intentional Accountability

Before I became a coach, I didn’t know much about coaching. I’d heard the term “life coach” tossed around, but I didn’t understand why people needed to be coached in their lives. Why would I need someone else telling me to do what I already know I should be doing? (Now I know that coaching […]

If You Don't Do It, Does That Mean You Don't Want It?

Recently I found myself caught in an internal dialog about exercise. I’ve been avoiding exercise, and I told myself, “I must not really want to be as fit as I can be. Otherwise I would exercise. If I really wanted it badly enough, I’d do it.” I’ve had that dialog with myself before, and at […]

Make Your Vision a Reality with a Theme for the Month

In my previous post, I wrote about how essential it is to create a life vision for yourself and gave you an exercise for writing your own life vision. Often when I do this exercise with coaching clients, after they have written their vision, they begin to panic. They have just written this detailed vision […]

The One Non-Negotiable Action You Must Take Before Creating Your Bold and Fearless Life

“A bold and fearless life” — does that sound unattainable? Does it sound like the motto for a new age action hero? The idea of living a bold and fearless life might make you think you need special abilities or super powers. But this blog isn’t about that kind of bold and fearless. I’m not […]

The Powerful, Life-Changing Effects of Experimentation When Seeking Your Passion

“There is no such thing as a failed experiment, only experiments with unexpected outcomes.” ~Buckminster Fuller Some of you may know my story of (finally) discovering my life passion — or at least the one I’m loving right now! For those who don’t, here’s a synopsis: (There is a take-away for you at the end. […]

10 Reasons Why You Need to Buck the Status Quo

All of my life I’ve been a good doobie. I was a rule follower. I was the compliant child. The pleaser. I grew up in a household with more than its fair share of turmoil. Everyone around me was breaking the rules and creating havoc. So it became my job to keep the peace. That […]

Can You Really Make a Living Doing What You Love?

In my last post, I posed the question, “Do you really need passion and purpose?” I think the answer is clearly “no,” you don’t need them. Most of the people in the world don’t live with passion and purpose. But I can personally attest to the fact that passion and purpose make life infinitely better. […]

Do You Really Need Passion and Purpose?

The short answer is no. You can get along just fine without a passion or purpose in life. In fact, most people do. Most people are reactors in life. Most people do about what’s expected (or less) and wait to respond to whatever is coming at them. For me, the more important question is, “Do […]

Life Transitions:10 Ways to Boldly Go Through Them

Here in Atlanta the weather has been crazy. One day it is 40 degrees, then the next it’s 70. The trees and flowers are starting to bloom, yet we are hardly out of February.The last few days it’s been looking like spring but feeling like mid-winter. This struggle of the seasons is so analogous to […]

Registration for The Simple Self-Confidence Course

You asked for it. And now it’s here. Back in the fall, I sent a few questions to all of my readers asking what personal development issues would most interest you for a course. The resounding response was self-confidence. Along with Erin Falconer of the mega personal development blog Pick the Brain, I have created […]

You Are Invited! A Free Self-Confidence Webinar

At some point in our lives, all of us have suffered a crisis of confidence. Whether it was a situational issue or a lingering dark cloud of insecurity, a self-confidence problem holds us back from living fully — from living a bold and fearless life. Many people believe that a lack of self-confidence is an […]

20 Simple Ways to Stoke Your Self-Confidence

Once upon a time there was a small child known as you. This child was born into the world pure and perfect, aware only of its own needs. If those needs were met, if someone held you, fed you, kept you safe and warm, your world was perfect. Even as you got a bit older, […]

The Most Important Tool You'll Ever Need For Life Transformation

Sometime in your life you will go on a journey. It will be the longest journey you have ever taken. It is the journey to find yourself. ~Katherine Sharp If I could have only one tool at my disposal to help me on my journey of personal growth, self-awareness, and life transformation, it would be […]

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