5 Ways to Keep Going

Image by Andre Mouton from Pixabay Do you sometimes feel like you’ve really dropped the ball on your goals? Sometimes we just look in the mirror and don’t like what we see, literally and figuratively. We said we were going to do something, started enthusiastically, and then somehow it petered out.  If this is you, … Continue reading 5 Ways to Keep Going

The Most Damaging Word in Our Language

Image by Sandeep Handa from Pixabay I’ve been listening to Louise Hay’s classic book “You Can Heal Your Life”. She says that the most damaging word in our language is the word “should”. You’ve heard me tell you to stop “shoulding” all over yourself - now you can hear it from the master healer herself. … Continue reading The Most Damaging Word in Our Language

How to Make Changes, Even When You Really Don’t Want to

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Change is hard. That’s the story we tell ourselves. We get all comfortable with the way we’ve always done things, even when we aren’t happy with the results of the way we’ve always done things. The devil you know, and all that. We are comfortably miserable. We give ourselves lots … Continue reading How to Make Changes, Even When You Really Don’t Want to

Is the house on fire, or is it burned toast?

Image by Kim L from Pixabay I heard an excellent training the other day, and I just have to share it with you. It’s about dealing with anxiety and fear, the kind that can paralyze you and keep you from taking the action that you say you want to take. Kudos to Coach Jennie Potter, … Continue reading Is the house on fire, or is it burned toast?

Transforming Stress into Excitement

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Stress is an interesting phenomenon - we think of it as a bad thing, but without it, nothing would ever happen in the world. How can we use it to our advantage? There is a thin line between stress and excitement, and in fact they have many of the … Continue reading Transforming Stress into Excitement

Do You Remember to be Grateful?

Image by wagnercvilela from Pixabay The human mind is wired towards negativity. That has been a very adaptive feature of our operating system during most of our evolution - after all, if you live somewhere where there might be sabre-tooth tigers or bears who want to eat you, it’s a good thing to be alert … Continue reading Do You Remember to be Grateful?