All of the Labels You’ve Been Given Don’t Have to Stick Any labels you deal with that seem excessively “sticky” and hard to detach from who you really are? I often hear people say, “I’m so ADD”. Remember that labels are human constructs. They are a part of language to describe characteristics and they carry […]
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Imagine with me that you are out on the land with your clan for a hunting expedition. Spear in hand, you enter a clearing, slowly, cautiously, stepping along a line of thickets holding amongst its prickled strands, plump crimson berries. You halt your weary tribe-mates for some much needed nourishment. In short time, you sense a
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“We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.” – Swami Vivekananda As I contemplated this quote, I began to expand upon the idea that our persistent thoughts become us. We actually create our reality by thinking our thoughts. Thoughts about
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In the corporate world, we hear about tasks forces pulled together tasked with the creation of vision statements. We see plaques and signs around the workplace with these fantastic statements about what the organization is to achieve. What is the purpose of these expressions? Are they just meaningless statements that look good on paper
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I finally did it… After months of “trying”, deleting, changing my mind, and otherwise NOT making this introduction video, I finally followed through and created a video in which I just tell you all a little bit about me and what I do. In the short video, I provide a brief summary of my background,
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While this may not relate to coaching or counseling, it relates to health and the gut biome which strongly connects to our mental well-being, so I will share MY recipe for kombucha.[amd-zlrecipe-recipe:2] Ingredients:
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Successful clients demonstrate certain characteristics that allow them to make the most of our session together. The characteristics I am speaking of most likely represent you if you are reading this and are as follows: Open to hearing my observations as an objective party only interested in your growth. Truly willing to step outside of
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We’ve All Been Low I’ve been there. Most of us have. If you’ve ever been to a point in life that looked bleak, looked like nothing could ever improve, the word daunting seems like an understatement. Fortunately, understanding how our brain works can change our outlook and change our life. You see, when things look hopeless and
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I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. – Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. “The world is moving so fast that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.” – Elbert Hubbard
I really did not want to go for a run yesterday. I could come up with a plethora of (bad) excuses. Too cold Too wet My usual route had to change Weird week with New Years Slightly out of my routine with the kids out of school BUT, on this chilly, windy, overcast late December
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