The one change I need to make to increase my happiness is to get back to meditation. I need that stillness in my brain in order to clear space for creativity. This is especially true as I build this coaching practice and try new and different things. Getting back to a meditation practice will really […]
I have had some thoughts stirring around about where I want to live. Is it London? Is it Santa Fe? Is it somewhere else? And it feels oddly important even though I’m happy where I am and want to be here. So I want my brain to slow down and give me a break. I […]
Some of the labels I use to talk about myself are: kind, ambitious, aggressive, generous, woman, leader, sister, aunt, friend, difficult, independant, boundaried. I used to really hit myself hard with mean words. My inner critic was a real piece of work and needed an attitude adjustment. Across time I feel like I’ve got a […]
Whiskers on kittens and warm woolen mittens! The song is silly but sweet…but the truth is, we all have a list of a few things on earth that make us feel happy and joyful to be alive in this moment. When I stop to think about what these things are, something happens in my physical […]
As promised in last week’s video, this week I want to get really practical. In this blog you will find some tools and techniques that can help you evelbate your communication skills. The goal being better collaboration, better outcomes, AND finding and using your own unique voice. Active Listening Effective communication starts with active listening. […]
My dad is one of my role models. From him I learned to listen all the way to the end of a person’s sentence, to stop what I’m doing that is important to me in order to make the other person feel important, and to meet each new experience with a sense of adventure. My […]
Hmmm…these days I generally can ask for what I need. But this question makes me think of my need to ask for consideration. I have learned with time to ask for help, but I want to ask for others to be considerate of where I am and what I’m going through. I think what that […]
My younger self would be so proud of me for finally being able to say, “I really want people to like me.” Those words sound and feel desperate as I read them back. But there is no desperation there. Just desire for connection and friendship. I am a person who seeks and wants community. There […]
This month I am looking to work in a new and updated habit of meditation. I used to do it fairly regularly and once even did a stretch of 100 days. But lately my concentration levels are so sporadic that I haven’t been even trying to make the time. So starting today I will try […]
There is only one you. That can be an amazing remind and it can be overwhelming. My hope is that even in your overwhelm you realize that the mere fact that you are here and we need your voice, is enough to spur you on to the next step. What is the next step you […]