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Must Watch TED Talk for People Who Hate Small Talk
Maybe it’s because I’m an introvert. Or because the way my family of origin communicated. Perhaps it’s because I’ve spent most of my professional life coaching. It’s probably a combination of nature, nurture, and life experience; I’m not really sure. The one thing I am sure of is that I can’t stand small talk. I […]
The Wheel of Life – Your First Step to Living Life on Purpose
The first step to creating a life you truly love is to assess where you’re starting from. Find tools and resources that launch you into the next step in this newly updated post.
How to Show Empathy – When You Don’t Know What to Say
Have you ever worried that you didn’t do a great job showing empathy? Have you been in a situation where someone shared something troubling and you didn’t know what to say? I think it’s safe to say that we’ve all been in a situation where we didn’t know how to respond or relate. That’s why […]
Love Yourself More by Practicing the Reverse Golden Rule
Do unto yourself as you would do unto others. And love yourself as your neighbor. No, I assure you that’s not a typo. In working with high achievers, I get to meet amazing people. These are people I admire and look up to. So I’m always surprised to see how hard they can be on […]
13 Fun Ways to Connect with Your Family While Chasing Your Dreams
Do you have a big dream you’re chasing? Are you filled with purpose and determined to create positive change in this world? Do you ever feel tension between building that dream and creating time to connect with your family? It happens to the best of us. We’re propelled by the excitement of these dreams and […]
Elevate Your Relationships by Improving Your Communication Skills
As I observe conflict in my life and the lives of others, I find it all comes down to one thing― communication. No matter how precisely we communicate something, there will likely be someone who doesn’t get it. I used to get frustrated when people didn’t understand the point I was trying to convey. Then […]
4 Ways to Achieve Any Resolution – The Last One Might Surprise You
Writing about goal-setting and resolutions around the end of the year seems cliché, doesn’t it? But there’s no denying that this is the time of year when people think about that resolution they set a year ago and didn’t quite achieve. It’s the time of year when we think about how we plan to do […]
Build a Foundation to Have the Freedom to Follow Your Dreams – Part III – Supportive Relationships
Welcome back to my series on building a foundation to have the freedom to follow your dreams. I introduced the idea behind this foundation in Part I. If you missed it, you can go back and read it here. Last week I covered the first element of the foundation – Good Health. Which leads us […]
Create Deeper Connections by Taking Time to Disconnect
Think back to the last time you left home without your phone. Did you go back to get it or were you able to carry on without it? I can’t remember the last time I left home without my phone. Smartphones are incredible tools that allow us to carry our entire lives in the palm […]