The first thing I do when coaching professionals around their career is to help them get clear on their values, life purpose, interests, strengths, experiences, and skill set. This phase of the coaching process is designed to help people get clear on who they are and what makes them come alive and sets the foundation for…
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Since today is Thanksgiving, writing about gratitude seems important and relevant to me. I’m grateful for so many things in my life right now, some of which being: Family and friends Ability to pursue my dreams Opportunity to create something different for myself at any moment whether it be changing something externally or shifting my…
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What qualities do you need to connect with to make your vision a reality? Maybe it’s courage, confidence, compassion, wisdom, bravery, belief, hope, love, kindness, perseverance or strength. Whatever the quality or qualities are that you need to connect with to move forward, I would encourage you to connect to this quality, or these qualities,…
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Living a truly meaningful and fulfilling life isn’t easy. It’s not without difficulty, challenges, and roadblocks. It’s DEFINITELY not without fear. In fact, living a meaningful and fulfilling life is likely full of fear because it means we are constantly pushing up to and expanding our edge. And the edge is scary. But, this seems…
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I spent most of my life looking outside of myself for answers. This only left me feeling unfulfilled and unhappy. I have spent the past 6 years asking myself those same questions and looking within myself for the answers. What I have come to find out for myself is that a meaningful and fulfilling life is created…
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In honor of the Super Moon, I set some intentions for how I want to move forward in my life. I’m saying YES to myself and to being as real and authentic as I can be in any given moment. I’m saying YES to holding myself out as a coach and saying NO to accounting…
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I’m traveling to Denver today to attend another session of my coach training and on the first leg of my flight from Gainesville to Charlotte, had the opportunity to read more of one of the books I’m currently reading “The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth” by M.…
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One of the exercises I completed during my coach training was to create a life purpose statement. As you can imagine, it was a daunting task that took some talking through and mulling over the entire weekend. But, by the end of the weekend, I created a life purpose statement that resonated strongly with me…
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Once you start noticing self-limiting beliefs and the circumstances that trigger them, the next step is to learn how to work with them so they don’t keep you from creating and living the life you want. I’m going to share a couple techniques to help you work with them. First, acknowledge their presence. Pretending they…
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Another technique for working with self-limiting beliefs is to build resonance. What does this mean? It means to connect back to your vision and values. Specifically, the visceral feelings you have when you connect to what you want and what’s important to you. If you haven’t already done so, I would encourage you to create…
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