I accepted a full-time job offer this week. If all goes as planned, I’ll start on September 24th. Yes, it’s a big step. One in which I didn’t take lightly. When I started my own coaching business about a year and a half ago, I had big dreams (I still do!). I went all in…
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My husband and broke in our new Four Wheel Pop-Up Camper over this past weekend. We drove up Jones Pass… and then made our way to the trailhead of Grays and Torreys, Colorado’s 9th and 11th tallest peaks – both 14ers. We camped overnight Saturday at the trail head and woke up early Sunday morning…
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How does an engineer become an empowerment coach? Through asking for help and following aliveness. Janneke van Veen started her career as a female engineer. She proceeded to work in design, manufacturing, and logistics in Europe and the US. Tired of trying to fit herself into a box that she didn’t fit into, Janneke embraced…
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Two years ago my husband and I sat down and created a plan. An adventure plan. Our plan involved buying a truck, moving to Colorado, and purchasing a Four Wheel Pop-Up Camper. We bought our truck in July of 2017. We moved to Colorado January 2018. And… we are picking up our camper today! Our…
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As my husband and I were driving to the climbing gym Monday evening, the thought came to me that my life (or the life of someone I love) could completely change in a single moment… accident, illness, job loss, divorce, etc. While this wasn’t a new thought, the magnitude of it hit me in a…
Read More Believing success to be a destination, Vickie worked hard to achieve what she thought success to be… a certain level of income, amount of property, and accumulation of wealth. When she arrived at this destination, she was surprised to find out that it wasn’t what she thought it would be. This discovery took Vickie down…
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I went to see Dark Star Orchestra (DSO) over the weekend at Red Rocks. If you haven’t heard of them, they are a band that recreates Grateful Dead concert experiences. On Sunday night, they recreated the Grateful Dead’s legendary Red Rocks show from July 8, 1978, on its 40th anniversary. It was quite an experience.…
Read More Have you ever felt a soul connection with someone? That is how I felt when I met Kristen when I was living in Gainesville, FL. Kristen and I would take long walks together and talk about the meaning of life and what really mattered to us. Needless to say, our friendship flourished and we stayed…
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Deep down I knew my life wasn’t working. But… I didn’t know how to fix it. My marriage wasn’t working. My job wasn’t working. My chosen career path wasn’t working. My life wasn’t working. It appeared fine on the surface level, but there was a gaping crack underneath. I could feel it. So… I did…
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I’m spending this week with family… and really appreciating the time to connect with certain family members that I don’t get to see very often. It has me reflecting on how much I value and appreciate family. It hasn’t always been this way. Family used to cause me a great deal of stress and anxiety,…
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