Alone But Not Lonely
When’s the last time you took an hour, or a half hour, or even a few minutes, and just spent time quietly being with your Self? If you can’t readily recall when it was, it’s been too long. Alone time is something we need on a regular basis in order to regroup, recharge, and reacquaint [...]
The Link Between Daydreaming and Intelligence
One exercise I recommend that everyone do is to take a solid block of time (even 5 minutes will work!) and delve deeper into what you really want your life to look like, feel like and be like. Answer questions like: “What do I dream?” and “What do I most want to achieve in my [...]
4 Steps to Prioritizing Your Core Values
How do you decide which of your core values has more importance than the next? Obviously, we all have more than one; in fact, you may be able to name 10 or even 15 attributes as being central to your happiness and wellbeing. It’s easy to get carried away as we begin delving deeper into [...]
Find Your Voice
You will never feel completely fulfilled or empowered if you can’t effectively express yourself. After all, none of us live under a rock. We have to interact with others. But we can’t expect other people to understand our wants and needs unless we tell them. For many women, that is the most difficult part of [...]
Manage Your Anger, Honor Your Core Values
Anger – it’s an emotion that all of us have experienced. While it’s usually perceived as a negative emotion, it can actually be productive when understood and then expressed in an honorable way. Consider this: you cannot be angry about something or toward someone that you do not care about. The more angry you are, [...]
When It’s Good to Change and When It’s Not
We’ve been taught over the years that change is good; the idea that we need to embrace change and “go with the flow” is one that has been drilled into our heads by our bosses and teachers and perhaps even our significant other. But honestly – there are times when change isn’t the best option. [...]
Tips for Making Life Change Last
When it comes to changing your life for the better and making sure it’s going to stay that way, you’ve got to go at it with an attitude of being in it for the long haul. If the change has value, then it’s worthwhile to stick with it even when it’s tough. Changing Habits It’s [...]
Achieving Personal Empowerment
A big factor in the ability to bring about positive, lasting change in your life is a concept called personal empowerment. You have to believe that you can in order to do. No one can empower you but you. By honoring your core values, you can truly do anything you set your mind to – [...]
Don’t Go It Alone: Online Resources for Personal Development and Change
As you go through your personal journey toward positive change, you will probably need various tools and resources in order to get past the tough spots – and believe me, you will encounter tough spots. As the old saying goes, nothing worth having comes easy. I certainly don’t mean to discourage you but I do [...]
Power-Full, Positive Change
What is power? Many of the clients I coach consider power to be a form of exerting authority or control over others. That is one kind of power. But it’s tenuous and arbitrary. There’s another kind of power; one that no one can take away from you; one that brings positive change into your own [...]
