On why you need a life coach

On why you need a life coach

In the pre-session questionnaire that I send to all clients, one of the questions I ask is:  Why do you want to work with a life coach?  Your reasons are expressed in different ways but they usually boil down to these six things: 1. You want clarity. You feel overwhelmed…by emotion, by conflicting opinions, by […]

On finding inspiration for Mondays

On finding inspiration for Mondays

It’s a Monday and we all need that extra push to get through the day—and week. I’ve collected these words of wisdom from my Life Coaching Book Club picks which will hopefully provide you with inspiration, motivation and grace. From Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed From Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert From The Gifts […]

On things to stop doing

On things to stop doing

Instead of stopping yourself from eating meat on Fridays during Lent, here are five other things to stop doing instead: Stop being unkind to yourself. During these 40 days, don’t power through. Don’t allow that critical voice inside your head to tell you that you’re not good enough. Don’t do things that make you feel […]

On kindness

On kindness

We all need of inspiration and beauty in our days. I find beauty in words, in how they are strung together, are connected to create images, evoke an emotion, make me remember who I truly am and what I want for my life. I re-discovered this poem recently. It caught my heart today (it didn’t […]

On trying new things

On trying new things

A few years back, when our little girls still had chubby legs and asking endless questions that start with “why,” a friend and I were talking about where to send our children to school. She had decided to send her daughter  to her old grade school.  I asked her why since she had complained about […]

On happiness

On happiness

The engagement ring.  The wedding.  The promotion.  The birth of a child.  The award.  The long-term project that’s finally completed, signed off and approved.  The first home.  The second home.  The car. All life-changing moments that should definitely be celebrated. But, as Glinda sang in Wicked: No, I couldn’t be happier Though it is, I […]