Three weeks ago, I was at Write Away, the annual all-women writing and life coaching retreat I hold with my partners, authors Sam Sotto and Mina Esguerra. Every year, the overarching theme of the retreat is GIFT. When writers arrive, they are presented with goody bags stuffed to the gills with books, journals, stationery, postcards […]
My reflection on this quote: When I was working in the corporate world, I only knew two speeds: forward and fast. The path was set by my boss and all I had to do was follow. When I decided to become a full-time life coach, the decision was easy. It was staying true to the […]
My reflection on this quote: My journey to becoming a life coach started, as many journeys do, on the internet. Nope, it wasn’t by searching for reviews on Trip Advisor or finding airline deals. It started with a Google search and an email. Then I attended a sample coach training and felt intuitively that my […]
This month, I’m starting a new collaboration with author and artist Abbey Sy. It’s called Your Field Guide for Life. These are weekly reminders on living with love, courage, creativity, acceptance and purpose. May it provide you the pause and inspiration you need as you scroll through your Instagram feed. Art by Abbey, words by […]
I recently asked a client: What are you doing right? One of the worst habits is self-criticism. It is easier to find what’s wrong, where you’re falling short, where you’re less-than than it is to look at how wonderful you and your life already are. In your need to overachieve, be productive and accomplish results, you […]
Since birth, exercise and I were not only NOT best friends but we probably didn’t even live in the same city. For years, I’ve given myself the resolution to exercise more. And then didn’t/found convenient excuses/got lazy. I’ve tried the gift goals route, the habit tracker route and the reward route (i.e. buy cute exercise […]
