Last year, I talked about how I would summarize my resolutions and intentions for the new year in one word. The word I’m choosing for 2017 is COMMITMENT. It’s a big word, reserved for important relationships. Its synonyms are: devotion, promise, fidelity, faith and dedication. It feels right to make promises again—after having flings with […]
I’ve stopped making resolutions a few years ago ever since I discovered Unravelling by Susannah Conway. Her workbook encourages you to look back at the year that was, celebrate the joys, be gentle, forgive others and then let go. The plan for the new year is to think of your word for the year and […]
It’s New Year’s Eve and instead of my standard list, I’m putting together a list of 10 awesome things that happened this year. 1. I graduated from the Courageous Coaching Training Program. 2. I started this blog. 3. I went to the Frankfurt Book Fair and then Berlin, a city I’ve always wanted to visit. […]
When I first started training to be a life coach, I struggled with the term. It brought to mind quotes such as “Do more of what makes you happy” or “Do what you love,” soggy tissues, a pile of self-help books and The Secret-type practices such as writing a check with the amount you want […]
A lot of the blogs I read are doing their annual countdowns and goal setting for 2016. There are tips on how to make and keep New Year’s resolutions and the most unforgettable moments of the past year. Before I go into that space of planning for the year ahead, I want to keep my […]
In the past month, I have found myself falling into old patterns of working too hard, of not making time for me, of burying myself in busyness. In the middle of all of that, I would ask myself: Is this want I want my life to look like? I would remind myself: Remember how you […]
