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 […]
Heart-crafted. A mishmash of the words handcrafted and heart. I like the idea of crafting something with your heart, in the same way that you create something with your hands. You’re focused. It’s a creative exercise. There’s a sense of pride in the finished object, that same feeling you had when you were in kindergarten of […]
An early-morning message just brought me so much joy. I am a Courageous Living Coach Certification graduate (scream)! This blog post’s headline makes it seem that it just effortlessly happened, that it was easy. It wasn’t. I had to overcome my tendency to be quiet among strangers and speak up during the live classes and on […]
