Self-care: Usually defined as a massage, a pedicure, alone time, meditation, a yoga class, a treat, a retreat when the world gets a little too complicated, when you need to go back to yourself These are all great ideas. My self-care practices run along the same lines: 1. Doing something everyday that gives me joy 2. […]
Look before you leap or take a leap of faith
When you look before you leap, you make sure that there’s a safety net at the end in case things don’t work out. You do your due diligence. You time things properly so that the least number of lives get disrupted, including yours. You make a list of pros and cons. You ask for everyone’s […]
Transformation
Sometimes change happens so slowly. I remember Monday mornings at my old job. I would despair at the expanse of the weeks, months and years that lay before me. I knew what was expected of me day by day, what needed to be accomplished every month and what to do the year before to prepare […]
Why I decided to become a life coach
My counselor asked: Describe the fire within. I sat in front of him, soggy tissues clutched in my hand, trying to visualize what he had asked for, my eyes clenched. It’s a small flame, flickering, barely alive, wavering, as if it can be blown out any minute. I sat in front of him, week after […]
10 Things I’m Loving Now
1. We recently got HGTV in the Philippines and I am obsessed with Beachfront Bargain Hunt and Fixer Upper. The first show feeds into my dream of owning my own beach house while Fixer Upper is all about massive makeovers (an idea that I can really get behind). 2. It’s the hottest summer in memory […]
How life coaching changed my life: Coming from a place of love, not fear
“Close your eyes. Put your hand on your heart. Imagine a beautiful light glowing inside. Imagine that light enveloping you and reaching out to your friends. Imagine that this loving light is surrounding all of you.” My coach recently made me do this visualization. I was struggling with feeling judged by and resentful of a […]
