In Inspired and Unstoppable, Tama Kieves, former overworked lawyer and “reluctant mystic” turned bestselling author, speaker and coach. talks about how to wildly succeed in your life’s work, especially if you’re doing the work you love. With personal stories and encouraging words, Tama shows a keen understanding about the hopelessness of going through life uninspired despite all the external […]
Life coaching book club: You Can Create an Exceptional Life
In the book You Can Create An Exceptional Life by Cheryl Richardson and Louise L. Hay, a case is made for the use of affirmations in living the life you want. The core principles of the book lie in the following (all are quotes from the book): Think thoughts that make you feel good, make […]
Life coaching book club: Big Magic
I first discovered Elizabeth Gilbert, as most do, in the book Eat, Pray, Love. Then I was amazed at her range when I was introduced to the intensely beautiful world of one of the most fascinating women of fiction—botanist Alma Whittaker in The Signature of All Things. In her latest book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond […]
Life Coaching Book Club: Thrive by Arianna Huffington
In Thrive, Arianna Huffington redefines the meaning of success—from the accumulation of wealth and the attainment of power to the importance of your well-being. She talks about how to tap into your intuition, reignite your sense of wonder and build your capacity to be compassionate and to give. Not only does she give practical examples […]
Life Coaching Book Club: When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
Pick this book up, not only when things are falling apart. It invites us to lean into what’s uncomfortable, to breathe in turmoil and breathe out peace, to look at difficulty as teacher and friend instead of as an enemy. Its key messages go against our instinct to run away from stress and discomfort but […]
Life coaching book club: Women, Food and God
Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth. This is another book that I would never have picked up as I thought it would be about strategies to lose weight and prevent yourself from overeating. But it’s more than that—it uses food and your consumption of it as a metaphor for what you value and what you […]