“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 […]
Why saying goodbye may be the best thing you can ever do
A year ago, I said goodbye to the role that defined me for almost two decades. I worked as a publisher at the largest magazine publishing company in the country. I started at 23 as an Associate Publisher, got promoted at 26 to Group Publisher and finally snagged the plum role of Publisher at 32. At […]
Why I coach on the phone
When I first started my life coach training program, I had visions of renting a room in a co-sharing space or redecorating a small studio for my client sessions. There would be cozy chairs, cushy pillows, some candles and pretty art. It would be a beautiful, welcoming environment where you can be supported or clarify your […]
How life coaching changed my life: the pleasure promise
Before I embarked on life coaching, one question I had was whether it would really change my life. I can honestly say: yes, it can—as long as you keep an open mind, which means being ready to answer difficult questions or doing practices that take you out of your comfort zone. One of my biggest […]
What it means to trust myself
This week’s theme during life coach training is trusting myself. We had to do two coaching sessions as homework before class. These, along with the discussions during class this morning, were illuminating and I feel a real shift in my perspective. During coaching and class, I realized the following: 1. “God trusts you.” This year, I […]
There is nothing wrong with you (really!)
One of the things that I’ll be doing regularly on this blog is featuring quotes that resonate with me from all the books that I’ve been reading during my life coach training. This first series is from the book There is Nothing Wrong with You by Cheri Huber. Despite the unattractive cover, it’s filled with very […]
