How are you using your energy? It is so easy for us to be going through the day without having any conscious awareness of where our energy goes.
Carol had been feeling increasingly frustrated that she could not find any time for herself. It seemed that she was constantly responding to requests and demands. I suggested [...]
My name is Kristina von Rosenvinge. I work with people just like you who are ready to build a strong foundation in order to have personal and business success. My specialty is helping people make positive changes by teaching them effective communication, relationship and coping skills. The articles I write and the classes I teach [...]
We attract what we are ready for. What that really means is that the more time and effort we put into being the kind of person we want to be the healthier our relationships become. When I coach people to take action and expand their sense of themselves they begin to attract [...]
Each one of us deep inside wants to feel good about who we are. Simply put we want to accept, respect and love ourselves and have people in our lives who appreciate us just for who we are.
One of my friends had been struggling for years with being overweight. It bothered her greatly. She wanted [...]
I have been writing about changing habits. This got me thinking about the fact that a simple change can produce a profound change in a relationship.
Let us suppose that you want to change the way you respond when you feel verbally attacked. The instinctive response is t o get defensive and lash back. What about [...]
I have been participating in the 30 day blog challenge hosted by Dr. Jeanette Cates. Today is the last day and I am writing number thirty-one. This is what the experience has been like for me.
Although the challenge was external I had to make the decision to participate and stick to achieving my goal. I [...]
I just wrote an article at my other site: http://www.budurl.com/rekindle. It is about how our relationships organize us into repetitive patterns.
Have you ever noticed that after living with someone for a while that conflicts and a good bit of conversation becomes repetitive? I chatted today about the patterns we get into with friends when we [...]
The right mindset does not guarantee anything. It is a great starting off point. Without effort and taking action change does not happen. Yet when we believe that effort will make a difference then we are much more likely to take action because we love to experience our personal growth.
I have seen people grow when [...]
I have been writing about the fixed and growth mindset. Now I will talk about the brain which really validated the growth mindset.
Did you know that the brain is actually like a muscle that keeps getting stronger as you use it? Studies of the brain show that it is capable of forming new connections through [...]
I will start with my favorite quote by Goethe “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it”. What I like about this quote is that there are no built in limitations, the focus is on BEGIN IT. So often we limit ourselves by saying I [...]