Power of Words

A friend sent me a link to a YouTube video on The Power of Words. You will see how by just changing the written words the same message is dramatically changed.  I urge you to see it a

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU> Since my expertise is helping people make changes so that they can feel in charge [...]

Empower Your Life

We all want to have power over our own life.   Most of us have it in one or more areas of our life but real empowerment  comes from feeling in  control in all areas of our life.

I recently coached a successful business man who shared how lonely he was.  He had thought that [...]

Communication Skill: Ask How Not Why

A simple but effective communication skill is to remember to ask HOW questions instead of WHY questions.  Ask a child “why did you do that”? The answer inevitably is “I don’t know”. Many a parent has been frustrated by such a response.  The same thing of course also happens between  adults.  The reason is [...]

Valentine’s Day Musings

Today is Valentine’s Day.  My husband reminded me that 45 years ago we had our engagement party on this day.  For years Valentine’s Day brought back memories of that special day.  Today it was his reminder that brought the memory back.  I like to think that the reason I no longer think of that [...]

Fear Stops Us From Taking Action

Probably the single biggest factor for not taking action is fear.  Fear can show up in many variations. It could be fear of being judged, fear of success, fear of embarrassment, fear of rejection, fear of being alone etc.

I can still remember a woman I knew several years ago.  She was in midlife [...]

Self-Mastery: Create Positive Energy

In order  to be fully engaged in life we need energy and a growth mindset.  Without a sufficient amount of energy it is hard to bring forth our best.  Think about it, the hours of a day are fixed but the quantity of energy that is available to us is not.  How we spend [...]

Relationship Help For You

As most of you know I believe the most effective way to work on a relationship is to work on self.  That is why I focus on  building  a strong personal foundation. It is when we feel in charge of our own lives that we can objectively and honestly  relate with another.  When two [...]

Building Emotional Energy

Do you think of yourself as an energy producer?  We all can increase our energy level by taking good care of ourselves.  I look at taking care of self in two ways.  The first  is how we take care of our bodies and the second is how we take care of our emotional well [...]

Are You in Charge of Your Energy?

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.  [...]

Communication and Relationships

I have just come back from a fabulous  trip to Brazil visiting Iguazzu Falls, the Panatanal and Rio de Jainero.   While in Rio I had to seek medical care because I discovered that I had a tick embedded on my thigh no doubt brought along from the Safari excursion  in the Wetlands.   [...]