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I have been interested as to when,how, and why people change for a long time. No doubt my decision to become a therapist and life coach had to do with this curiosity; however, I also saw myself as playing a part in the change process. Most of the time it is a crisis that [...] Do you realize that the way you talk to yourself is completely in your control? It is by believing this little nugget that you take charge of your life. Let me share with you what Carol, a coaching client, excitedly shared with me today. We had been talking about the importance of changing how [...] Self growth is the foundation for upgrading who one is. The reason is that when we focus on our own growth we accept the fact that the only person we have control over is ourselves. We use our energy for our own growth and want relationships that are good for us. For instance, any [...] 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 [...] Did you know that women start more new businesses in mid life than at any other time of life? I had mentioned mid life in a recent article and received a tweet as to “what is midlife?” I see mid life as being the time from the late forties into sixties and beyond. It [...] Recently I came across the following quote by Stephen Covey “The most important ingredient we put in any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are.” This is especially significant in the midlife transition stage where “what we are” becomes a very personal search. This is the time [...] Recently a woman told that when she looked back on her life that her relationship which was once a bright light now was a a pilot light. She felt that there was still a comfortable connection between her husband and her but the spark was gone. I asked her how she had changed over [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] We interact in many different kinds of relationships. There are our family members, co-workers, friends, our neighbors, the mailman, colleagues, and many others. Some of these relationships are superficial while others greatly impact our lives. Ask yourself which of those enhance your life and which limit you or are not good for you. The [...] |
 
  
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