Wait, it’s only October, why am I talking about resolutions? I know I’m not the only one who has made a New Year’s Resolution only to abandon it after a few weeks. I want to start now exploring why resolutions fail, and how to make yours stick.

We all have that friend. You know, the one who always calls you to lament about their life. They complain about how chaotic their mornings are, trying to get lunches packed, kids dressed, breakfast ready, running out the door only to run back in because their youngest forgot their lunch box - again! Or your friend calls you every Friday afternoon, exhausted and wanting to meet for a glass of wine after her hectic, stress-filled, miserable week at a...

September is like a Monday. Follow my logic for a moment. A wise person (and you know who you are) tells me repeatedly that Monday is an opportunity to set an intention for the kind of week you want to have. Maybe you’re the person who sees Monday as an ending. An ending to the freedom and fun of the weekend. Maybe you drag yourself out of bed on a Monday morning with dread. You long for the carefree pace of the weekend. But what if you see Mon...

A new school year. The photos of the “first day of school” fill my social media feeds. My connections are varied, so I have friends whose children are going to kindergarten, 3rd grade, middle school, high school and college. My son started his freshman year of high school this week, but I remember his first day of kindergarten like it was yesterday! From what I’m told by other parents who have older kids, these next 4 years will pass in a blink! Bef...

I failed. Yep, there it is. I said it. Why are we so afraid to say those two little words out loud? Or for that matter, we even hesitate to say them to ourselves! I’m not accustomed to failing. I generally accomplish what I set out to do. Until I didn’t accomplish what I set out to do. I had announced to friends, family and strangers that I was transitioning into working as a realtor, how do I now say “never mind, I’m not doing that now.” Gasp...

“I could never do that.” “That would take too much time.” “It’s too late for me to try that.” “I’m not creative enough.” “I would LOVE to do that...but no, I couldn’t.” Are these the voices in your head when you think about your possible next step? Do you censor your potential?

I work with people who want to change their lives! Arguably the biggest chunk of our lives is spent in our “job.” I define this as how we choose to contribute to our family and/or how we choose to support ourselves. This could take the form of someone who has chosen to leave the house every day to work a full time job. This could also take the form of someone who works in the home, whether that is parenting children, running a household, working r...

I have the honor...yes honor…and pleasure of working with high schoolers. I love it! I get to help them learn about themselves and what they are capable of. I get to support them while they talk about what they love to do and what they don’t love to do. I get to point out their strengths and show them possible paths forward.

As parents, we want nothing more than for our children to become successful and happy. We support them through the transitions from elementary school to middle school, from middle school to high school, from high school to college, and from college to a career. All big milestones! But are we focusing on the right things? Are we helping them enough? Are we helping them too much? Will they get into a good college? Knowing how best to support our ...

But what if you CAN change a situation? What if it is totally within your power to make an adjustment that will improve your life in one or more ways? I want to talk about the first part of the quote, that if you don’t like something, change it! I want to revisit the topic of “the comfort zone.”

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” - Maya Angelou

Growth Mindset. This term feels like a recent catch phrase to me. I’m not sure if it's just something I have discovered recently because of my deep dive into the world of personal development, or if it is really a new topic for blogs, podcasts, facebook lives, etc. But for many years now, before I even knew what having a growth mindset meant, I have surrounded myself with images of growth.

I started discovering gray in my hair from the early age of 22. So covering my gray regularly and getting my roots done was far from drudgery for me, because it gave me the excuse to go to the salon often. But recently I’ve been thinking about a drastic change. Not only a change in my hair color, but a change that is requiring a shift in my attitude and mindset. I’ve decided to let my hair go gray.

OK everybody. I’m here to drop a little science on you today. Specifically, the science of behavior. In my previous post HERE I shared my morning routine. I shared how I took back my mornings and now set myself up for having a successful day by starting with gratitude and focus. The picture above this blog post was on the day, about three months ago, I hit a milestone. It was my 100th Pilates class! I have always struggled adding exercise to my rou...

I have never considered myself a morning person. It’s always been a joke in my family that I could sleep through anything, especially my alarm in the morning. My husband hates when I set an alarm in the morning. It’s loud, annoying, and goes off for far too long before I find it and turn it off. I’ve always been one of those people who sets the alarm for at least 30 minutes before I absolutely have to get out of bed, so that I could hit the snooze...

I have found my purpose. My reason for doing what I do. My reason why I am working so hard...and loving it. I have finally blended all of my education, experience and the things I naturally gravitate towards into one glorious purpose. One culminating “why.” Are you curious yet? Well, I have discovered that my why is listening to people tell their story, discovering what makes them tick, and helping them find their why.

Coaching with me is not one-size-fits-all.  Everyone learns differently. We all have different ways of interacting in and existing in...

Life Coach.  If you Google “Life Coach” you’ll find the definition stated as a wellness professional who helps people make progress in...

If we’re lucky, life brings us through cycles of comfort (AKA the comfort zone) followed by change and transition, which hopefully leads...

2020.  What can I say that hasn’t already been said about this crazy year.  But actually, 2019 was a crazy year for me too.  We left a...

As I begin to make my annual Christmas list (for giving, not receiving)  I begin to think about the idea of stuff.  Do my loved ones...

The beginning of November inevitably brings thoughts of the holidays.  It's hard to avoid the onslaught of mainstream marketing on...

It’s October and we are solidly into Fall...my favorite!  I’m so thankful that I live in an area of the world where we experience all...

You know that old Aesop fable The Town Mouse and The  Country Mouse?  I don’t remember all the details of it at this point, but the idea...