Blog
Dealing With the Unknown
The beginning of the new school year has come and gone. The excitement of what to come is coupled with the fears of what may be. One would think that after 18 months of dealing with uncertainty and the unknown we would have become adept at it. And yet, we’re still craving control. Control over our circumstances, our decisions, our lives. But, as much as we would like, the decisions other people make and their behaviors are not ever within our control. The one thing we can learn to do is to control our mindset.
The Importance of Moving from Doing to Being
One of the things I’ve learned through coaching - both as a practitioner and as a client - is the clear distinction between doing and being. The more time we focus on being instead of doing ultimately allows us to start to define our lives - both personal and professional - on our terms.
In this week’s blog, I walk you through several practices that can help you shift your focus from a place of goal oriented doing to a space of allowing and being. It’s only from this place that we can start to build our lives in the way that is most meaningful to us.
There’s Nothing Wrong With You
Psst… I have a question for you. How many times has something not gone to plan and your immediate reaction is “what is wrong with me?”
As women, demonizing ourselves is our #1 pastime and we don’t even get to enjoy it. Instead, we feel alone and swear everyone else has it together in ways we don’t.
Here are some reasons why we do this and strategies to start shifting from automatically believing you’re wrong to opening yourself up to the possibility of being right, just the way you are.
Believing in Possiblity
As adults, we generally move further and further away from believing in what’s possible and settling for what our brains believe is probable or likely to occur. And, since our brains are doing their best to protect us, they throw in all sorts of challenges that could occur, just so we’re prepared for the worst. Here are some ideas on how to start to tame your brain and start to open yourself up to what’s truly possible for you.
Leading Through Intuition
Everything you need to know about using your intuition as a leader is already within you. Your intuition comes from every experience, person, piece of media, successes and failures you have already had. It’s the unlearning and uncoupling from the fear, anxiousness or overwhelm we’ve become so accustomed to that is the greatest hurdle. Here are a few ideas on how you can get started with this process as you learn to hear what your intuitive voice sounds like.
Finding Courage to Change
When life feels challenging, boring, mundane or overwhelming, stopping to see where you have strayed from what you most want in your life is the first step towards living courageously.
Opening Up to Possibility
Friday Fab Five - Are You Hiding Out?
Do you ever feel like you’re not showing up the way you want to in order to keep moving forward? I call that hiding out. When things get overwhelming or I’m afraid of taking a next step, I tend to go into hiding. Here are a few ways to nip that and step into the light, even when you’re feeling shaky.