Trash the Resolutions and Try This
Happy New Year! Last year I suggested you forget making resolutions and create some new daily habits. This year let’s try something new. You’re going to need your 2011 calendar. Grab it, sit back, relax and take some time with these three steps: 1. Review What happened last year? What do you consider your high points? How about your low points? Did you have any turning points? 2. Analyze Dig a little deeper. What actions did you take to create the high points? How about the low points? And do you see how often the turning...
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As I’m sitting at my computer and writing to you I’ve heard all sorts of tearing noises. The first was Trixie ripping up my third pair of slippers (she has regressed to the puppy stage since Coconiña moved in). After I got the slippers out of her mouth, thankfully she moved on to a dog toy. But while Trixie was ripping up the dog toy, Coco was working on one of my shoes. Hmmm, guess I need to close the closet door… This quote reflects one of the life-changing practices at the core of coaching… “make requests,...
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Cheering on my clients’ victories is a wonderful part of being a coach. This delightful short film says it better than I ever could. Wait until you have 15 minutes and enjoy!! I hope you’re smiling! Warmly,
read moreA Quiz from the Universe
Last month I wrote about research which showed using a gratitude journal increases happiness. I’ve heard back from many readers who, each day, are happily writing at least three things for which they are grateful. I’ve been using it too. Today I’d like to share what I did when one of the simple things on my list was taken. My office is on the second floor of our house. When I take a break from coaching or writing I often gaze out of the window beyond my computer screen. A lush, fat limb from the neighbor’s tree grows...
read moreI Totally Forgot What the Fish Taught Me!
Check out this brilliant quote: “Now if someone is tailgating me or doesn’t return my smile or says something “mean,” I remember the orange attack fish and realize it has nothing to do with me.” Guess who said it? You probably have some idea from the title of this blog…That’s right, it was me, in the 9/30/2010 blog, “How a Fish Changed My Life (and can change yours too).” Way back in September I had convinced myself I had learned (from the fish) to follow Don Miguel Ruiz’s second agreement,...
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