The 8 Areas of Life: Health and Well Being

I was in a great class recently with Dr. Richard Boyatzis. He spoke at length about a word I love- renewal. It is something we must constantly be engaged in to live a happy, thriving, meaningful life. A life of well being. This idea of constant renewal fits in well with my study and application … Continued

The 8 Areas of Life: Business/Career

This week I am going to send you off on your own business reset. Whatever your chosen path of working in the world is (and this means in the home, too) a reset can help us to reconfirm, recommit and reinvent. I encourage you to use a reinvention mindset as you do your retreat. Take … Continued

The 8 Areas of Life: Financial

The financial area of life can be a tricky one for many? I have been through many ups and downs over the course of my life. One thing I did, no matter the shame or disappointment in myself, blame or resentment- no matter all of those things, I always held a vision that things could … Continued

The 8 Areas of Life: Social

Social wealth is a new term I am learning and it focuses on the strength of relationships and the sense of belonging. Words like trust, camaraderie, well being and community all come up in this area. It goes beyond your financial wealth and connects directly to living your best life. Having good relationships with people … Continued

The 8 Areas of Life: Mental/Intellectual

When I first learned of this Happiness Survey from my coach trainers at Coaching and Leadership Int. I was instantly excited! I have never looked so closely at the areas of my life and it made it easy for me to see where I was putting my time, and clarity on where I actually wanted … Continued

The 8 Areas of Your Life: Health

Today we begin the 8 week series covering in depth (semi-depth!) each area of life starting with the area of health. It is a broad area to cover and means something different to all of us. As you read my thoughts, I want to encourage you to see what resonates with you, but also to … Continued

Here’s the Challenge!

I get so excited about taking on a good challenge! I got to witness yesterday how good someone can feel when they take on something challenging- when they do it! What comes afterward is an unmatched feeling of goodness toward yourself. Feeling proud of yourself. When was the last time you felt proud of yourself? … Continued

Fierce Fortitude

Today as I was coaching several of my great clients a word popped into my head- fortitude. I started thinking about how some people have strong fortitude- which stems from strength of mind- some have it situationally and some are undeveloped in this area and anywhere in between. After almost 23 years as a coach, … Continued

Living Life Intentionally

Intentionality has been on my mind a lot lately- even the algorithms have caught on! In his book, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, John Maxwell outlines as Law #1- The Law of Intentionality. There is so much more to it, but one of my biggest takeaways is that growth happens on purpose. We hear … Continued

Intentional Kindness

I am fortunate to be connected with so many kind people. They are all around me, and they are all around you, too. Remember that old saying “you see what you are most focused on.” The more you focus on your truth of something, the more proof you find that what you think is true. … Continued