I just finished writing my newsletter outline and I had an aha! Something took over, and before I finished I had written about three formal “places” I love to move and one informal one. Informal meaning it isn’t really a place, it is every place, nature, outside. As I found myself describing the formal ones, … Continued
Merriam Webster has a definition for “keep it simple” 1- to make something easy to understand or do and 2. to not do something in a complex or fancy way. In some 12 step programs “keep it simple” is a slogan that helps members to take a step back, notice how they might be complicating … Continued
Goodness. Let’s start with some homework today: (handwritten) What’s your definition? Because your definition is very important here. Write it out. Make a list of attributes you would assign to a “good” person. Who do you know or know of that has these attributes? How do you know? Now your definition, is it realistic, attainable? … Continued
Think about it- you worry for a long time about an outcome of something and you get good news. You run a race and finish. You have a difficult conversation and then it is over, you finish a project or anything that has been “hanging over your head”. Maybe you had a sore toe and … Continued
This from Yung Pueblo and his latest book The Way Forward. “saying less is incredibly helpful not every thought is valuable, not every feeling needs to be voiced what is often best is to slow down and spend time developing a clearer and more informed perspective ego rushes and reacts, but peace moves purposefully and … Continued
Making an effort is good for us. If we are doing it for the right reasons, say for the sake of making an effort, there will probably never be a downside. I am an advocate for taking breaks and having plenty of rests, however, there are many times where we might be able to expect … Continued
There is a book that has been very important to me, my family and my clients for well over 10 years. The Compound Effect, by Darren Hardy, became a staple for life before I even finished it the first time. The ideas are simple and full of common sense, the hard part is sticking to … Continued
I remember as kids that whenever any of us was bugging anyone else an adult would always say “tend to yourself!” Their way of saying “stop bothering them.” Right now, in this time and place might be a good time to think about tending to ourselves. I mean this in a couple of different ways. … Continued
This week’s blog post is very uncomplicated! I have written many times about the importance of getting outside. For us in the northeast US, summer time is a great time to get outside and to see so much beauty surrounding us. When you get outside and combine it with some kind of meditation, mindfulness or … Continued
In my coaching practice I use this great app called the CLI Values Cards (by Coaching and Leadership International)- my initial use was with the actual, real life cards and then moved to the app. My clients and I pick out a “random” word that comes into our session many times. Recognition is one of … Continued