16th August 2009
Would it surprise you to know research shows that 80% of people have increased productivity after being praised for their work? Or that when children are praised for their efforts, and not their intelligence, they have improved scores on some tests by 30%...
16th August 2009
Are you having enough fun?
Many of the clients with whom I work are high achieving professional women; women who are internally driven and already successful in many areas of their life.
Often these clients come to coaching looking to raise their ...
16th August 2009
Did you pick a good one?
5 keys to creating a more positive attitude
I was reminded about the importance of choosing a good attitude at a High Tea and women's networking event I attended a couple weeks ago. The feature speaker, Laurie Nelson from Fami...
16th August 2009
In January 2009 my colleague, Tammy Cook, and I conducted two 2-hour teleclasses on making 2009 your best year ever. It’s chock-full of meaty content, simple strategies, and some terrific step-by-step information. Despite all the details, almost unive...
16th August 2009
A colleague of mine recently sent me a link to an article written by Liz Massey of Creative Liberty on 7 Ways to Reduce Stress With a To-Don’t List. As a chronic To-DO list maker from waaaaayyyyy back, I was really intrigued by the title! As a coach wh...
16th August 2009
Feeling Drained?
Like fuel in a car, energy is the catalyst needed to keep us in the driver’s seat of our life. Everything we do in life either give us energy or drains our energy. How can we ensure we have the energy needed to get done the things ...
16th August 2009
Five keys for taming your inner Slumdog
I recently saw the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire. It’s rare that I agree with “The Academy”, but this was a really terrific movie with such a moving story. As you likely have heard, it’s about...
16th August 2009
I’ve been reading the book “Changing For Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward” (Authors James O. Prochaska, PH.D., John C. Norcross, PH.D., and Carlo C. Diclemente, PH.D.). I firs...
16th August 2009
The other day I was driving in the car with my 3-year old son, listening to my iPod through the car radio. The song Ballroom Blitz by Sweet (circa) came on and I started jamming “old school”. Aidan was singing right along! Curious what he was singing,...
17th July 2008
Stress and guilt seem to go hand-in-hand. As a working parent, there seems to be
plenty of both to go around! Below are a couple of quick tips that can greatly
reduce feelings of stress and guilt creating greater life harmony.
1. Consciously choos...
17th July 2008
As a professional or business owner, you know people make a snap judgment about
you in the first 30 seconds they meet you. No, it’s not necessarily fair to
judge a book by its cover, but it is the reality. Below are some tried and true
simple th...
09th July 2008
Balance is not an end point destination or a “thing” to be acquired, but is dynamic and always changing. One of the ways to assess the current state of balance in your life is to utilize a coaching tool called the Wheel of Life. I’ve made available ...
09th July 2008
The end of the school year is upon us! If you are a busy working parent like me, this season can be both fun AND challenging. Even if you don’t have children, summer is a wonderful time to reconnect with old friends and family members.
For the majority...
09th July 2008
hink of a time when you had your vision checked at the ophthalmologist. The Dr. assessed your current prescription, tested your vision (“Which looks clearer, 1 or 2?”), ensured you were able to see all the colors of life, prescribed a new prescription...
09th July 2008
WHAT IS BALANCE?
Contrary to popular belief, balance is not an end point destination or a “thing” to be acquired. It is dynamic and always changing. Balance is more of a process not a place. Take a moment and get up from your chair and stand on one f...
