Let's be honest, we all love telling dramatic stories about our lives. It can be fun. But let's be careful not to get too absorbed in them. It's easy to get obsessed by stories about how we "just are", how things "happen to us" and how we "have no choice". This kind of language keeps us in victim … [Read more...]
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The Power of Your Values
This is a short story about one of my clients that demonstrates the importance of knowing our personal values system. I believe that finding out what matters to us most in life is one of the most useful things we can do for us. Once we know, we have a compass and benchmark that will … [Read more...]
Continue ReadingHow much does your life excite you?
So many people I speak to feel stuck in a rut. Many of them have highly successful careers and good incomes, yet they feel like living on a treadmill. They tell me that they are dissatisfied and experience life as uninspiring and exhausting. Ask yourself the following: Do you experience life … [Read more...]
Continue ReadingOnce Upon a Time – Why Change?
One of my guilty pleasures is watching the TV show "Once Upon a Time". In one episode, the evil witch asks her authoritarian mother: "Why can't I just be myself?" Her mother answers: "Because you can be so much more!" This reminds me of a few people who have asked me why they should work on their … [Read more...]
Continue ReadingFeeling lost in life?
Sometimes my life coaching clients feel "lost", like a ship that travels without navigation system. Sounds familiar? We probably all have felt lost at times in our lives. This can easily happen when we do not have the following: A CLEAR DESTINATION - Do you have specific goals for each area in … [Read more...]
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