We Hear With Our Heart

Did you know that there is a difference between hearing and listening? When you talk to your partner do you feel that he/she really gets what you are saying? Here is how I like to look at the difference: We listen with our ears and we hear with our heart.

In order to be able to [...]

You Are Not Listening

‘You are not listening’ is a common outburst when two people are frustrated with each other.  Usually they are trying to discuss something  and the interaction has become emotionally charged.  Unless they find a way to calm down it becomes hard to find a satisfactory solution to the conflict.  That is because when people  are emotionally agitated they [...]

Communication-How do you talk to yourself?

Do you realize that the way you talk to yourself is completely in your control? It is by believing this little nugget that you take charge of your life.

Let me share with you what Carol, a coaching client, excitedly shared with me today.  We had been talking about the importance of changing how she spoke [...]

Self-Growth and Limiting Beliefs

Have you noticed how easy it is to hold ourselves back by our limiting beliefs?  Usually we are not even aware that we are limiting ourselves because at the time our thinking  seems to make a lot of sense.  It is in retrospect that we might say “why didn’t I do that?”

Limiting beliefs are powerful [...]

Communication and Change

Earlier today Egyptian President Mubarak stepped down after 18 days of protests against his rule. The protesters communicated in mass the need for change in their country.  They did this in a relatively peaceful way by being persistent in acting on their  belief that change was necessary.

I have been very interested in the question of [...]

Midlife is a Time of Growth

I have been invited to meet with a group of dynamic women at a special luncheon to talk about midlife and how to come through this time of life  with optimism and direction.

This is a pivotal time in a woman’s life.  I look forward to sharing ideas and tools that will help them get through [...]

Control in Relationships

Being in a relationship makes it much harder to also stay in control of your own life.  That is because our relationships organize us. Let me tell you about Carol and how she changed in her marriage.  She is a college educated woman who decided to be a stay at home mom.  Over the years [...]

Simple Goal Achieving Rule

I have finally found an effective way to get tasks done that I don’t want to do.  I am applying the 20 minute rule.  I found this gem in an old cookbook of my husband’s aunt when we cleared out her Estate.  It was under the heading of helpful  hints.

This is the rule: Every day [...]

Relationships and Goal Setting

Goal setting is a New Year’s ritual. Most people make New Year’s Resolutions to reflect some change that they want for themselves.  I find it very helpful to do.  It gives me a chance to think of my highest priorities.  I have found that when I look back at 2010 that some of my goals [...]

Growing People and Herbs

I have been in the people growing business all of my professional life as a  coach, educator, and therapist.  We all have the capacity and need to keep growing throughout life. It saddens me when I see people short change themselves by the limiting beliefs they hold.  I am passionate about helping people  grow by [...]