A friend sent me a link to a YouTube video on The Power of Words. You will see how by just changing the written words the same message is dramatically changed. I urge you to see it a
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Since my expertise is helping people make changes so that they can feel in charge of their lives [...]
We all want to have power over our own life. Most of us have it in one or more areas of our life but real empowerment comes from feeling in control in all areas of our life.
I recently coached a successful business man who shared how lonely he was. He had thought that making money [...]
A simple but effective communication skill is to remember to ask HOW questions instead of WHY questions. Ask a child “why did you do that”? The answer inevitably is “I don’t know”. Many a parent has been frustrated by such a response. The same thing of course also happens between adults. The reason is that [...]
Today is Valentine’s Day. My husband reminded me that 45 years ago we had our engagement party on this day. For years Valentine’s Day brought back memories of that special day. Today it was his reminder that brought the memory back. I like to think that the reason I no longer think of that special [...]
Probably the single biggest factor for not taking action is fear. Fear can show up in many variations. It could be fear of being judged, fear of success, fear of embarrassment, fear of rejection, fear of being alone etc.
I can still remember a woman I knew several years ago. She was in midlife and very [...]
In order to be fully engaged in life we need energy and a growth mindset. Without a sufficient amount of energy it is hard to bring forth our best. Think about it, the hours of a day are fixed but the quantity of energy that is available to us is not. How we spend these [...]
As most of you know I believe the most effective way to work on a relationship is to work on self. That is why I focus on building a strong personal foundation. It is when we feel in charge of our own lives that we can objectively and honestly relate with another. When two people [...]
Do you think of yourself as an energy producer? We all can increase our energy level by taking good care of ourselves. I look at taking care of self in two ways. The first is how we take care of our bodies and the second is how we take care of our emotional well being. [...]
How are you using your energy? It is so easy for us to be going through the day without having any conscious awareness of where our energy goes.
Carol had been feeling increasingly frustrated that she could not find any time for herself. It seemed that she was constantly responding to requests and demands. I suggested [...]
I have just come back from a fabulous trip to Brazil visiting Iguazzu Falls, the Panatanal and Rio de Jainero. While in Rio I had to seek medical care because I discovered that I had a tick embedded on my thigh no doubt brought along from the Safari excursion in the Wetlands. Since [...]