The purpose of this practice is to increase the amount of compassion in the world, including self-compassion. This practice can be done anywhere that people congregate. It should be done on strangers and on people you may know, unobtrusively, from a distance. Try to do all five steps on the […]
Coaching and Self-Awareness
Anxiety Reducing Practice
This is a common sensory awareness grounding exercise that many people find to be a helpful tool to reduce anxiety, increase presence and invoke a sense of calmness & self-control. You should feel more present, relaxed & empowered at the end of the exercise. Here you go! Pay attention to […]
Come on, get Happy – March 2020
In these uncertain and anxiety provoking times of CODIV-19 when you may feel that your life is being controlled by factors outside of you, it can help to remember what happiness feels like. You may be sad or anxious now, and you have also known happiness. Our emotions always come […]
The Truth About Handling Stress – June 2018
A few years ago I came across the article below from the Hearth and Stroke Foundation about the negative effects of stress on heart health. While it’s all true, and the article has some helpful tips, it doesn’t get at what I have learned is the only sustainable way to […]
Experience Coaching – International Coaching Week
To celebrate International Coaching Week, I’m offering my 6 week Leadership & Life “Tune-up” package for everyone even if you are not a past client of mine. Go to the Leadership & Life Coaching page of my web site for more information about this and my other coaching packages. I […]
How to say No with Grace – May 2018
Do you struggle to protect your boundaries and honour your values? Do you find yourself saying yes when you really want to say no? I know I did until I found William Ury’s marvelous book “The Power of a Positive No”. The principles and process in this book have shaped […]
February 2018 – Self-Love
You yourself as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection – Buddha What are the ways in which you are a friend you yourself? What are the ways in which you minimize, ignore or deny your own needs and wants? Every moment is an opportunity […]
January 2018 – Mantra for 2018
Accept what is Let go of what was Have faith in what will be
Coaching to your fullest potential
Do you feel a little stuck about something in your career or life that you’d like to, once-and-for-all, move forward from? Is there something that you’ve tried to change or resolve but you seem to have run out of ways to make this change happen despite your best efforts? I […]
August 2017 – Self-care isn’t selfish
The most important thing you can do every day for yourself and all those who cross your path, directly or indirectly, is to take care of your physical & spiritual needs: move your body in some way that gives you pleasure; eat nutritious food (whole, real unprocessed foods that don’t come […]
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