My intentions have slowly started to fall off the wall. I had seven pretty 4×6 colored cards up, listing my intentions for different areas of my life. I haven’t updated them in a few years, and apparently “the universe” has decided to prod me along a bit. The ones that still inspire me stayed up. […]
7 Steps to Creating Powerful Intentions
What Do You Really Want?
Sakichi Toyoda, founder of Toyota industries, came up with the concept of “the 5 whys” – asking why five times in order to drill down to the heart of a problem. We use this tool in life coaching too, and usually find that by the time you get to the fifth why, you have the […]
Are You Failing? Try This to See Why
You might be familiar with this story: you create your vision. You create goals to support that vision. Then, you do absolutely nothing related to that goal or vision, except feel vaguely bad about not moving towards it. Welcome to the club. I cannot tell you the number of times I have done this. Often, […]
Are You Who You Want to Be? Three Steps for Getting There
Have you noticed the onslaught of pumpkin flavored items? Do you feel that amazing, crisp bite in the air that signals that fall is nearly here? I seriously wish I felt that crisp bite; though it’s scheduled to be nearly 100 degrees here in Los Angeles as I publish this, I’m still determined to feel […]
Battle Tactics: Beginning at the End
Happy first Sunday of 2013! Since we’re all likely still in goal/resolution mode, I want to share with you one of my favorite tactics for creating the results you want. Martha Beck shares this in Steering by Starlight, and calls it “Beginning at the End.” I’ve also heard it called “acting as if” whatever you […]