In 2011, I traveled alone to Paris and spent a week exploring this amazing city, followed by a week on a transformational African safari with one of my heroes and a group of women who would eventually turn into the sisters of my heart. Doesn’t that sound so impressive? Doesn’t it all sound like something […]
What’s Skydiving Going to Do for You, Really?
Are You Ready for an Adventure?
When I finally felt like I was done with my ‘healing journey’, I spent a fair amount of time wondering what in heck I was supposed to do now. I’d gotten used to trudging through healing, processing old wounds, struggling through old crap. When it was over (not that I’m “healed”, but the trudging was […]
Do This to Reach Your Goals
This month’s book review is on Darrin Wiggins’ How To Set Goals: Your Goal Setting Bible For Maximum Personal Achievement; I confess that I did not love this book, though there were many wonderful things about it. It’s really hard for me to identify with a book with a sample ten year vision that includes […]
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 […]
It’s All Too Much: All Hail the Genius of Peter Walsh!
Clutter is a problem for nearly everyone – one many of us have been trying to solve for years, often by using the latest organizational tool or system. If you’re like me, you’ve found that no tool really cuts it, and the only thing that has any real impact long term is getting rid of […]
What Do You Desire?
Recently I began taking a class on developing and deepening my intuition, and have been diligently practicing, because it’s so much fun to do. And, over and over again, no matter what I ask, I keep getting the answer, “what do you want?” or some variation of it. It seems as if the unseen is […]
Creating Your Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all of those celebrating in the US! Today’s post is short and sweet, as I have a gift that I’d like to offer you. For years, I’ve been looking for a daily morning practice that I could do consistently. For me this means it has to be short and sweet, yet […]
Anatomy of Change: Embracing Your Hero’s Saga
Chances are you’re in the hero’s saga of the change cycle in at least one area of your life right now. (If you missed what the Hero’s Saga is, check out last week’s post.) If you’ve been at it for any amount of time, you already know it can be daunting, tiring, and can make […]