If not now, then when? It’s 100% human nature to have hesitation. This is also your inner critic supporting you to STAY in your comfort zone by keeping to status quo. Are you thinking, “coaching sounds really interesting and I WANT to do it.…but…” It’s too expensive… A shift in mindset and a focus on you is priceless, you will never be disappointed in investing and…
Finding yourself out of balance? Visualize a balancing scale. Self-check on how balanced your scales are on “being” vs. “doing”. Which way does the scale tip? All people, regardless of gender identity have feminine “being” and masculine “doing” energies. If you are feeling overwhelm or just ‘blah’, likely you are too far in one energy. As our society always splits things into polarities (i.e. good/bad, yes/no,…
There’s a quandary I hear people talk about a lot in the self-improvement world which goes something like this: “Should I keep trying to change, or should I just learn to love myself?” The people posing this question almost invariably feel terrible about themselves, and further, they assume that’s par for the course. It isn’t. In fact this whole “self-love vs self-improvement” thing is a…
One of my favorite pieces of ancient wisdom comes from the Stoic philosopher Epictetus: We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. Sure, that may not be the real reason we have two ears and one mouth, but it reveals a useful pattern that we see repeated in communication in general. Communication essentially has two parts: transmission and…
There’s a paradox with self-improvement and it is this: the ultimate goal of all self-improvement is to reach the point where you no longer feel the need to improve yourself. Think about it: The whole goal of improving your productivity is to reach the point where you never have to think about how to be more productive. The whole point of pursuing happiness is to reach the point where…
Four years ago my sister got me something that would dramatically alter the direction of my life. In fact, it was probably the most influential gift I’ve ever received. It would help me find my true calling, become a writer at the Huffington Post, and go on a 5‑month road trip across America by myself. You know what it was? One of these… A journal. A freaking journal.…
“Compounding is the greatest mathematical discovery of all time.” — Albert Einstein The quest to become a better version of yourself often feels like a roller coaster ride. It’s hard. And it’s usually so uneven. You can end in failure. But life is a journey, not a marathon, so you always have another opportunity to restart and improve. Many people practically look out for secrets,…
People know who they have the potential to be. The challenge is seeing that process through. Self-development is an art. It takes time. It requires patience. It asks you to step outside your comfort zone. It is challenging — and that’s the point. However, the biggest challenge when it comes to self-development is the process itself. People really struggle with the path and all its twists and turns, much more than…
