A workaholic is someone who works compulsively. According to Emma Watterson, civilian government employee for the Navy’s Environmental Division and a holistic health coach, “A workaholic is someone who feels the need to work all the time. They feel married to their job and feel like their ‘to-do’ list is more like a manifesto and […]
It’s the week after New Year’s Eve and you’re ready to start fresh with some new resolutions. You’ve read everything the experts have to say and are ready to sit down and get started. Before you get started however I’d like you to take a few minutes and read this column. In it I offer […]
Excuses will always be there for you—opportunity won’t. Think of the material, physical, emotional or academic things that you desire. Now put them down on paper in no particular order. What do you see? Just a list of words? Now take a second look. Do any words jump out at you? Let’s make a new […]
I’ve heard the saying “where the mind goes, (wo)man will follow.” Not understanding fully what that meant, I allowed my mind to be ruled by many things, and to travel places I never truly wanted to be. Fear, anxiety, stress, imposter syndrome—oh the places my mind would go. I became afraid to fail, anxious about […]
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” -Shunryu Suzuki At first glance this statement may make your mind do a somersault, challenging your existing beliefs about what an expert is and “should” be. But I love this quote because bringing a quality of “beginner’s mind” in to […]
Time is one thing that busy career professionals have very little of. When fifteen minutes or more opens up, it’s usually to grab a bite, call family or maybe catch up on business communications. Extra time for mindfulness is no doubt a pipe dream. “According to the World Health Organization, one third of your life […]
“Thoughts bring to the thinker something of equal consistency,” states Mary Brown, an energy practitioner. “This is why people become what they fear.” When you worry you draw worrisome issues your way. We all worry. There are so many people who are fraught with worry to the point of holding them back from doing what […]
I will admit I like caffeine. I have a cup (or two) of coffee in the morning and sometimes green tea in the afternoon. I try to do half-caff or just stick to green tea, but I know the power of this afternoon boost when I start feeling sluggish. I also know the damage it […]
I cannot begin to tell you how many times I’ve started over—goals, fitness routines, smart eating plans, and personal and professional resolutions. As a coach, I know that after a few failed attempts at the same goal, the goal needs to be revisited. If it’s a worthy goal, a wanted goal, an achievable goal, then […]
How do you get enthralled in healthy rapture? How do you evoke and sustain a natural happy dance of being and doing ecstasy? Research and observation from my 37 years as a hypnosis instructor for the International Hypnosis Federation and The Creativity Learning Institute bring me these helpful hints to learn and teach the FLOW: […]
