Category Archives: Life Coaching

5 Reasons Why Coaching Has a Bad Name

We believe strongly in coaching, promote coaching, and help support coaching businesses because, fundamentally: a surgeon cannot operate on herself. However, there are many skeptics, cynics and critics who hate life coaching. How does being a life coach work they … Continue reading

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Life Coaches: A Bunch of Quacks?

Life coaching is a practice that helps people identify and achieve personal goals. Life coaches assist clients by using a variety of tools and techniques. Life coaching draws inspiration from disciplines such as sociology, psychology, positive adult development and career … Continue reading

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A New Year How-To

“It’s the End of the World as We Know It  (And I Feel Fine)” ~ R.E.M. No matter where you were at the end of this year, ‘betcha didn’t escape the chatter and noise about the END OF THE WORLD … Continue reading

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Cultivating Friendships

“I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.” Brene Brown My oldest and … Continue reading

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Networking Remotely

Face to face, phone to ear, fingers to keyboard…cheek to cheek. You plant a tiny seed and it takes a few days or weeks to see evidence of something happening. You might have even forgotten it, but the seed hasn’t. … Continue reading

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How to Make Your Actions Consistent with Your Values

We often say we value something that sounds good, but our day-to-day, moment-to-moment actions frequently contradict that. Unless challenged to reflect on this contradiction between belief and action, the discrepancy goes unnoticed until some crisis or relationship breakdown propels us … Continue reading

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Living on purpose

“The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.” Montaigne Many people seek coaching when they realize that life is just going by. Just going bye.   When life doesn’t feel … Continue reading

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Are You Your Own Worst Oppressor?

Do you have an oppressive work ethic? Feeling obligated to work extra hours late into the evening and on weekends is not uncommon, especially in young companies or during massive projects. The excitement of being part of something new and … Continue reading

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Riding the Wave

I recently spent a week at the beach in North Carolina, one of my favorite places in the world.  Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve loved the ocean–the smell of the salt, the crash of the tide, the … Continue reading

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Why change now?

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”  Victor Frankl It is not surprising that the world we live in today is vastly different than the one we lived in just a … Continue reading

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