Just knowing that our brains are wired to keep us alive is a huge help to me. When I notice fear and resistance creeping in, I gently thank my brain for doing its job, and remind it that my goal is to feel alive rather than stay alive. I...
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What are the most powerful words in the universe?
The most powerful words in the universe are the ones you use to talk to yourself. We have more than 6,000 thoughts a day. On average 80% of them are negative and 90% are repetitive. It is so easy to be unconscious about the words...
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Hello Florida!
It has been two weeks since I moved to my new place in Boca Raton, Florida. I am still overcome with gratitude for my clients, network, friends and family that have supported, believed, and encouraged me to achieve my goals since day one....
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Forgiveness
Do you have someone in your life you need to forgive? Have you ever heard the old adage ‘forgiveness is like shooting yourself in the foot and expecting the other person to get hurt’? Many of my clients are blindsighted when I ask them if...
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How to Be Grateful and Why
Thanksgiving feels a bit different this year. Some of us are feeling extremely grateful. A good number of us are experiencing remorse around taking previous Thanksgivings for granted. Many of us are finding it hard to feel grateful at...
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The Myths of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky — Book Report
These are the myths in Sonja Lyubomirsky’s book – The Myths of Happiness. Lyubomirsky is a psychology professor at the University of California, Riverside and a major contributor in the field of positive psychology. These myths come...
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The Empowerment Evolution
Humans are naturally hardwired for negativity. Negative events have a greater impact on our brains than positive ones – the term coined for this is negativity bias. We are more likely to remember traumas and insults than we are...
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Gratitude
Gratitude is one of the most important indicators for sustained happiness. It is way easier to be happy when you truly believe that each day is an unrepeatable miracle. When I was a teenager I used to think gratitude was a personality...
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My inner resistance has been developed over many years – whether that is resistant to change, the unknown, or resistance without reason at all. I’m sure many can relate… there is a comfort zone for a reason right? Let me backup a...
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Dealing with Setbacks
During coaching training I was given the task of exploring how other people deal with setbacks. Before I began asking people I took a guess at what many of the responses would be. I surmised that there would be a group of people who would...
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