Are your resolutions starting to feel like an obligation rather than personal benefits? It happens. Here’s my cycle. See if you relate: I am all rested and excited about making changes and really impacting my life. I make all the plans: sticky notes, calendars, tools to track my progress to the finish line. Day 1 Read More
Author: Christina Smith
The One Word that is Dis-Empowering You
You might think that coaches are beyond ‘triggers’ or emotional reactions. We’re not. In fact, I would even bet that in some instances we have more triggers than the average person because we’ve studied all the ways a person can disempower themselves in everyday actions. Words for example… there are way too many that could Read More
Scarcity and Abundance: Which way do you lean?
From Inviting Shift: One of the biggest factors in determining success, courage and shift is the perception we have between scarcity and abundance. Scarcity: insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth Abundance: an extremely plentiful or over sufficient quantity or supply By these definitions, we may think that those who have more are abundant thinkers and those who Read More
Expectations (almost) Always Ruin the Journey
When we follow our heart or the call of our soul’s longing, we don’t always know why. If you are a goal-setter and achiever life me, it can be frightening to do something without knowing why or where I’m headed. If I know where I am going or what it’s supposed to look like, I Read More
Do You Squash Your Joy?
I cried with joy last night. Let me explain because for me this is a big deal. Whenever I had joy when I was young, I was told not to get too attached because it wouldn’t last. Hard work is what brought dreams I was told. It turned out to be true too. So after a few Read More
4 Reasons You Need to Celebrate More
Celebrate: to observe or commemorate with ceremonies or festivities: Dictionary.com The darkest hour of the entire shift happens after we get the a-ha. We think it’s all going to be different now that we have this new perspective. Then -smack- challenge after challenge. This is normal. This is when shift hits the hard stuff. It’s Read More
5 Ways to Slow Down and Not Lose Momentum
“Stop and smell the roses.” When things are really good, people may spend time to slow down, but often we overwhelm our schedules and forget to capture the everyday moments we work so hard for. The few minutes to sit with the kids for breakfast is often spent cleaning up, or getting dinner on the Read More
3 Ways to Share Your Darkness Safely
You aren’t alone. If you have some moments or even phases of times where suddenly things seem upside-down, you aren’t alone. If you have moments of such self-doubt and self-judgment and feel like you are a complete failure in every area of your life, you aren’t alone. If you’ve had times that have felt so Read More
If you want to be happy, don’t focus on comfort
All my life I aimed for comfort. I aimed to have few things enough to do in order to lay on the couch and chill. Be cozy, zone out to TV with a beverage, under a cozy blanket. I think most parents have some similar dream. Time to themselves while still feeling awake enough to Read More
3 Simple Ways to Thrive This Holiday Season (Or when we’re stressed)
It’s December and I hope that you are seeing Magic and Peace and Joy. It’s the time of year that brings a lot of nostalgia and new memories being made. It’s luscious and full of warm-fuzzy feelings for a lot of us. It can be full of great memories and not-so-joyful memories, usually, it’s a mix Read More