The other day I was speaking with a client about an interaction she had. Over the years, she has dedicated herself to the art of lettering and had, through consistent work and daily practice, become a master – carefully illustrating beautiful script and exquisite characters. Someone saw her lettering and exclaimed, “Oh my gosh, you …
Change is hard. So many believe that it’s easier to stay the same – safer. And yet most people I know are striving to evolve. We want to do better, be better. And what I have learned over the years – from clients and my own experience – is that to truly embrace change, one …
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In The Path to Imperfect Authenticity, I wrote about what it means to me and how I help clients work toward finding alignment with their true selves. Today I want to share a bit about my own journey and provide some tools to help you along your own. As I mentioned previously, authenticity is not …
When we hear the word “bliss” – many of us may be reminded of Joseph Campbell’s core philosophy on life: “Follow your bliss.” Sage words, indeed. But, in my humble estimation, not always an easy task. So I decided to delve deeper into this simple phrase and learned that, in order to discern one’s bliss, …
The word “authentic” has been tossed around liberally of late. So I thought it was high time to seek its meaning. Merriam Webster lists a handful of definitions for “authentic” … but my personal favorite is “true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character.” Clients are clamoring for authenticity. Perhaps because the world is so …
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The other day I was hiking through the forest with a dear friend. We hadn’t seen each other in six months so we had a lot to catch up on. As we wandered along, I pressed her to fill me in on her life, happy to hear all her updates and peppering our chat with …
Several weeks ago I was talking with my coach (yes, coaches have coaches!) — trying to figure out why I felt off. After some discussion, I had an epiphany. I realized I had stopped doing my morning practices. The ones that had been part of my life for the past twenty years. The ones that …
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I’ve been thinking lately about the difference between doing what I feel I should do – and the times I listen to myself, to my soul, and choose instead what I need to do. Not “need” in the sense of obligation to anyone else, or out of the desire to cross things of my to-do list. …
