I DON'T GET IT!
How often I hear these words from clients and/or people I sponsor. I constantly witness insanity at work; doing the same thing repeatedly expecting different results! DUH---don't get it?
In my pro bono service work I try to never say no to someone who genuinely asks for help IF I am qualified to help. In my paid coaching work, because I guarantee results, I am very particular as to who I accept as clients. In both cases, to get it, to make very big life changes-not just... Read More

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SHOWING YOU CARE
How do you show you care?
"Love is not only something you feel. It is something you do." -- David Wilkerson
Step one in my recovery of life was learning how to truly love and care for myself. Then I had a whole new challenge. I could now allow myself to feel and express feelings. How was this to change my behaviour towards others I loved? In his IDEA ENGINEER, my coaching coach, Randin Brons gives some things to provoke thought.
"In her book, 'No Less Than Greatne... Read More

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ACTIONS-NOT WORDS
Becoming willing to act. Our local police force uses the phrase "Deeds Speak". Nothing could be truer for each of us.
The miracles in life recovery don’t simply rub off through coaching, conversations, self-talk or committing goals to paper. The key to getting the life you want – and growing it – is a willingness to act.
Once we feel scared enough or strong enough to do something – once the willingness appears – miracles can happen. Action is the magic... Read More

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TIMES of REPROGRAMMING


Life recovery is not all tiresome, unrewarded work. It is work.  There are times of joy and rest, times when we comfortably practice what we have learned.  There are times of change, times when we struggle to learn something new or overcome a particular problem.
These are the times when what we've been practicing in life recovery begins to show in our life.  These times of change are intense but purposeful.
There are also times when, at a... Read More

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APPLES and TREES
We often hear that the apple does not fall far from the tree. Did that ever come home to roost this week.
I received a phone call from my adult son late yesterday afternoon. In this economy, he has gone through a rough patch with employment even with an MBA and Chef certification. We live in different towns, so do not see each other frequently, but generally talk often. Over the past couple of months phone calls had been further between, and I know our son has allot of... Read More

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