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How do you not withdraw?

How do you not withdraw?

How do you not withdraw? Do you excuse or escape by withdrawing? You’re sitting at a round table with women. Conversations are going on around you, but you don’t feel important enough to be invited into the talk and/or choose to speak up. You choose to take the road of least resistance, escape, pull back…

What is the first step toward change?

What is the first step toward change?

What is the first step toward change? You recognize and admit that you can’t stay like you are. You want more from life. You want more than the pain of just existing!  You know you were made for more. Yet self doubt sneaks in.  Yet, you’re ready to step, even if wobbly. And that is OKAY!…

How do you learn from the pain of life?

How do you learn from the pain of life?

How do you learn from the pain of life? Stop. It’s opposite than what we think. Stop doing.  Stop running. Stop ruminating. Stop. Can you, stop? Once upon a time, that was very hard for me. I ran away from it and hid behind doing and doing and more doing. Until, my internal engines were…

How do you shift pain to purpose?

How do you shift pain to purpose?

How do you shift pain to purpose? This is what I do. I help women find purpose from their pain. Pain to Purpose- how do you begin to sift through the mess of your life and repurpose the pain? Does it feel like a tsunami of loss and grief that sweeps in and over you?…

Do you know your core values?

Do you know your core values?

Do you know your core values? Or What is your foundation or your guiding principles to live by? Recently, I have looked at a few homes and I walked out of them without offering a bid. Why? The foundation under two of the houses was rotten to the core, wet to the floor, wreaked of…

Are you in bondage to perfectionism?

Are you in bondage to perfectionism?

Are you in bondage to perfectionism? Perfectionism is a robber! I thought it was only my idol until I went through coach training and then began coaching women. Perfectionism holds women captive to perform and a standard that is unrealistic. Perfectionism is a false god and wants us to stroke it and bow to it.…

What can come forth from pain?

What can come forth from pain?

What can come forth? Cups. Cups. Cups.  They can be colorful, decorated, and be full of tea, coffee, and/or your favorite drink. But what about the stories in your CUP of LIFE? The story that you didn’t sign up for, the stories you detest, or the ones that brought you much pain in life? After…

What does it take to launch -to write and speak?

What does it take to launch -to write and speak?

Picture a bike wheel with spokes going to the center. Look at the center of the wheel or the above picture. Your life purpose is embedded within your heart.  And there is a heart within a heart. Your life message is there. It’s yours to deliver to the world. And it will not go away. You…

What people say after sitting in my audience! 

What people say after sitting in my audience! 

What people say after sitting in my audience! I desire to continue to grow and improve with speaking and teaching! Therefore, I ask for feedback from my audience. I spoke online: Learn How to Confront. I offer workshops and boot camps on this topic for women. A woman searched me out afterward and said,  “The…

How do you stop shame-based thoughts?

How do you stop shame-based thoughts?

How do you stop shame-based thoughts? Shame is all about pinning you to the wall or holding you back and down. It’s accusation driven. You should. You could.  You better. You ought to. You must. Let me give you a little example. And with her permission. I was on the phone with a woman. She…

10 ways for creatives to invite inspiration!

10 ways for creatives to invite inspiration!

10 ways for creatives to invite inspiration! Change your furniture around Paint a room or a wall Read outside Walk on a trail MOVE Travel Sit still. Listen Wear colorful clothes Eat new recipes  And I’ll share one of my favorite inspirational scenes with you. 10 ways for creatives to invite inspiration! I get up early at the lake…

What do you do with despair?

What do you do with despair?

What do you do with despair? And how do you go forward? Women that live in abuse know despair, like daily! And women that are stuck in life may wrestle with these too! Loss. Hurt. Absence of Hope! Let me remind you I am not a counselor, I am a life purpose coach. And yes, I…