Posts Tagged ‘worry’
FYFW: How to Avoid Falling Down a Worry Spiral
My clients are super passionate about what they do, and it’s this determination that often leads them down a worry spiral. That’s when you think about one potential problem, which leads to another problem, which leads to another problem, until you’re so flustered and agitated that you end up doing nothing at all. And the…
Read MoreWhy Playing Small Hurts Everyone
The toughest challenge I face as a life coach is getting my clients to step out of their safe, little comfort zones. They think playing small in their lives by not working toward their goals isn’t hurting anyone but themselves. So they’ll procrastinate on setting up their websites, refuse to join a nutrition or health…
Read MoreFYFW 2014: Fear of the Unknown
It’s my 3rd Annual Face Your Fear Week! Today we’re talking about the fear of the unknown. When you don’t know what’s ahead, it’s easy to stay put right where you are. Chris and I procrastinated FOR YEARS about moving to San Francisco. We had a lot of good reasons to move from Chicago to…
Read MoreLiving With Regrets: Would You Forget If You Could?
We all have regrets. I regret that time I cut my own bangs when I was 8, or when I wore 6-inch “Spice Girls” platform shoes as a teenager. But seriously, I have bigger regrets too. Like not listening to my friends who told me my high school boyfriend was gay (he was), or when…
Read More3 Calming Ways to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Unknown
I have a lot of hobbies: scrapbooking, rubbing Skyla’s belly, drinking gallons of Starbucks coffee until I’m a jittery mess, and singing Frozen songs loudly and obnoxiously. Then there’s my favorite hobby; the one I devote the biggest chunk of my precious time to. Worrying. Yup, I may appear to be an in-control solo entrepreneur…
Read MoreLink Roundup: October 19, 2013
Where have I been? No, not napping on the couch. This past week has been full of little blessings and happy manifestations for me. First off, I’ve been blown away by the positive responses to my new single-call life coaching program, the Editor Session. I’ve had a dozen (!) one-on-one sessions in the past 2…
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