The Truth About Affirmations and How to Make Them Work for You   If you’re new to affirmations, you’ve picked a good time to get started. These positive statements can be powerful! A recent study confirmed the effectiveness of affirmations. Researchers found that people under high stress did about 50% worse on a problem solving test. However, when they used a brief self-affirmation first, they did just as well as the other participants.   Your mind is just as powerful when we control the content of your thoughts!. This post explains the benefits of using affirmations and how to get t ..read more

Top 10 Ways to Love the Life You Already Have   You might not have the exact life you want, but there’s a good chance you can love your life MORE than you currently do. Just because your life doesn’t look like you thought it would, doesn’t mean it’s over.   It just means it’s time for a transformation.   We all have the ability to make ourselves unhappier than we need to be. We tend to be a little slow to implement the improvements that would make our lives more enjoyable. We also pay too much attention to our negative thoughts, fail to see the good things, and tolerate more tha ..read more

Get Out of Your Own Way for SUCCESS! Break Through Your Limiting Beliefs    Along any self-development journey, it eventually becomes obvious that the biggest enemy you have is yourself.   Between your limiting beliefs and negative habits, there really isn’t anyone in your way besides yourself.   We often ask too little of ourselves and doubt our ability to succeed in the future based on our previous struggles.   These techniques will help you break through your limits:   Decide what you will no longer tolerate from yourself. You put up with a lot from yourself ..read more

Getting through a very COVID Christmas. Each year I make a list of New Years Goals and encourage everyone to do the same. I love the excitement of the New Year! This year is SO VERY different. I feel as if I am holding my breath for 2021 hoping to make it to the new year with some trace of my sanity left. Christmas is more of a stressor this year than an eagerly awaited celebration with family. Anyone feel the same? I would imagine you do as this has been an ongoing theme for many of my clients. So, I am going to do you a favor. I am going to provide you with a list of a few ways you can take ..read more

Authentically Me   Yesterday began like every other morning: Get coffee, feed Kona, drink coffee and plan my day. I had a little more energy than I normally do, which is good because Kona and I were meeting some friends to run later in the day.   After my coffee, I went upstairs and got ready for work. I put my hair in a bun, brushed my teeth, and put on clothes then headed downstairs for breakfast. There is a mirror at the bottom of the stairs that I see every morning as I make my way into the kitchen. This morning, I caught of glance of myself and automatically thought,   “Eww ..read more

Fear and COVID-19   Believe it or not, fear is our friend. This emotion has kept humans alive and functioning for thousands of years. Our ancestors successfully avoided getting eaten by predators by listening to the warning signs their brain were telling them. That warning was the emotion FEAR.   Unfortunately, in todays fast paced world, our poor brains are overloaded with FEAR and anxiety. It typically isn’t the life threatening kind (there aren’t too many saber toothed tigers roaming around anymore) but the kind that NEVER SEEMS TO END: Stress from work Stress from our relationsh ..read more

A Super Short Blog About Being More Selfish   I just saw an article in Runners World that said people need to be “selfish” about their running time. While I agree with the article for the most part, the headline didn’t sit well with me. I think it was the word “selfish.” I don’t like that word. But I have noticed that people use it all the time to describe either themselves or others. I prefer to think that we all need to place rock solid boundaries around the time we dedicate to self-care. That means all of it. Our exercise time, our bath time, our time to prepare ourselves healthy meals and ..read more

The Importance of the FREE Consultation   Do you ever wonder why some coaches offer a free consultation? Many of them are trained in ways to convince you to hire them for their services. In my life coaching training, I was taught to do the same BUT I choose to do my consultations differently.   What is the purpose of MY free consultation? The purpose of my free consultation is to determine if WE are a good fit. I am not trying to convince you of anything because I’m not 100% sure I can even help you until I have heard more about your goals! Most importantly; however, is that YOU need to in ..read more

From Bad Habit to Healthy Behavior: Roadblocks to Behavior Change   Changing habits is HARD! Innocent behaviors seem to change into bad habits before we realize what happened. Many times we get hung-up on roadblocks that keep us from moving forward with out goals. In my life coaching career, I help people overcome some of these roadblocks. Maybe this will help you as you move towards a happier, healthier YOU!   Lets look at some common roadblocks people encounter.    Feeling Defective: What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I get this? Any new behavior takes time to learn. When we were children ..read more

Tips to Make it Through a Minnesota Winter   When you live in Minnesota, hibernation during the winter is a real thing. So, what can we do to make the winter here more BEAR-able? See what I did there? The first thing is to understand that our bodies STILL need light and movement even though we may feel like grabbing a bag of chips and a Netflix marathon. While the lack of light makes that easy to justify, we need to resist. Our melatonin and serotonin are affected by the lack of sunlight and if you’re interested in the WHY this happens, read my blog: Plan Ahead and Beat the Winter Blues. Le ..read more