Negative emotions can be challenging to deal with, especially when the events that cause them seem to pile on top of each other. Have you ever been having a great day, but you get a call or email that shifts your mood or energy? People will often tell you to
Have you ever been having a great day and then a phone call, email, or something happens that shifts you into negative emotions, mood, or energy? Often people will say, “Just shake it off.” We feel ashamed and guilty to be “fixating” on something and struggling to “let it go”
We often think about resilience as the ability to bounce back from tough situations and challenges. More broadly and accurately, resilience IS the ability to bounce back and recover faster because we can stay fully charged internally longer, so we handle stress and challenges more easily.
As a coach, the most important thing I desire for my clients is that they walk away better than how they showed up. I want them to have more clarity, focus, and a plan to achieve whatever they were up to.
Sometimes we don’t realize what “the work” of a situation or task is. We often like to see the results and want it without doing “THE WORK”. We like to see what feels easy, the green grass, without seeing the pain point or challenge (ie water, seeding, weeding, etc.) to get the green grass. As humans we can feel entitled at times, as if we have already done our time, paid the price, done the work for a result we feel we deserve.
Are you prepping for a job interview? Feeling a little nervous about what they might ask? A good practice is to take some common interview questions and write out answers.
I get that to-do lists are not as natural and exciting for some as they are for others. However, to-do lists are essential for productivity.
Counseling takes bad things and makes them smaller (like putting out a fire).
Coaching takes good things and makes them bigger (like adding brightness to a light).
Michael shares his wisdom on what helps businesses to be successful and how coaching supports that. Here are the highlights from our interview.
With true sincerity of heart and extreme gratitude, I have been blessed to spend nearly 25 years married to an amazing wife, true friend, and yes…a coach! 🙂
