Six days without a shower… Camping with night-time temps in the mid-to-high 30’s… These are things that make me feel ALIVE. I spend seven days sleeping in a tent in the Cataloochee Valley which located on the east side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. My hubs and I were there for the annual elk […]
Locating your backbone
Today has been a day of watching women find their backbones during coaching calls. For one it was creating a new, stronger foundation for herself; another literally chose to back HERSELF; another powerfully asked for help, and a fourth stepped into owning her high standards… Each woman I coached today chose themselves. And to anyone […]
An Experience of Coaching
Speaking with a prospective client – owner of three franchises, very successful in her leadership and business growth – recently, and she said: “I’ve had a business coach for years and it’s been so helpful to have a thinking partner in that regard. Because when they say, “It’s lonely at the top, they’re right.” AND, […]
Antidote to the GO GO GO
What if… Instead of the GO GO GO… You offered yourself the opportunity to slip off your shoes and try some s.l.ow. s.l.o.w. s.l.o.w? Many of the folks I work with have nervous systems that are jacked up tight. Fight, flight, freeze, froth…or some combination of the four. Their minds are in control of their […]
I am not important
“I am not important…” Someone recently confessed to dealing with this subconscious belief. I love sorting through these beliefs, examining them, and turning them this way and that. I love the duality of this belief in particular. “I am not important.” There’s humility in this statement. An acknowledgment of not being the “center” of everything. […]
Sound bathing
Ever been “sound bathing?” It’s a beautiful experience of deep tones, wind through the leaves, lighter chimes, sunlight (or sometimes rain showers), and meditation or simple stillness. This is how my days sometimes begin with my Executive Coaching clients. The “sound bathing” experience pictured was compliments of Avondale Church in Charlotte, North Carolina and their […]