Curiosity Killed the Cat, But Can Save Your Career: The Power of Explore Mode

Have you ever watched a tiny tot toddling along the shore, picking up stones, peering under them with unabashed curiosity to see what lies beneath? That’s the Sage (Our Wise self) Explore mode in its purest form – all fascination, wonder, with no agenda other than to discover. Even in the thick of calamity, the […]
Embrace Empathy: Your Guide to Inner Peace and Power in 2024

As we begin this new year it is often an opportunity for our inner critic to get busy! “You didn’t do enough last year. You better get busy this year.” This world can be so harsh, can’t it? So many people attacking themselves and others for not meeting impossibly high standards. It breaks my […]
The Blessings in Your Messes: Cultivating Wisdom at Work
In today’s fast-paced world, challenges at work can feel overwhelming. But what if we could transform these obstacles into opportunities for growth? According to The Sage, an ancient Greek figure known for wisdom and understanding, every challenge has the potential to be a gift. One effective way to reframe our problems is through the Three-Gifts […]
The Victim Saboteur

I think most of us would hesitate to accept that we may have the Victim Saboteur as one of our coping mechanisms. We don’t like to think of ourselves as victims. But the Victim Saboteur is very effective at least in the short term in helping us get our needs met. So it’s no […]
Is “Not Knowing Enough” Stopping You?
It is not only by the questions we have answered that progress may be measured, but also by those we are still asking. Freda Adler I am still learning. Michelangelo We are more often frightened than hurt. Our troubles spring more often from fancy then reality. Seneca Thinking it Through As I talk with people, […]
Startling News: The Key to Passion is Fear?!
Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.” Rosa Luxemburg Any risk worth taking is worth taking whether it leads to success or failure. Martha Beck Thinking it Through I’m sure you’ve heard of people, may even know some, who love taking risks. Usually they are physical ones like sky-diving or deep-sea cave […]
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Are You Hiding? Thoughts from a Life Coach
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” Marianne Williamson “To change the printout of the body, you must learn to rewrite the software of the mind.” Deepak Chopra “Ever try to change your mind, only to find out that your mind has a […]
This New Year I’m Tossing Out Goals… Thoughts from a Life Coach
“You want to set a goal that is big enough that in the process of achieving it you become someone worth becoming.” Jim Rohn “Create your future from your future not your past.” Werner Erhard “Simplicity! Simplicity! Simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; […]
5 Keys to Wealth and Happiness
I listened to this audio by Tony Robbins this morning and got so much out of it! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Just click here to listen… (http://jay-tr.s3.amazonaws.com/5keys.mp3) Dance with Joy, Leanna FredrichLife Coachwww.AmazingMondays.com