May 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Brené Brown, author of Dare to Lead writes: “Joseph Campbell’s lesson (The Hero’s Journey) was when you find the courage to enter that cave (your fears), you’re never going to secure your own treasure or your own wealth: you face your fears to find the power and...
May 22, 2019 | Confidence, Fear, Genius, Success
I was watching a documentary film, Finding Joe, which depicts philosopher Joseph Campbell’s take on the Hero’s Journey. This is rite of passage is universal and we all take it as we venture out to discover bigger, bolder versions of ourselves. Along the way the hero...
Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
We are always judging – it is how the human mind works to sort out all the observations and information it gathers. What is deemed to be good – not so good, appropriate – not appropriate, wanted – not wanted. While judging in and of itself is not...
Apr 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
A colleague referred me to a branding workshop that she could not attend, and would I go in her place? Sure. At the end of the day-long event, which I got a lot of value from, the offer came to work with the presenter to have him create my clear, compelling personal...
Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Comparing Yourself to Others Comparison in itself is not right or wrong, it’s how you fare in the comparison. Starting early in life, you learn to discern what is deemed good or bad, acceptable or not acceptable. It is an aspect of your conditioning meant to help...
Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Believing You Need to Get it Right or Perfect the First Time When we were toddlers there were lots of starts, stops and failures as we learned to walk, talk and get what we wanted. You blubbered, you fell down, you grabbed for a toy and missed due to undeveloped...
Apr 9, 2019 | Confidence
Being Pushed Outside of Your Comfort Zone As humans, we are hard-wired to discover, grow and evolve. Seemingly out of the blue you are inspired to take on a more challenging position, ask for more money, start your own business or perform a physical feat. If you can...
Apr 8, 2019 | Confidence
Focusing on Yourself rather than Others A situation that many people fear is public speaking. Thinking about making a presentation can evoke all kinds of angst. You might have thoughts like “people will notice that I am nervous” or “I might forget something” or...
Apr 5, 2019 | Confidence
Unacceptance of Yourself, your Body, your Achievements, your Finances or your Relationships Do you subscribe to the “never good enough” self-published docuseries on your life where whoever you are and whatever you have achieved is dismissed, discounted or disapproved...
Apr 4, 2019 | Confidence
Believing that Someone or Something will have you feel Safe, Lovable or Good Enough It is natural to seek validation from others – after all we are all inter-dependent and do need each other to survive in a complex world. We sought out and received approval from...
Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
In preparation for the upcoming Lunch and Learn event, I identified seven thought that can undermine natural confidence. You may have come to believe that you need to do something in order to gain or grow your confidence, however, the truth is, you are already...
Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Harvard Business School social psychologist, Amy Cuddy, has studied first impressions. “We’re judging how warm and trustworthy the person is, and that’s trying to answer the question, ‘What are this person’s intentions toward me?’ And we’re also asking ourselves, “How...
Mar 13, 2019 | Impostor Syndrome, Limiting Beliefs, Stress
During a recent CBC radio talk show on Impostor Syndrome, a woman called in to say that after some deep personal inquiry work surrounding her own impostor feelings, she came to realize: ”I am good at what I do and I can allow myself to acknowledge that I am worthy of...
Feb 26, 2019 | Genius, Intuition, Mental Health, Stress, Subconscious Mind, Uncategorized
You may have learned that thoughts are generated from your brain. This is not technically accurate. Your brain works more like a transmitter and receiver, conveying random thoughts from the subconscious mind, the collective consciousness we call Mind or Source, or...
Feb 13, 2019 | Anxiety, Fear, Impostor Syndrome, Limiting Beliefs, Stress, Success, Uncategorized
I was speaking with one of my coaches yesterday about my struggle to find the ideal name for my new signature coaching program. We were using Emotional Freedom Techniques to release my angst and when we came to the phrase, ‘good enough’…. I...
Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
I preparation for the upcoming Lunch and Learn, How to Know What You Want I referenced ‘Supercoach’ Michael Neill’s book Creating the Impossible. He provides parameters for taking on your impossible project and differentiates it from something you should, could or...
Jan 14, 2019 | Anxiety, Impostor Syndrome, Limiting Beliefs, Mental Health, Success, Uncategorized
Impostor Syndrome, simply put, is the tendency to dismiss or discount one’s accomplishments and success. “Anyone could do that”, “It’s no big deal” or “I was just lucky” are common responses to praise. Impostor feelings are often experienced by highly motivated,...
Jan 8, 2019 | Genius, Intuition, Stress, Success, Uncategorized
In a video recording on Separate Realities, Chip Chipman, co-founder of The Three Principles School states: “I used to think that genius was the speed of the computer (the brain) and storage capacity (the mind). It’s not. True genius is new thought. Everybody has...
Dec 31, 2018 | Business, Mental Health, Success, Uncategorized
A number of years ago, I attended Science of Mind courses offered through the Centre for Positive Living. From time to time we completed an exercise of writing down a total of 100 goals divided into three separate columns under the headings, Be, Do and Have. We...
