This week I want to share a little with you about what is called The Motivational Triad. Historically, your brain’s main job was to keep you alive and so it is wired with three motivations: seek pleasure, avoid pain and conserve energy. In today’s world this can be a problem because you don’t need to hunt or stay safe...

It’s been a busy summer and I’ve been hit and miss with my posts. I missed last week so I’m doing my book review this week! The book I chose is Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters by #1 New York Times Bestseller Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D. The back cover reads: “Do You Know the Ten Laws of Life? Life Law...

Today I want to share some things I learned from Wellness Week (see my previous post) on physical wellness with you! What is physical wellness? One definition is the ability to maintain a healthy quality of life that allows us to get through our daily activities without undue fatigue or physical stress....

Last week I listened to a daily webinar taught by Jody Moore, each day focusing on one of the 5 Pillars of Wellness: Emotional, Physical, Financial, Social and Spiritual. I want to share some things I learned about emotional wellness with you today! What is emotional wellness? Jody says it’s understanding what causes...

This month I finished reading Rising Strong by Brene Brown. I started it last year sometime and then got distracted with other books, but also sometimes just didn’t want to read something that took brain power! It is not a quick or easy read, but it is a powerful one. (Disclaimer: She uses some strong language in the...

I receive a weekly email from another coach named Jody Moore, and I love what she shared this week: “The following is a true story told from 2 perspectives: Version 1: I’m traveling again this week and it feels like I travel so much lately I can’t catch my breath. We left town a few days ago and we were already...

As part of Coaching Week I participated in a class on using journaling in coaching with an expert named Lynda Monk, who is part of the International Association for Journal Writing. We began with an exercise she called a “journaling sprint”. Beginning with a few deep breaths, Lynda asked us to write for 2 minutes using...

Management expert Ken Blanchard is credited with saying, “There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.” I learned this concept from Jody Moore, a master certified...

When I had my first group life coaching experience, led by my cousin Teresa Porter, I was introduced to affirmations. “An affirmation is simply a statement that affirms or declares an intent or desire”, says Rev. Connie L. Habash, author of Awakening from Anxiety, a psychotherapist, spiritual mentor, yoga teacher, and...

I decided to start sharing some of my favorite personal development books on the blog, hopefully once a month! I love reading these types of books and thought this would be a good way to keep me reading them :) This week I’m going to share some thoughts and exercises from the book Happier by Tal Ben-Shahar. The back...