Ever catch yourself in that vicious cycle of feeling like you have to start all over again? It is that time of year when everything feels to get out of whack. Schedules are loaded with extra things to celebrate for the holidays. Your kids are home from school. Work is filled Read more…
Whether you know it or not, everything is a choice. Even when you are not consciously making a choice, you are still making one! Constantly clients will tell me of circumstances that are happening in their lives. I point out to them that by not taking any action that they Read more…
No one needs to be fixed! Period! You are not broken! All too often when we share with someone, the response comes back with ‘what we should do’. So annoying! Have you ever witnessed yourself either a.) experience this or b.) done this to someone else? Confession the other day Read more…
When I got my coach training at iPEC, this is one of their core principles. You cannot make a mistake. Initially, I was like ‘ummm, yes, I can. I do all the time!’ However, when they went to explain that mistakes happen in the past. Meaning it has already occurred. You Read more…
What would change if we stopped saying… Right & Wrong ~ Good & Bad ~ Positive & Negative And instead used… Advantage & Disadvantage ~ Catabolic & Anabolic ~ Masculine & Feminine EVERYTHING would change. Now I know what you are thinking. Trudi, that is a bold statement. Well I am Read more…
Do you fear rejection?! I certainly do! Months ago, I was kicked off my co-ed soccer team. In fact, this year I was kicked off two soccer teams. I stood up for myself in both situations. A line was crossed for me that I would not tolerate being talked to Read more…
Do you ever get caught up in the circle of worry what other people are saying about you?! I know I used to All. The. Time! Then I heard someone say, ‘other people’s opinions of you are NONE of your business.’ Truthfully, it took a moment until I could fully grasp this, Read more…
Has anyone ever told you “You’re too emotional?” Is it usually when there is a confrontation happening? How do you respond? Does it shut you down? Do you stop talking because you were called ’emotional’? What would happen if you would respond by saying, “yes, I am emotional!”? All too Read more…
The way I quit smoking was I read the book ‘Easy way to quit smoking’ by Allen Carr. Yup! I read a book to quit smoking. What I did not realize that while reading it was Allen Carr was helping me shift my own identity from being a smoke to being a non-smoker. Read more…
What you are thinking is congruent to what you are feeling. If you are feeling joy, you are thinking ‘everyone wins’. If you are feeling anger, you are thinking ‘I win, and you lose’ (or vice versa). When you change your thoughts, you change your feelings. It CAN be that Read more…