“Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is…the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough...” Julia Cameron I was getting ready to graduate college and I...
One Simple Way to Let Go of Perfectionism
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Inspiration
Releasing Myself from the Prison of Negativity
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” Lewis B. Smedes I can feel it right now in my body. My forearms are tense, I have a lump in my throat; my fingers are...
If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now
“Life is brief, but if you’re brave, it’s deep.” Elissa Schappell “Oh if I only knew then what I know now!” How many of us have said THAT before? I led a life coaching workshop this past weekend,...
We Attract What We Are
“The life you live is a reflection of what’s going on inside of you.” Oprah There was a time – shortly after the divorce from my first husband but before I met my current husband, Derrick, that my...
My Peace is My Responsibility
“If you’re not positive energy, you’re negative energy.” Mark Cuban Every interaction with someone carries with it energy and that energy either makes you feel more alive or it makes you feel like...
What My 13-Year Old Niece Taught This Life Coach about Beauty
“Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.” – Author Unknown Dove® launched their Campaign for Real Beauty in 2004 after finding through research that only 2% of...
Little White Lies
“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect...
The Certainty of Uncertainty and the Promise of Possibility
“I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain or definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability...
Living Courageously
“Many of my problems arose because I chose to play small, thinking that there I would find safety. But I was born with wings, and I was meant to spread them. Anything less will hurt me, will deny...
Permission to be Happy
“You’re worried about how you’re going to feel at the end of your life? What about right now? Live. Right this minute. That’s where the joy is at!" ~Abigail Thomas The Huffington Post republished...
Powerful and Peaceful
“If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it.” Toni Morrison When you think of the word powerful, what comes to mind? An executive in a big office? A large crushing wave in the Pacific ocean?...
Authenticity & an Aspiring Life Coach
“Do you have the courage to stand inside yourself and be who you really are?” Oprah Winfrey I had the absolute pleasure of being able to train this week with the best life coaches in the world,...
Your Spring Will Come
“As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing is permanent.” Martha Beck, Finding Your Own North Star If you live anywhere in the US...
Our Path to Freedom
“The sweeter you are to yourself, the sweeter you will be to the world.” Sharon Pope A few months ago, I read a life coaching inquiry by someone named Amy that said, “I’ve tried yoga, but I found...
The Truth about Showing Up
“Today I make a stand for truth, as I extend my perceptions beyond what my senses reveal to me, to what I know to be true in my heart.” Marianne Williamson, A Year of Miracles. My entire life...
The Struggle We Don’t Discuss
The Struggle We Don't Discuss “We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.” ― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and...
Three Things I’ve Learned from Telling my Story
“It does not have to be a story of drama or heroism. It only has to be real and honest.” Rev. Linda Middelberg Lots of people have a goal to one day write a book; I certainly did. I...
Living a Lie
"Break the silence. Find a safe way to begin to live… outside of the confines of living a lie—and figure out what it would look like to live in the light of the truth." Dr. Robin Smith I used to...
I See You.
“Authenticity means exercising the compassion to know that we are all made of strength and struggle.” Brené Brown, Gifts of Imperfection I believe that “being seen” is one of the most profound...