Tag: creating change

BEFORE MAKING A CHANGE – TRY THIS FIRST

BEFORE MAKING A CHANGE – TRY THIS FIRST

Change is all around us with the beginning of fall. Even before the leaves change here in Kentucky, we are being reminded of pumpkins, ripe apples in the orchard, and the ramping up of seasonal events way before their time. It has traditionally been a time of big change for me too, from starting new […]

Try Nonviolent Communication – To Make Yourself Understood And Reduce Conflict

Try Nonviolent Communication – To Make Yourself Understood And Reduce Conflict

The use of nonviolent communication to make yourself understood and reduce conflict is a perspective we don’t usually consider. I’m exploring it because many people I work with have struggles around not feeling understood. The pain this causes is often the source of disagreements in relationships and work settings. Can you relate? It seems that […]

Cultivating the Insight and Motivation to Change

Cultivating the Insight and Motivation to Change

Change is something many people say they want but find a multitude of reasons to avoid. Instead, they wait until things get to the breaking point or the point of no return before taking needed action. There is another way. I am working with many people who have explored and implemented a dramatic change process. […]

Needed Now – Advocacy for Your Best Interests

Needed Now – Advocacy for Your Best Interests

There is a fight ahead for us and advocacy is needed in your best interests. I didn’t fully appreciate that I was living in a time of liberal thinking that could all be taken away so easily and systematically. Now I recognize that “conservative values” is just code language for greed, power, and control. This […]

How To Change A Habit

How To Change A Habit

Changing a habit has been something all of us have faced at one point or another. Whether it’s eating habits, drinking, exercising, procrastinating, staying up late, being late, driving too fast, hoarding, smoking, or something else, there is always room for improvement. You’ve probably addressed your favorite with varying degrees of success. So, how can you […]

6 Signs You Are Standing In Your Power And How To Get There

6 Signs You Are Standing In Your Power And How To Get There

The term “standing in your power” is said a lot, but what does it really mean? Is it something you have control over and can make happen, or is it something others can see in you? Yes, yes, yes, and here is how you get there! Having spent most of my career getting to a […]

For More Effective Meditation – First Clarify Your Intentions

For More Effective Meditation – First Clarify Your Intentions

Now that I’ve been meditating for several decades, I’ve learned a lot and watched my own practice evolve. Since there are many reason and ways to mediate, I’ve realized that for more effective meditation, first clarify your intentions. What is it you want to achieve or experience? Over the last two decades, the term mindfulness […]