Exploring the Uncertainty of Moving with Courage

After living in the same area for much of her life, and feeling very ready for a change, my good friend chose to explore moving to a new city. Her life felt infused with a low-grade stagnant energy and she feared if she didn’t ultimately make a change she’d become withdrawn and insular — she craved a new foundation upon which to build her life.

As we began her exploration, we discussed her answers to the following questions to open her mind to thinking more expansively about her move. [Read more…]

The Influence & Impact of a Choice

Today marked a beautiful example of life coming full circle. Over 6 years ago I attended a workshop when I was at one of the lowest times of my life, I’d ended my relationship with my mother on the drive to the event. Donna was the angel who consoled me, she was also the angel who saw through my pain to my gifts and hired me to complete a project that really mattered to her.

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Mastin Kipp: Choosing to Not Have a Plan B

For the past 5 years I’ve been exploring the choices of people I find fascinating: friends I know well, people I’ve met serendipitously, and special family members with whom I crave a deeper connection. With each person’s choice and the safety and trust of our connection, I enjoy deep and curious inquiry, allowing my questioning to go wherever I trust we’ll get the richest information.

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Key Lessons Learned from The Go-Giver

I’ve read and re-read The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea, a beautiful parable by Bob Burg several times and each time I’m reminded of key lessons that serve as the foundation for my business, and life.
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Create movement & energy with a small choice

When you stop intentionally making choices, your life halts. With ambivalence and indecision, you become stagnant and lose your ability to act with purpose. When you’re feeling stuck, making a proactive choice instantly creates movement and energy that ripples outward, shifting the terrain so that new opportunities and routes forward are exposed.

This is true for proactive choices of all sizes. Instead of standing paralyzed when big choices feel overwhelming or unreachable, you can create momentum by zooming in on a smaller choice that brings you back into a position of control.

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