PARTNERSHIPS

PARTNERSHIPS

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about partnerships. From government to community, business to dating, I have seen a lot of partnerships under strain this year. What these dysfunctional associations underscore is the ability of successful partnerships make life...
BEING SUPPORTIVE

BEING SUPPORTIVE

Despite the fact I am a life coach and many folks associate that with being all touchy-feely, I have a confession.  I am not really a huge fan of being all up in my feelings. Allowing one’s self to feel one’s feelings inevitably leads to having to deal with those...
TAKE YOUR LIFE PERSONALLY

TAKE YOUR LIFE PERSONALLY

It might sound counterintuitive but a lot of us fail to take our own lives as personally as we should.  What I mean is we spend so much time thinking about others that we skip over ourselves. This is a problem.  In order to move toward a consistent state of well-being...
FAMILY WELLNESS

FAMILY WELLNESS

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month so I thought I’d say a little something on behalf of the kids.  I’m going to take a break from my typical focus on adults to sound the trumpet for America’s youth. I went to a conference a few years ago...
SATISFIED WITH SATISFACTORY

SATISFIED WITH SATISFACTORY

Settling is something that doesn’t sit easily with my spirit. My issue with settling is that to me it equates to being satisfied with satisfactory.  I’ve been type A since birth so being satisfactory has never appealed. With time and maturity I have learned there are...
HOW DO YOU RELATE?

HOW DO YOU RELATE?

It seems I am supposed to be learning something about improving my personal interactions this month of May. My pastor is in the middle of a teaching series about practical ways to have better relationships. One of my coaching colleagues has been offering weekly...