The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence. Ralph Waldo Emerson Cultivating a coaching presence is a practice of awareness in action - of being your authentic best self, moment to moment within the context of a coaching session, aware and free of the pressures of conflicting, limiting or contradictory beliefs and … [Read more...]
Gifts From the Heart are Gifts For the Heart
December 18, 2014 by
Consider giving gifts that help people deepen their appreciation for themselves and their world. Doing so will require you to take time out from your busy life and reflect on those you love and want to gift. This action of slowing down and reflecting will help you de-stress and begin to heal your heart. All healing is self healing. The … [Read more...]
ALL ONE – Body, Emotions, Mind and Spirit
December 9, 2014 by
You’ve been there, at least once in your life and very likely quite often. Activities that get you there – to the experience of ONENESS, to the feeling of FLOW as Cskikszentmihalyi coined it are “truly rewarding experiences that require concentrated involvement and interaction with complex information. The things that give people ‘natural highs’ – … [Read more...]
Harnessing the Ego as a Force for Good
December 2, 2014 by
The ego is the “I”, the social self or personality we and others identify with, as us. It manifests in the role we play and how we play it. Our ego is the vehicle through which we act in this world to pursue our dreams, achieve our goals and get things done. Our ego is outward focused. It tends to measure success by the effect we have on others … [Read more...]
Awakening to Choice is Self-Empowering
November 18, 2014 by
Awakening to Choice is a beautiful piece of anonymous prose I received from a friend and share it here with you. It's inspirational in its wisdom and resonates with the shifts in perspective many of my coaching clients tell me they experience. The piece gives expression to the process of awakening and accepting responsibility for choice, that's at … [Read more...]
Inspired Leadership A Must for the 21st Century
October 29, 2014 by
In the midst of the global economic, cultural and ecological turbulence we live in – a time in which organizations straddle local, regional, national and international structures – leaders need to engage, empower and inspire their workforce: their human capital, their people. To do so, leaders must be inspired, engaged and empowered. Inspired … [Read more...]
Look to Workplace Stressors as Causes of Anxiety
October 22, 2014 by
In a workplace where conditions exist that are outside your control or realm of influence and where roles, responsibilities, authority, accountabilities or expectations are unclear, frustrated passion can arise, resulting in: A high stress environment Poor communication Office politics Workflow problems Diminished … [Read more...]
Self Esteem and the Power of Belief
October 16, 2014 by
Self esteem is affected either negatively or positively by how we relate to ourselves and how we respond to and interpret life stressors such as: Job promotion or being passed over Provocation Financial set-backs or challenges Unfair competitions Injustice “The belief that becomes truth for me…is that which allows me the best use of … [Read more...]
A Story of Transformation and Growth
September 25, 2014 by
Before I started coaching with Julia I was lacking in confidence and also lacked the awareness and knowledge of how to go about helping myself. An experience years before undermined any confidence I'd had, both real and not real. Through coaching, I have overcome many inner obstacles and in the process found and have grown in confidence which I … [Read more...]
6 Ways of Living with Presence
September 4, 2014 by
Imagine if … You treated others in the way you would like your dearest friend to treat you…with sensitivity and compassion. You acknowledged yourself and others – really sensed what you felt, were open, sensed how others feel about you. Invited dialogue, engaged them and shared insights and experiences. You were relaxed, authentic and … [Read more...]
