From the category archives:

Attitudes, Beliefs & Emotions

Could Your Doubts be Confirming Your Talent?

This post is dedicated to the lovely Ann Moller at Diva of the Word, in New York City. We met last Wednesday evening and I discovered that she’s a dedicated actor who, like all of us that care about our craft, experiences doubt about her talent and her potential to master her chosen field. As [...]

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There is NO “Square One”

“Oh, well. I guess it’s back to square one.” This is a phrase I hear a lot in coaching sessions and I heard it again from a client just last week. It’s almost always said with frustration and regret. It means that all our good progress has been ruined by a missed action and now [...]

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Breathing What’s Here

I wanted to wake up differently today. I wanted to be energized, refreshed, ready to get on to things. But that’s not what’s here. Today is dark inside. Something snide and mean is speaking, dripping little bits of acid on everything. I’ve been waiting for something to surface. For days my inner world has been [...]

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Are you making it safe enough to succeed?

When you decide it’s time to really step out and do something great, it usually brings some fear up, right? And you probably think that fear is about what’s outside you – what will other people think?, will they like it?, will they judge me?, will I be approved of?, will it be any good? [...]

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You are NOT being punished by the Universe.

When things go wrong in your life, what do you secretly whisper to yourself? Most of us who see and know the value of “staying positive” keep our thoughts and feelings pretty upbeat when things seem to be working against us. But I would suggest that, buried underneath all that positivity, are some things that [...]

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Beyond Jekyll & Hyde – Outgrowing our fear of ourselves

When you’re dealing with the part of yourself that’s getting in your way, it’s helpful sometimes to grab onto a metaphor - an image or idea - that helps you understand what’s going on. But what if that metaphor is making things worse? I read a post a month ago by Marelisa where she did an excellent review of [...]

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Learning From Remorse Without Having a Self Pity Festival

When we’re dealing with regret and remorse it easy to let the feeling take over and lead us into hours of self-criticism, judgment and generally feeling crappy about it. But it’s worth finding a much more empowering and constructive way of dealing with it, so we can be less afraid of situations where we might make mistakes.

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