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Resistance & Sabotage

Discover the Wisdom of Your Resistance for FREE

You WANT to be taking action on your true desires, but you just can’t seem to get past that invisible wall that’s got you stopped. Maybe random things just keep getting in the way. Maybe you’ve been telling yourself you’re too busy – but that doesn’t make the longing stop. Or maybe you KNOW you’re [...]

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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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Why Traditional Coaching is No Match for Resistance

Coaches generally tend look forward not back. It’s therapists who dig into the past. And the coaching profession is pretty careful to distinguish themselves from therapists. My work has evolved exactly at the intersection of coaching and therapy because I’ve discovered that both ingredients are essential when dealing with resistance. I know plenty of coaches [...]

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The Myth of “I don’t feel like it” (Part 2)

Often, when we’re feeling blocked about accomplishing something, it’s because we’re putting a very specific kind of pressure on ourselves.

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The Myth of “I don’t feel like it” (Part I)

The state of “I don’t feel like it” actually originates from a caring intention, but then our resistance grabs a hold of it, and look out.

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How to Become Immune to Your Resistance

Does battling our resistance always have to be exhausting? I say no. A response to Seth Godin’s guest post on the Zen Habits blog.

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Right Sizing Our Metaphors For Maximum Progress

The metaphors and images we use to talk about our resistance have a lot of influence over whether we’ll feel defeated by them or make really great progress towards our desires.

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The War of Art Revisited…

The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield, is a brilliant journey into all aspects of our inner resistance and we get to ask him any three questions we want.

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We’re the Golden Kids

Understanding the energy that may be working against us so we don’t take it so personally and can deal with it more effectively.

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Is Being a ‘Visionary’ One of Your Resistance Strategies?

A look at the way we can sabotage ourselves by letting our vision for the future get in the way of what we’re working on right now.

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