For Everyone on Mother’s Day
The most important work you and I will ever do will be within the walls of our own homes. -Harold B. Lee This – my favorite essay on motherhood by Anna Quindlen – has a message for everyone. If you don’t have kids (and even if you do), pass [...]
Love Quotes
I put together some quotes on love. Enjoy… http://www.blueprintlifedesign.com/thoughts-on-love/ To share on Facebook, click on the title “Love Quotes” above, go below to “Share Article,” select Facebook and post to profile or send as message to friends.
Thoughts on Love
With Valentine’s Day approaching, the obvious topic for a post is something to do with love or relationships. Right? Right. So here I am, still trying to decide what exactly to write about those topics. I could talk about how the opposite of love is fear and recommend you always choose love; I could explain [...]
Can You Please Change So That I Can Feel Better?
Consider the title of this post. Do you ever have that thought? Yeah, my clients and I do too. Jen thinks her husband should clean up after himself because he knows a clean house is important to her. Erin needs her kids to stop fighting so she can feel calm. Kate thinks that if her [...]
Be the Best Version of You in 2010
What if you didn’t need anymore time this year? What if balancing family, work, and yourself was less a matter of finding the time or scheduling and more a matter of figuring out what you value most? Let’s play with this idea. Are you bummed that you aren’t participating in a cheese-rolling competition in the [...]
For All of You Parents
Parenting issues driving you crazy? Can’t get your kids to clean up their rooms? Fellow Martha Beck coaches Susan Hyatt and Jackie Gartman offered a free parenting class using a coaching tool called Self Coaching 101. Here is the link to the class so you can download it to your iPod/mp3 player. Enjoy! http://tinyurl.com/ETM-free-call To [...]
The Game of Life
Now that you’ve described your real career (from last post), how do you choose activities to live and support your real career? First, Martha Beck recommends that we think of almost every human activity (including most jobs) as a game we play. I have a friend who is currently taking a series of exams for [...]
How To BE with People
I was just listening to The New Earth classes with Oprah and Eckhart Tolle (These classes were held over a year ago, but I have them all on my ipod and listen to them every now and then for fun. Yes, for fun). During Chapter Two’s class, a mother called in and asked how to [...]
Good Enough
This post is longer than usual. So sit back and relax or read a little at a time or print this out and take it to bed. I am going to get a little “coachy” and inspirational on you, but there is good, practical reason for it. Here it goes: My 2-year-old thinks she can [...]
Letting Go
The other day, I was talking to my coach (yes, life coaches have coaches because we practice what we preach) about feeling overwhelmed with all I want to do in order to make the most of my life. As coaches, we surround ourselves with books, articles, websites and audio downloads on how to think peacefully, [...]
Good Company
How would you feel if you hung out with someone who whispered these comments into your ear all day: You’re not good enough. You’re screwing up your kids. You don’t make enough money. You’ll never have what you want. Who are you to think you can have a fabulous life? You’re not getting enough done. [...]
The Control Myth
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself. – Elie Wiesel Control (Does anyone else hear Janet Jackson singing in the background?). Such a lovely yet deceiving word; comforting yet full of empty promises. Don’t you just want to reach out and grab it but you just…can’t…quite…wrap [...]
