(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) Resilience is good. Bend with the wind but don’t break. Withstand pressure then return to form. Resilience has its place. Unless you want to change. To return to what was so before (to be resilient) is to…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Everything I have discoveredI was longing for.” Jamie Beck Coaching Point: There is power in this quote. In two parts. First, she expresses an attitude of discovery. Embedded within is curiosity, a leaning into. Discovery is action. Almost always a positive, uplifting, energizing action. Taking in, taking…

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “How can I afford it?” Coaching Point: When confronted with a need or desire to spend above a certain limit we can have a scarcity thought: “I can’t afford it” is a common knee-jerk reaction. It’s based in the past. “I can’t” is an automatic…

(Great fears are barriers to experiencing your real life.) Change. The mere word brings up a shudder in some when THEY are being required to change. Change elsewhere? That’s fine. But when the outside wants/requires/demands they change, the hackles go up. Why is that? In large measure it’s because the outside is interfering with perhaps…