I recently got back from an amazing 11 day trek to Peru with my teenage boys, 6 days of which were hiking the Ausangate trek at elevations of mostly 14,000-17,000 ft.
The trip turned out to be both extraordinary and challenging at the same time. A reminder that life can be extraordinary with all its imperfections.
Below are my top ten takeaways from our trip. You’ll notice they are applicable to our everyday lives as well.
Read MoreYou know that dream you buried ages ago because you were too busy, scared or overwhelmed to follow through on it?
Let’s unearth it together and develop a plan to make it happen.
Read MoreIf you knew that your feelings drive your actions or inactions in life, what feelings would you want to cultivate more of in order to better achieve your goals?
At the moment, I’m working on cultivating more courage. And let me tell you, it can be very uncomfortable. But the rewards on the other side of it are worth it.
Read MoreYou’ve spent the last two weeks practicing noticing your feelings and allowing them. Now what?
You can just let them be because that is life. Nothing is wrong with you, it is part of the human experience. You can’t appreciate happiness if you don’t know what sadness is, and vice versa.
You can also get curious about them.
Explore all the reasons why you may be feeling the way you do.
A good place to start is with your thoughts. Your thoughts and beliefs about circumstances in your life often create your feelings.
Read MoreOnce you’ve gotten good at noticing your feelings throughout the day without judgment, commit to BEING WITH the feeling and not RESISTING it (pushing it away or numbing it out), BURYING it (avoiding it all together) or REACTING to it (for example, screaming at loved ones).
Read MoreFeelings matter! They are the driving force behind why we do or don’t take action in our life.
How we feel can drive why we work so hard…procrastinate on projects…or avoid or go after our dreams.
So NOTICE them.
Read MoreI'm running my last 7-Week Mental Fitness Program in 2022 before I take off on some amazing travel adventures with my kids. Join the fun!
You'll gain tremendous insights into what's holding you back in life, tools for solving it, and a group of peers to support you and learn from along the way.
You know those moments when something small happens and our brain decides to dramatize and catastrophize it? Like booking flights for the wrong dates? Or losing essential funding for your business? Here’s my go to way for dealing with it productively.
Read MoreSwimming in confusion and indecision? You aren’t alone. Here are some ways to be more decisive and save time.
Read MoreDo you look at your long to-do list and just want to zone out like these two glassy eyed dudes from the Sydney Zoo?! 🤣 We all experience this sometimes and get stuck.
One step you can take is to simplify your list by deciding to focus on the top items that will give you the most impact in terms of making progress towards your priorities and goals. Using the 80/20 rule can be a useful tool in achieving this.
Do you wish you had the ability to handle whatever challenges come your way with self-confidence, courage and grace? If you’d like to take your mental fitness to the next level, join my upcoming 6-Week Mental Fitness Program starting March 5th, 2022.
Read MoreI want to normalize fear a bit. It’s a normal part of the humane experience. There is nothing faulty with us if we feel it.
We all have our various manifestations of it and there is no benefit in compounding our fears by beating ourselves up over the head for having them.
When you are able to accept this, then you can start creating a loving non-judgmental space to get curious about your fears and work through them.
Read MoreAre your dreams so big and awesome they scare you sometimes?
Have you dismissed them as fantasy or buried them deep inside because they feel too hard?
You aren’t alone.
It's okay to be scared of your dream. It doesn’t mean anything is wrong. In fact, it’s NORMAL. Our brains physiologically want to keep us safe.
Read MoreStruggling to communicate with a colleague or loved one?
Maybe you’re trying to reach an agreement about something and everything that comes out of their mouth just annoys the hell out of you.
Here’s one approach I’ve found helpful in these situations:
Breathe, get curious and find the 10% truth. Let me explain…
Read MoreIn my last two blogs, I discussed a couple steps you can take to create an extraordinary year for yourself (or whatever adjective inspires you - an amazing, joyful, healthy or adventurous year, etc.). The first step is noticing how your saboteur thoughts might be blocking you from pursuing your dreams. When you shine the light on them, own them and question them, you weaken their hold on you and open up the space to pursue them. The second step is taking the time to visualize your dream in detail, so you can feel the fun and excitement of it NOW instead of later. It will increase your chances of sticking to your commitment and following through. Today, I want to discuss the third step - planning the details and taking your first tiny step. There are so many ways to plan, from creating a super detailed plan to outlining a general blueprint.
Read MoreLast week I wrote about how our saboteur thoughts can block us from creating an extraordinary year for ourselves.
We discussed how the first step is to shine a light on those saboteur thoughts, question them and come up with three positive alternate scenarios for each negative thought. Today, I share step two of the process. - visualization.
Read MoreDoes creating an extraordinary year both terrify and excite you? Me too. Are you ready to go after your dreams but a bunch of fears and doubts are holding you back? You aren’t alone. I’ve been there too and here’s how I overcame them. You can too!
Read MoreDo you wish you had the ability to handle whatever challenges come your way with self-confidence, courage and grace? If you’d like to take your mental fitness to the next level, join my upcoming 6-Week Mental Fitness program starting January 8th, 2022.
Read MoreHave you heard your brain say “I’ll be happy WHEN I get my Masters Degree... and then land that job...and get that promotion...have kids...buy that apartment... afford a vacation home in the mountains... change careers...make x amount of income...or when I’m positively impacting thousands of people’s lives.” The list never ends.
Say hello to your Hyper-Achiever saboteur - a collection of thoughts and beliefs that lead to self-sabotage and reduce your happiness. We all have one in one form or another.
Read MoreAs concerns over the Omricron variant grow, I'm particularly grateful that my third annual 30-day gratitude tune-up starts on December 1st. 🤨😁 I started this challenge a few years ago and by the end of the challenge I felt a BIG change in attitude as I got more into the habit of scanning my day for things to be grateful for. I learned to see the glass half full versus half empty. So I made it an annual tradition during the month of December. It is a great way to bring in the new year.
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