I am fresh off four days of a white-water rafting trip on the Snake River in Hells Canyon, Idaho.

As a relationship and marriage coach, I practice Relational Life Therapy techniques developed by Terry Real. One concept I want to share focuses on three relationship phases.

Here we are again, February, the month of love. This year, and every year, let us be our own lovers.

As time moves on . . .

I invite you to do more than reflect on the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022. I invite you to look back and forward with keen curiosity. See your life as a case study, a personal excavation and archeological dig on yourself.

Thanksgiving means many things to many people. For most of us, it is a time to gather with loved ones and express thanks and appreciation. It is also an opportunity to put the brakes on business and take stock of your life.

As a life coach, I often ask clients where they get stuck. It is a question I often put to myself, although, in honesty, when I am rolling along on auto pilot, I can forget to ask. When I take the time to do so, however, I get noteworthy responses.

Want a bigger life? It’s simply a matter of taking that first step. I can’t tell you how often I step outside my comfort zone. I learned quickly (and repeatedly) that when you write a book, the world conspires to put more in your face. Sort of like: You want a bigger better braver life? Try this!

BIGGER BETTER BRAVER was named 2020 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist.

[Aspen, CO]—Today, Top Reads Publishing is pleased to announce Bigger, Better, Braver has been recognized as a Finalist in the 23rd annual Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards.

It’s interesting, as a shadow coach, I work with clients guiding them to their inner wisdom so they can uncover disempowering beliefs they made in childhood (now buried in their subconscious) that control their operating system. Those beliefs and the unconscious commitments they make around those beliefs, become the secret sauce in their personal sabotage recipe.

I had a dream to climb Kilimanjaro as my 60th birthday present me.  60 was looming out there as a big number and I wanted to prove to myself that I had what it took to dream big and follow through.

Covid-19 has at one point or another turned many lives upside down. How we respond is an individual thing. I have heard people say we are all in the same boat. We are not!

Where do we go with all of this? It seems each time I turn around, a new horror is happening. As someone who believes there are no accidents, that everything happens for a reason, I am convinced the Universe has had enough craziness from all of us. It is screaming, WAKE UP PEOPLE! 

1. Accountability. Your coach keeps you accountable. When you begin working with a coach, you may be inclined to follow through with your action steps to please the coach or be the “good” student.

Are you like the rest of us, riding the ebb and flow of emotion as Covid-19 moves from days to weeks to months? I am betting the answer is a resounding YES.

How are your beliefs about yourself?

Self-esteem is how we view ourselves, our own value, and our sense of worthiness. It is a critical component to our decision making, risk taking, and motivation. 

How do you see yourself?

Whether we realize it or not, how we view ourselves defines so many aspects of our lives and daily interactions.

I am writing a book. I never thought about being an author although I always found writing a powerful avenue for self-expression. When I decided to climb Kilimanjaro, I felt a call to write about the experience, not only to share my training and the climb to the summit but also to record the many coachable opportunities I found along the way.