Vacation, part 2

Don’t Ask Why

January 17, 2023

This is something that I’ve believed and practiced for a long time, and also have been telling people that I sponsor for a long time. Much to my delight, I have recently discovered that it also has been confirmed by research. That is, when in a difficult situation, in your self-talk (or your conversations with others), don’t ask why. The way I often put it to people that I sponsor is “Why is an awesome

Why People Avoid Mirror Affirmations

July 11, 2023

Anyone who’s heard me talk about self-confidence more than once or twice has heard me talking about mirror affirmations. I’m a huge believer in them. Doing them literally changed my life. My experience with suggesting them to clients and sponsees, though, is that very few people are willing to give them a try. I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised by this—after all, it took me two years of hearing the suggestion every week for

The Problem with Inspirational Quotes

April 4, 2023

A while back, someone I follow on social media liked an inspirational quote from a coach, who said: The secret to self confidence is to care more about what you think than what others think. To me, this quote neatly sums up many of the problems with inspirational quotes in general. It’s not that it’s wrong, exactly—I absolutely believe that we should (usually) value our own opinions of ourselves more than other peoples’ opinions of

My Convention Experience: A Personal Story of Growth and Change

August 29, 2023

I posted on LinkedIn last week about some of the great friends and connections I made at ICF Converge in Orlando last week. What I didn’t talk about was some of the story behind that, and what makes it so profound an experience for me. Here’s the story of what happened, and why it’s such a big deal. I knew that the major reason I wanted to go to the conference was to expand my

The Intentional Practice of Gratitude

February 7, 2023

I know — Thanksgiving was months ago. Why am I talking about the intentional practice of gratitude now? Can’t I even read a calendar? 🤣 I’m talking about gratitude now because, in my experience, there’s never a bad time for gratitude. One of the clichés that gets tossed around recovery a lot is the idea that “A grateful addict won’t use.” Outside of recovery, in her excellent Atlas of the Heart, Brené Brown summarizes some

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Vacation, part 2

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Don’t Ask Why

Why People Avoid Mirror Affirmations

The Problem with Inspirational Quotes

My Convention Experience: A Personal Story of Growth and Change

The Intentional Practice of Gratitude

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