Your past does not define you. It’s you who defines how you perceive your past experiences, as well as how you will allow them to impact your future – for better or for worse. While the past is far from your identity, the way in which you define it has the ability to impact the experiences you create moving forward. If you view circumstances from the past as successful, then they have the power to fuel your drive and enthusiasm towards further success.
Read MoreAll too often, we get stuck on the idea that we need external proof to validate our own ideal image of ourselves and our lives, before we get started on something that’s important to us. In other words, if there are no external signals to prove that what we want is truly possible, we quickly turn a blind eye to our ideal images, and then block ourselves from growing into them.
Read MoreMany people come to me wanting to craft a vision for themselves or their careers paths. “I’m not sure what I really want” they say, “can you help me figure it out?” Sounds as easy as writing a Christmas list, right? Well, yes… almost. If you are willing to take a step back and think about who you really are first, then developing a vision for your work, and your life, will flow more naturally. Better yet, crafting strategies to turn your ideas into realities becomes a much clearer process, when you know who you are at the core.
Read MoreSometimes clients come to me with a clear expectation of wanting me to deliver pieces of breakthrough advice. Now, don’t get me wrong, the path to self transformation is colored with a multitude of personal breakthroughs along the way. But what makes them so monumental is the fact that we are able to process new pieces of information on our own. This aids us with personal buy-in to more easily embrace new ways of thinking.
Read MoreIt’s perfectly normal for us to allow competition to make us feel a little anxious from time-to-time. You know the feeling, the sense of your stomach dropping when you see someone else in your space doing something truly magnificent that you maybe haven’t gotten around to yet. Or simply dealing with the basic questions of “am I as good as that person?” or, “am I capable of doing it as well as them?” When you find yourself comparing yourself to others, it’s important to acknowledge that greatness can only be seen by those who possess it themselves.
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