The Burn In All Things Bright

There is a known philosophy that we each exist on a pendulum that swings between pain and joy, yin and yang, or happiness and sorrow. In other words, we can only experience joy to the extent that we allow ourselves to open-up and experience pain. While pain is an inevitable part of life, the amount of suffering we allow ourselves to experience is our own optional choice.

Our ability to experience joy is directly connected to our willingness to experience pain. Pain is where our true growth and transformation happens – it’s where we step outside of our comfort zones and try new things. It’s where we build muscles and endurance for all facets of life. It’s how we learn to experience future challenges, discomforts or “pains” with less suffering, so that we can live in an improved state of flow and appreciation.

Nina CashmanMarch 19, 2015#Careertips, #lifecoaching, #nopainnogain, #burnbrightly, #burnbrightdailey, #paveyourwayComment

5 Actionable Steps To Getting Yourself Unstuck

As we approach the New Year, many people are also looking to form new habits and fresh perspectives, as well as develop new possibilities for themselves. During this process, they may also notice areas of their lives that seem stagnant or stuck.

January is a great time to ride the wave of fresh perspective to get your wheels in motion. If you are feeling stuck in your career or contemplating whether or not to make a big change, here are 5 helpful steps for getting your wheels out of the proverbial career snow bank.

Nina CashmanDecember 30, 2014#Unstuck, #CareerChange, #NewBeginnings, #Careertips, #CareerandvaluesalignmentComment

My Favorite Poem

THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH

The poem’s words offer an ingenious key that unlocks life’s greatest secrets – ideas that are so basic and simple that it’s a wonder how we could ever stray far from them, or better yet, allow such thoughts of purity to escape our hearts like some sort of unsolved mystery.

Nina CashmanDecember 4, 2014#youth, #poem, #youareasyoungasyouthink, #enthusiasmComment

Quick Tips For Fun Goal Planning

THE OPENINGS BETWEEN THE CLOUDS

Goals. They are as effective as we allow them to be.

When we briefly think about our goals, only to set them aside in some unknown compartment within our brains, we limit our potential of attaining them. On the flip side, when we take steps to formally declare a goal to the world, on a piece of paper and to ourselves, then we establish a formal contract with the universe, which as Paulo Coelho describes in his book The Alchemist, “conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

Career Coaching, Life CoachingNina CashmanNovember 19, 2014Goals, 2015 Planning, Visioning, Goals Before StrategiesComment

Reframe The Past, So It Doesn't Frame You

CONTROL THE SAIL NOT THE WIND

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.

Paving vs. Proving

All 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.

You’ll Know What You Want, When You Know Who You Are

WHO ARE YOU?

Many 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.

Career Coaching, Life CoachingNina CashmanOctober 8, 2014Inner Who, Inner Voice, Higher Self, Inner Guide, Higher CoachComment

If You Can't Trust You, Then Who?

TRUST YOURSELF

Sometimes 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.

Career Coaching, Life CoachingNina CashmanSeptember 30, 2014Self Trust, Self Confidence, Self Belief Comment

Competition or Inspiration?

BRIGHT LIGHTS INSPIRE

It’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.

Career Coaching, Life CoachingNina CashmanSeptember 6, 2014Connection, Connecting Comments