by Becky | Oct 29, 2017 | Personal Growth, Setting Goals, Values
I have been noticing people around me being kind and compassionate lately, to myself and to others, and feeling a strong sense of gratitude and appreciation in response. I have been somewhat purposely watching the smallest, most mundane acts because they are the ones...
by Megn | Sep 3, 2017 | Balance, Boundaries, Change, Coaching, Money Management, Personal Growth, Relationship to Money, self care, Setting Goals, Success, Values
There are people that are really good at doing what they “want”. They want a new car and they purchase it. They want to tour Europe and they go for it! It is sometimes fun to watch and be entertained by individuals that don’t spend time thinking about “should”. ...
by Megn | Jun 8, 2017 | Balance, Boundaries, Change, Coaching, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Personal Growth, Relationships, self care, Success, Values
I love Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I regularly pull things from my DBT training and use it in my everyday life, and I also share it with my clients. One of DBT’s most helpful sections in the Interpersonal Effectiveness Module is Goals of Interpersonal...
by Megn | Dec 12, 2016 | Balance, Boundaries, Change, Coaching, Communication, Health, Leadership, Personal Growth, Relationships, self care, Setting Goals, Success, Uncategorized, Values, Women
I have been working with women on the downside of being nice. We often explore the gender role or stereotype that girls should be nice and pleasant creates a disservice to many. I realize that there are also cultural norms for men, that may be limiting, but the...
by Megn | Dec 4, 2016 | Balance, Change, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Personal Growth, Relationships, self care, Setting Goals, Stress Management, Uncategorized, Values
With all of the change going on in the world, I started to wonder what it would be like to have the ability to literally be another person for an entire day; a day in the life of…fill in the blank. Some variations on this theme are illustrated when Mel Gibson was able...
by Becky | Aug 14, 2016 | Balance, Change, Coaching, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Organizational Development, Personal Growth, Stress Management, Success, Values
Some lessons in life it seems I need to learn time and time again. Latest example: it’s OK to make mistakes. Recently at work, I became aware of a major error in a proposal for funding a project. Not only was I “freaking out”, but so were other members of our team. We...
