“What was it like working with a life coach?“ I discovered that a life coach doesn’t help you fix yourself. They help you find yourself. It’s like having a second person helping you to look for your glasses. You’ll find them, and find them a lot faster, when you’re with someone than looking by yourself.… Continue reading My First Time Being Coached
Category: Finding new skills
Are You Adventurous?
The stories we tell ourselves about who we are have a tremendous impact on our decisions. As a teacher, I saw the students who believed that they were good at math, be happy to try new math problems. Students who thought they were good writers, eagerly scribbled away in their journals, and students who believed… Continue reading Are You Adventurous?
Supporter Appreciation Season
Creating A Work Community
I know I took for granted the importance of the community that I had when I was working. I didn’t take the individuals for granted, I failed to appreciate the importance of my co-workers as a group, a community. We were people in the same industry, affected by the same whims of policy, and working… Continue reading Creating A Work Community
Fortifying Your New Direction
It’s discouraging to toil away at something that’s meaningful to you and not receive any recognition. You start to think, “What’s the point? Why bother when no one else seems to care?” But that is the exact moment when this will help: the mere exposure effect. What is the mere exposure effect? It’s a psychological… Continue reading Fortifying Your New Direction
Get Used To Making Mistakes
Part 2 on The Benefits of Making Mistakes (click here to read part 1) It’s important to make mistakes. I’m not kidding. If you’re getting life more than 85% correct, you’re not in an optimal place for learning. “That means a 15% error rate, which allows someone to have space to improve without giving up…”***… Continue reading Get Used To Making Mistakes
Celebrate Your Wins
It’s both physically and literally difficult to pat yourself on the back. When you accomplish small steps, do you celebrate? It’s a foreign idea for me to get my head around. It seems like bragging or “blowing your own horn:” embarrassingly self-serving. However, there is value in celebrating those wins. A Checklist Is Not Sufficient… Continue reading Celebrate Your Wins
Pressing buttons
I use my computer as a tool. I’m sure there are many things that it can do that I have no idea about. Today, I found one by having the courage to press a button. The fear surrounding pressing the wrong button and causing digital chaos keeps us, from getting the most out of our… Continue reading Pressing buttons
Your Ship Has Not Sailed
I was guilty of this too. I thought that because I was retired there were certain ships that had left my harbour forever: boats that I would never travel on, and places I would never explore. This year, I’ve learned a lot, but the biggest ah-ha moment came when I realized that this thinking was… Continue reading Your Ship Has Not Sailed
Affirming the Positive
Recently, I heard someone say that positive self-talk was “food for the brain.” I have some affirmation cards that a good friend gave me and I review them from time to time, and choose a new one to put next to my desk. I thought I was doing well to have them visible. However, if… Continue reading Affirming the Positive
Retired, And Now What? 