Guidance from an Intimacy Expert on Business and Relationship Recently, I lost my voice for two weeks. It’s been decades since I lost my voice, so in the second week I reached out to a friend and mentor who uses her knowledge of the Autonomic Nervous System and the Vagus Nerve to empower speakers to embody and elevate their voice.
If you’re an entrepreneur, you’re no stranger to taking risks. You’ve staked time, money, energy, and even your own sense of identity on something you deeply believe in. This is the path of the visionary. And it’s not for the faint of heart. But here’s the difference between reckless risk-taking and conscious risk-taking: it’s not about whether the decision is
A few years ago, I attended an in-person retreat with Paul Selig, the conscious channel for The Guides. It was a deeply transformative experience — just not in the way I expected. I found myself standing in the bathroom right before the next group session…feeling awful. Nausea. A splitting headache. My body felt like it was rejecting something at a
“Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner.”~ Laoz In my work with my clients, I help them uncover and transform behaviors, beliefs, thoughts, and more that are the drivers of how they uniquely relate to others. This often includes patterns of people-pleasing, which is a common habit for many caring individuals. These patterns impact business and corporate
“People pleasing pleases everyone but the pleaser.”~Sanjo Jendayi In previous careers, especially as an employee, I found that my survival relied on people-pleasing to avoid discomfort or rejection. I went along with everything my boss asked for or said, basically (and bluntly) sucking up to them. I did this regardless of my own thoughts or perspective. I believed they would
In the moment, when we’re frazzled, worn out, depleted and still must get our work done, burnout doesn’t feel like a gift in any way. It’s typically once we have some distance – after we’ve rested, when we’re in the flow again – that we can reflect and see how burnout was giving red flags and signs of warning all
If you (or your loved ones) are feeling anxious about the future, uncertain of how your life will be impacted by the collective choices, this article is for you. Anxiousness and worry are two common forms of fear. (It’s a sneaky, shape-shifting bugger!) So, what is fear? And why does it exist? Maybe most importantly, what do we do with
I recently was in my DMs on Instagram going back and forth with a friend about the concept that fear is learned. She shared that she was having this same discussion with another dear friend of hers, and how they were talking about the different forms fear has expressed through in their lives. The most prominent? Low self-esteem – and
“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.”~Stephen Covey Perhaps the most fundamental quality a client seeks in an expert is this: trustworthiness. “Can I trust this guide/coach? Are they trustworthy?” Feeling trust in someone often means you feel safe, which highlights the importance of safety
People pleasing, often seen as a harmless trait, can actually hold you back from your goals as an ethical business person. Sarah has a history of always putting others first. In her previous sales role, she prided herself on being agreeable and accommodating. She believed that saying ‘yes’ to every client request would make her more likable and successful. It
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