Author: Maria Connolly

Holistic Coaching — The Skillful Way to Reach Full Potential

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in ICF Mentor Coaching, Life Coaching, Somatic Coaching.

Do you remember hearing the childhood song, “Dem Bones”… “the foot bone connected to the ankle bone, ankle bone connected to the shin bone, shin bone connected to the knee bone,” and so on. It taught us that we are connected beings. Yet, somewhere along the way, many people lose sight of the fact that we’re connected in so many more ways than just bone and flesh. Holistic coaching helps us bring our entire self into harmony.

Unquestionably, the human experience is made up of a connection between the mind, body, and spirit. It’s only when we engage the full dimension of these that success and fulfillment occur. The holistic (wholly connected) approach helps us be fully present and aligned in all aspects of life. It’s based on developing life skills rather than fads and quick fixes.

These Essential Life Skills Aren’t Taught In K–12 School. Are You Using Them?

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Spirituality.

You are you, in part, because of what you were taught. While genetics play a huge role, our growth environment cannot be discounted. We learned basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills in K-12 school. Beyond learning essential life skills, such as hygiene and lawfulness, we were educated by how people (family, friends, authority figures, local community, and even the ruling government) treated us — their words, actions, and attitudes created our map of the world and taught us how to be.

If the sources for our education are sound, we flourish, even under adversity. However, if we’re not exposed to the following essential life skills, we’ll be overly anxious and won’t cope well. However, let’s acknowledge this…

Life Coaching Business — 15 Stimulating Questions to Make Your Marketing Easier

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in ICF Mentor Coaching, Life Coaching, Private Practice Advice.

Is it your dream to start building a life coaching business that really helps people become the best version of themselves possible? That’s great! I wholeheartedly recommend it because I absolutely love coaching my clients!

What I didn’t love at first, and what you might struggle with, is the marketing aspect. But if you want clients, you have to let them know you’re available to help them. You also want to attract the right clients so you have to make yourself stand out as different, allowing your prospective clients to see why working with you is a good fit.

Multipotenialites Rejoice! The Path to Success Doesn’t Require Specialization

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Stepping Forward.

Everyone wants to be on the path to success. It’s exhilarating that we each get to identify what success means for ourselves, and then we get to create the path we travel to get there. That means we have endless possibilities. And if you’re like me, you’re excited to try all of them! But that can lead to problems…

Unless we’re independently wealthy, we need to make a living to support ourselves. So that brings us crashing back to earth. We have to narrow our focus and specialize or master one craft/job/skill, so we become indispensable and in demand for life, right? That’s what we’ve been told.

If, at this point, you’re feeling a bit frustrated, keep reading, because this article will break wide open that stereotypical way of thinking about the path to success.

Have Your Strengths Become Your Weaknesses? Time to Use This Secret Weapon!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Life Skills, Mindfulness, Stepping Forward.

This may startle you, but many of the excellent behaviors that help women rise in their field will eventually become the behaviors that keep them from further advancement. How can that be? When can excellent behaviors hold you back? Have your strengths become your weaknesses — how can you determine that? And then what can you do about it?

Author: Maria Connolly

Holistic Coaching — The Skillful Way to Reach Full Potential

These Essential Life Skills Aren’t Taught In K–12 School. Are You Using Them?

Life Coaching Business — 15 Stimulating Questions to Make Your Marketing Easier

Multipotenialites Rejoice! The Path to Success Doesn’t Require Specialization

Have Your Strengths Become Your Weaknesses? Time to Use This Secret Weapon!

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