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Have An Embodiment Practice? Tap Into Its Power to Heal & Empower!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Embodied Leadership, Life Skills, The Feldenkrais Method®, Women in Leadership.

An embodiment practice, being fully present with your body/mind/spirit connection, is key to living a joyful life and achieving your full potential.

Are you wiser than a robot? Of course, you are! But did you know that scientists are trying to teach Embodied Intelligence to robots? One project aims to build them to “adjust their neural networks (brains) to feedback from their bodies and surroundings. “ Hmmm….To adjust your brain to feedback from your body and surroundings… that’s a great definition for an embodiment practice, which truly makes us wise!

Isn’t it ironic? Scientists are giving robots embodied intelligence; yet today’s educators are neglecting to train HUMANS in these very important life skills! But an embodiment practice — being fully aware of and understanding your body/mind/spirit connection —  is key to living a fulfilling life and rising to your full potential.

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Why Is It So Hard for Women to Embody Confidence?

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Embodied Leadership, Life Skills, Self-Leadership Skills.

The difference between a person HAVING confidence and a person who can EMBODY confidence is the difference between having a lion and being a lion.Would you love to be calm under pressure, sure of yourself and able to lead others to safe harbors or to the height of excellence? Then you’re wanting to embody confidence. 

There is a major difference between being a person who has confidence and a person who can embody confidence. 

It’s the difference between having a quality and being/personifying that quality. In other words, it’s the difference between having a lion and being a lion. And when you learn the secret to embodying confidence you can do what Shirley Chisholm recommends,  “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” 

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Why is Change So Hard? Be Patient & Trust the Process

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Change Your Life.

Instead of asking, Why is change so hard or why it takes so long, focus on enjoying the transformation process – if you enjoy it, you’ll stick with it.

“Change takes time, and when it happens… it feels like magic!” ~ Maria Connolly 

Sometimes, when I’m coaching a client, it seems like nothing changes. Or if some change happens it doesn’t seem lasting. Why is change so hard and takes so long? Often this is because there are individual patterns that are in the way of lasting change. They are deeply ingrained and insidious.

There’s a war going on inside…the client’s good faith and best intentions are competing with long-held, adaptive and limiting beliefs and behaviors. This war can be won by systematically developing practices that change who you are at your core. These strong core values provide the support and structure for real change. But this does take time. If someone is promising overnight success, they’re not talking about real change.

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Ghosting a Friendship? NO! Simple Ways to End a Friendship with Respect

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Healthy Relationships.

Ghosting a friendship harms both you and your friend, so it’s better to learn these ways to respectfully end a friendship with dignity and kindness.One minute they’re there…the next minute they’re gone, without any explanation or apparent reason. The person who you thought was a good friend has become a ghosting friend. They won’t answer your texts or emails. They block you on social media and avoid you in public. You wonder, “What did I do wrong?” Why is ghosting a friendship becoming more common, not only in romantic relationships but in friendships and even the workplace?

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Desiring Genuine Friendship? Look for People Who Support & Challenge You

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Healthy Relationships.

Do you think genuine friendships are becoming rare, because of the way we’ve learned to treat social media friends, and if so, here’s what we can do…Social media has dramatically changed the idea of friends. You friend someone by simply clicking a button. Every day, your number of friends grows. You never meet face to face and you may not say a word directly to them. They know far more about you than you know of them…but they’re your friends. And if you feel like it, a push of a button unfriends them. Is that what you would call genuine friendship? 

I’m sure you recognize the difference between social media ‘friends' and genuine friends. But could the way we treat social media friends be creeping into how we treat our true friends, perhaps even damaging those relationships?

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