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Make Your Own Happiness by Intentionally Refreshing Your Joy

Happiness isn’t something you find; you make your own happiness by giving it life and nurturing it until it becomes a flame that ignites you.Have recent upheavals changed the way you live? As you reflect on what’s most meaningful for you, have you created new personal or family traditions and rituals that bring you peace and joy? Or do you find yourself longing for what’s missing in your life? It’s not surprising if you feel disconnected and disoriented when you consider the year we’ve just experienced. When you tack on the darker winter days, many struggle to find happiness.

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Have a Happy Holiday Season — 5 Ways to Manage Emotional Land Mines

You can have a happy holiday season, despite what people say or do, by mindfully practicing these five emotion-managing somatic exercises.
 
The year-end months are hectic, but I’m so grateful for a happy holiday season, aren’t you? It’s a time for reconnecting with family and friends. From October onward, I intentionally use my time to relax, reflect and assess how I’ve done over the past year.Then I can make course corrections as needed. 

Of course, not everyone feels joy for a variety of reasons. For example, the added pressures from crowded stores, roads and airports can put a damper on anyone’s spirits. Plus there may be many internal pressures — we get caught up in trying to meet expectations of providing the perfect holiday experience by being the perfect daughter, sister, wife, and mother. The house has to be just so. The meals must be absolutely delicious. We may find ourselves pushing to perform on a lot less sleep and a lot more stress. Or this holiday season may be marked by sadness because a loved one is missing or it reminds you of a traumatic event.

It doesn’t have to be like that! Start planning a strategy now that will make you proud of the way you handle yourself at all times. Here are a few self-leadership suggestions that can help.

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Life Coaching Skills that Guide Clients to Greater Success and Boost the Value of Your Practice

Effectively use life coaching skills so your clients make progressThere is something so satisfying about using your life coaching skills to help your clients succeed. It’s the greatest feeling to make a real difference in their lives! Conversely, there’s nothing more frustrating than spending hours with clients, helping them plan out their goals and strategies, and then checking in a week or two later to discover nothing has changed.

What goes wrong at times like these? What are some reasons your clients may not be making the kind of progress you expected? Possibly it’s one of the following:

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Courageous Self-Loyalty in a Busy World — It’s Not Selfish. It’s Vital!

Striking a balance between loyalty for self and others means staying true to who we are while honoring our commitments to those we care about. True loyalty is sustainable when we respect both others and ourselves.Do you value and expect loyalty from those closest to you?  When we’re loyal, we’ve got their back no matter what. We never lose faith in them, because we know how devastating disloyalty is — it’s the ultimate betrayal. So, let me ask, Do you have that kind of loyalty for yourself? Or do you think loyalty to others means giving up self-loyalty?

Yes, in good relationships we all make sacrifices and compromises. That’s the give-and-take that helps us dance through life. However, all give and no take makes us off-balanced and unwell. Take, for example, Zoe…

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Ignoring Red Flags? Listen to Body Wisdom & Avoid Being Blinded by Desire

Ignoring red flags? Tune in to your body's wisdom, and avoid heartache or time wasters. Recognize warning signs when desire clouds judgment. Have you ever yearned for something so intensely that you overlooked the subtle signs warning you it might not be right for you? Ignoring these red flags allows strong desires to cloud judgment. But we can become more attuned to our body wisdom to make the best decisions. How?

Whether it’s a relationship, a job opportunity, or a significant purchase, the allure of what we want can sometimes overpower our ability to see things clearly.

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