Category: Life Skills

Learn how to focus on the soft skills, the people skills like good communication, effective leadership, positive motivation, and managing your emotions.

Manage Self-Sabotaging Thoughts to Empower a Life of Freedom

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Controlling Stress, Fearless Mindset, Life Skills.

Which would you say is more stressful and damaging to your health — stress from a car accident or from a messy house? — a breakup with a romantic partner or a friend who makes you crazy because she never follows through on what she promises? — a harsh comment from a friend or self-sabotaging thoughts?

We’re well-equipped to handle short-term stressors or life-threatening situations. We deal with it, then we’re free of it. But if there’s constant, long-term, nagging stress, we suffer deeply.

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.

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.

Why Is It So Hard for Women to Embody Confidence?

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

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.”

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

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Change Your Life.

“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.

Anchor Your Values, Vision, Mission to Live an Inspired Life

Written by rogue-admin. Posted in Change Your Life, Self-Leadership Skills, Stepping Forward.

Without an anchor, a ship is dashed against the shoreline and broken to pieces. Even in calm weather, an anchor prevents you from drifting away from your intended safe haven.

What anchors you? What keeps you stable during life’s storms? What is it that you have on board that gives you a sense of security, when you’re moving full steam ahead — that special something you continually refer back to for balance and strength? Your anchor is made up of three elements: your values, vision and mission, in a combination that will be unique to you.

Are you still asking these questions: “Why am I here?” “How can I find meaning in my life?” Do you have nagging feelings of purposelessness, lack of fulfillment and meaninglessness?

Perhaps you’ve been so busy doing things that you haven’t taken the time to reflect on whether or not the things you’re doing really matter in the big picture.

Category: Life Skills

Manage Self-Sabotaging Thoughts to Empower a Life of Freedom

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

Why Is It So Hard for Women to Embody Confidence?

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

Anchor Your Values, Vision, Mission to Live an Inspired Life

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