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.

The Somatic Approach to the Mother-Daughter Bond. It’s Surprisingly Effective!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Life Skills.

How would you describe your mother-daughter bond? In a perfect world, all mothers would be warm, loving, and supportive. And daughters would cherish their mothers. Too often the mother-daughter relationship is difficult, strained, or non-existent. Somatically exploring this relationship is an outstanding way to understand its impact so you can heal and thrive.

As Mother’s Day approaches, we naturally reflect on how our mothers have influenced our lives profoundly. For many women, the mother-daughter relationship is a complex tapestry woven with love, joy, pain, and longing. If, because of circumstances beyond your control, you’ve been deprived of this relationship, the pain may be overwhelming.

Embodying Intentions: The Ultimate Journey Aligning Mind, Body, and Spirit

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Change Your Life, Dream Big - Start Small, Embodied Leadership.

Because of the demands of today’s fast-paced world, people who seek personal growth find that setting intentions is a powerful practice for transformation. However, there’s a crucial distinction between setting intentions and embodying intentions.

Let’s explore the story of two sisters, Sarah and Emily, to illustrate the difference between setting intentions and embodying intentions.

Ways to Practice Future Pacing Daily — An Amazing Way to Conquer Life Crises

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Life Skills, NLP, Stepping Forward.

It cannot be denied that the pandemic changed us; it inserted a pause into our lives that has been hard to recover from. Have you noticed the different ways it may still impact your motivation? Perhaps it caused you to rethink your possibilities. Or did you put your life on hold and give up on some dreams? How do you get your motivation back? There’s an amazing NLP skill that puts you back in control so you never need to feel helpless like this ever again. It’s future pacing — this is where you direct your mind to go into the future, visualizing something tangible and positive.

How to Use the Power of Visualization for Remarkable Business Success

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Creative Thinking, Dream Big - Start Small, Life Skills, Stepping Forward.

When you use the power of visualization you experience fully what you want from your life and business. How do you want all aspects of your life to be like 5 years from now?

Creating a dream business can be exhilarating! Yet, service professionals like coaches and therapists often struggle with putting down on paper a business proposal that’s actually going to work for them. The reason? Usually, it’s because they focus on creating a to-do list that seldom gets done. If you want to turbo-charge your business, unlock the power of visualization.

What is the power of visualization? It involves using all of your five senses to make an experiential dive into what you really want from your business. In your mind’s eye, you experience it – you see it, feel it, smell it, and taste it. When you engage these senses in your business goals and plans, you become empowered in an extraordinary way. How do you do that?

Overcoming Procrastination with Mindfulness in 3 Simple, Easy Steps

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Life Skills, Mindfulness, Self-Leadership Skills.

Mindfully practicing the following steps to overcoming procrastination will change your life.

Some days it feels like you’re drowning. You know you want to do something, but you can’t get started. You feel too overwhelmed. What makes us feel like that?

It’s not a flaw in your character. It’s a chemical process in your brain! Neuroscience explains why we procrastinate. And when you understand why, then you can find ways of naturally working with your brain chemistry.

Category: Life Skills

The Somatic Approach to the Mother-Daughter Bond. It’s Surprisingly Effective!

Embodying Intentions: The Ultimate Journey Aligning Mind, Body, and Spirit

Ways to Practice Future Pacing Daily — An Amazing Way to Conquer Life Crises

How to Use the Power of Visualization for Remarkable Business Success

Overcoming Procrastination with Mindfulness in 3 Simple, Easy Steps

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