Does anyone remember this scene in Moana? The one at the end where Moana sings to Te Ka. The fiery lava goddess who is angry, unwieldy and battling against the world? Moana looks at her and sings “I have crossed the horizon to find you. This is not who you are… Who you truly are.” …
I realize it may seem like I have my fingers in a lot of different pies. Let me explain. What I am truly most interested in as a coach is helping people fulfill their full potential. That involves connecting people with: the truth of who they are their purpose and their inherent courage and resiliency …
This is a video you need to watch If you are, at all, interested in living a life of purpose, this short 2-minute video will teach you almost everything you need to know. Watch it here first. Then read the rest of this post. Then watch it again. What do you notice? Ron starts off …
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Sometimes self-compassion gets a bad rap. Sometimes people are confused as to what self-compassion is. Let me explain it this way. I’ve done a fair bit of work to come face to face with my own limiting inner narratives – the harsh inner critical voices that evolved out of childhood and cultural conditioning. Maybe you’ve …
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If you haven’t watched this video yet, watch it here: The experience Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez describes speaks exactly to the reason why, as a woman, you might have a hard time claiming your purpose, chasing your dreams and standing up for the things you believe in The truth is, as women, we continue to get mixed …
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This is how serious I am about #embodiment. 🙋🏽♀️ Warning – you might think I’m crazy. 😀 One of the things I need to work on is balancing driving 100% towards my goals WHILE letting go of control of the outcome.🔥. So I’ve made a practice around it. Each day on my #morningrun – after checking that the …
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When I was a kid my favourite poem was FOOTPRINTS. A Christian classic about a person reflecting on her life. 🙏🏽 In the poem, she asks God why for most of her life, she could see two sets of footprints, but at the times of greatest difficulty, she could see only one. God responds, “My …
First let me say this. I know that inner critical voice. My inner critic was one heck of a she-devil. She was persistent. She was relentless. She found fault with eeeeeeverything I did. For years, she operated in stealth mode. I was totally unaware of her existence. Later – once I started practicing mindfulness …
If your life feels “meh” maybe you’re not committed enough. One of my favourite trainings was with the Strozzi Institute, a school of somatic coaching in California A key aspect of their approach – and one I incorporate into my coaching practice – is the Declaration of a Commitment A commitment is a deep promise …
Yesterday on a bike ride I noticed I wasn’t passing a slower cyclist. I was late for an appointment and had already rushed past several cyclists, but for some reason I wasn’t passing this one. I looked ahead. In front of me was an older white male. He looked kind enough, doing his thing, enjoying …