Fault vs. Responsibility One of the hardest tasks of reaching “emotional adulthood” is learning to separate fault from responsibility. This is partly due to definitions that exist, which use the two words interchangeably. In the context of taking...
Success Defined Every morning, my husband wakes me by bringing us coffee in bed. (Sorry, he’s taken.) We typically spend an hour sipping while we each read our own devotions , poking each other whenever we come across something to discuss. This morning, he got...
We’ve arrived. We’re wrapping up a 6-part series, teaching the model (see below) that I use when coaching clients. Today we’re focusing on your Result (the “R-line” of the model ). You’ve now seen how our thoughts create our...
Several years ago, I was caught off guard when my daughter called me out unintentionally. “Mom, your Pinterest clothes are so cute. How come you don’t dress that way?” Ouch! It stung. But after considering it, I realized it was a valid question. ...
Two of my favorite questions when making decisions are: What am I saying yes to later, by saying no to this now? -and- What am I saying no to later by saying yest to this now? This works for anything from “Should I...
This week, I showed a client a thought she had that wasn’t serving her. She shrugged and said, “I know. It’s an old core belief I’ve struggled with that since I was a kid.” As if it was a valid reason for still thinking it today. So I ask...
