Personal Growth: Say What You See™
The Brilliance of “I can’t”
Who thought I’d ever have anything good to say about my life-long complaint: “I can’t.” C’mon. Even the parenting approach I designed has CAN DOs. But I’m starting to see it’s brilliance: it’s my get-out-of trouble card. I’m currently in Carolyn Scarborough’s Backyard Pearls Writing Telecourse. I signed up because I always wanted to...
Read MoreBecoming Multidimensional
One year ago I got my body back. I realized my long-standing denial statement was actually right: I’m not my body, I simply have one. Since I wrote that post I’ve been Jazzercising for fun and continuing to dance when I hear music, dress my body up, use makeup, style my hair, and best of all, smile when I look in the mirror! I’m jumping into this year with a whole new level of...
Read MoreStress-free Generosity & Inclusion
The holidays are a time for generosity and including others. If you feel stressed about either one, this might be why. 1. Generosity is natural when you have plenty. Generosity is fun and easy when your well-being is not threatened. So if it is not fun and easy for you, consider that you might have it collapsed with sacrifice. How do you know? If giving away extras doesn’t count as...
Read MoreFear to Fun in 5 Steps
Fear! It started with our new 1 Million Readers Campaign. I was fine putting something up on the website, but the idea of marketing by putting myself out there made me want to run away. Here are the 5 steps I took to move from debilitating fear to fun in only 10 days! STEP 1: Start wherever you are and say what you see to yourself. (Hint: Friends and coaches who say what they see can help...
Read MoreGo the (Bleep) to Sleep
Never let it be said that we at Language of Listening™ don’t have a good sense of humor. This “children’s book for parents,” Go the (Bleep) to Sleep by Adam Mansbach, put us in stitches! What does it have to do with SAYing WHAT YOU SEE? It reflects just how you feel when you’re exhausted and your toddler won’t go to sleep. The irreverent and downright...
Read MoreBye-bye Overwhelm
You know the feeling of overwhelm you get when you don’t get as much done as you planned and then another big project pops up? I had a bad case of that last week. Thankfully, a good friend and life coach who is skilled at listening and using SAY WHAT YOU SEE was with me and caught something I couldn’t see for myself. The difference I felt by just being heard was instant! Thank you,...
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