Posts Tagged "truth"

How Things Really Work

How Things Really Work

"Do what you should, and things will work out." Does that sound familiar to you? When this belief statement came up in a private coaching session with a client I recognized it immediately because I was raised to believe it, too. "Do what you should, and things will work out," was touted as the basic formula for success and was a close relative of the mid-western work ethic of "hard work...

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Do Thoughts Cause Feelings?

Do Thoughts Cause Feelings?

    "Wake" by Colleen Blackard (Ballpoint pen drawing)       My dear friend and colleague Dr. Theresa Kellam, a licensed psychologist, focuses on feelings in her therapy practice. In Language of Listening®, we focus more on thoughts and beliefs in our life coaching. Both produce life-changing results. I remember Theresa once telling me that thoughts arose from emotions....

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Protected: Self-Guided Breakthroughs

Protected: Self-Guided Breakthroughs

A reader asked the following question after reading my post Loss or Security - Which is more real? To answer I felt I needed to describe our unique self-guided breakthrough process. This is the first time I have put it in writing and wanted to make it available to you, as well. So here it is, available through the month of May in honor of Mother's Day Month and you! Q: Very insightful. A big...

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Childhood Beliefs & Questions

Childhood Beliefs & Questions

Child: "Mom, if I ask you a question will you tell me the truth?"   Mom: "Sure."   Child (very seriously): "But Mom, I really want you to tell me the truth. Will you tell me the truth?"   Mom (puzzled): "Of course."   Child (urgent): "But do you promise? You have to promise to tell me the truth."   By now Mom was starting to wonder what this question was--sex, drugs or...

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