Seeds for the Soul

It is critical you become an advanced decision maker if you want to uplevel your life.What is advanced decision making?You decide to go on vacation, lose 20 lbs., not procrastinate, be a lot more loving, be less negative, or become a better decision-maker. These...

Making sense of your past is frustrating but can help stop you from feeling victimized.We all have a history that binds us to our past, and some of us hold to those memories as reminders of our suffering, the wounds inflicted on us, and the experiences we were...

There is a lot written about expectations; I was looking for an inspiring quote about expectations and could not find any. What I found was about not having expectations or setting your expectations low. And there is truth in those quotes if you expect it from people...

When the demands of daily life are stressing you out, asking three questions can transform your life."The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that matter least."~ GoetheThe demands of everyday life add to imbalance and unhappiness and...

What can you do to avoid being the victim of Impostor Syndrome?I'd say feeling like an impostor can be the good news, but it depends on you. It can mean that you see results in your life that you intended yet may not have genuinely believed were possible. It can also...

Trying harder leads to diminishing returnsTrying harder does not lead to better results; there is a point of diminishing returns when trying harder actually leads to being less effective. Dr. Price Pritchett tells a story of a fly in the book You². The fly wants...

Allowing struggle mode to affect my healthThe struggle you wrestle with while undergoing a circumstance can be debilitating and cause even more damage than the situation itself. I remember when I was grappling with having a very critical boss who was hard to please. I...

Get out of your own way by wanting perfection and create the results you wantwas finalizing the book I've written and kept re-reading and wanting to make changes. I kept tapping on the breaks, delaying, and getting distracted as discouraging thoughts roamed in my...

I have a client who has had a lot of childhood trauma, has done forgiveness work, and has been in therapy to move forward with their life. They continue to hold on to their story and feel stuck because they are having trouble letting go. Our brains create stories that...