Keeping it Fresh

I am absolutely phobic about old food. I'm constantly checking expiration dates, I am not a fan of leftovers, I just don't like things to sit and get old. Gross. Sad too. All that stuff was once good, healthy, fresh, full of vitality. Energy wasted. I recently...

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Go for it.

Showing Up as Your Full Self I was reflecting on a happy time in my early 20's.  I was just graduating college. I was on fire. You know the feeling, one of those times in life when you are showing up as your full self and you feel how powerful you are. This was not a...

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Hit the Redirect Button

Mind Chatter Since my second baby was born, I have had little time to myself and even less to meditate. I decided to take a class on meditation for mothers (which was really great by the way, I loved the space/place it was held at www.bloomretreat.com). The class got...

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The Peace in Presence

Action and Presence A lot of the work I've done as a trainer and coach has been based in vision, goal-setting, committed action and accountability. We use words like momentum, consistency, and forward movement a lot. However, there is another side to growth that is...

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The Costa Rica Land

The Costa Rica Land

How it started Long before the vision for a piece of land changed the course of my life, I was simply a girl in search of fun waves to surf before real life started. I was 23 years old and travelling to Costa Rica for the first time. I'd just graduated college and...

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When Perfectionists Get Sick and/or Tired

When Perfectionists Get Sick and/or Tired

Two Things Perfectionists Love about Accountability It is interesting holding perfectionists accountable. Perfectionists gravitate toward accountability because it appeals to their list-making, checkbox filling tendencies. However they stick around for two reasons....

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Starting a new accountability group

Starting a new accountability group

A New Accountability Group I recently started working with a new accountability group. It's fun to work with a new group because you get to teach them how our  process works. You also get to see the effect that being held accountable has on them. I am constantly...

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Show up…Consistently

Show up…Consistently

In an accountability group it's important to show up consistently Our small group coaching program requires a certain level of commitment that many people aren't used to. Part of the agreement of being in an accountability group is that everyone agrees to show up...

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Being held accountable

Being held accountable

Most people like being held accountable, when they do what they say they are going to do Most people like being held accountable because you do better, complete more, and show up more fully when you have it. And that is a wonderful feeling. To reach the finish line,...

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