You “Should” Get Up Early Trying to talk yourself into getting up early because you “should” just makes it less compelling. Using fear or shame to motivate yourself is not a good strategy, it may occasionally work in the short term, but it has...
ADHD – Why Avoiding Discomfort Feels Safe but Keeps You Stuck Don’t have time? The brief: Fear of change rarely shows up as fear. It often looks like hesitation, low-grade dread, overthinking, or quiet self-abandonment. ADHD brains avoid change not because they...
Being Coached is Like… I’m not a cook and I’m always amazed at those people who know what they’re doing in a kitchen… which lead me to this thought: Coaching is like having a master chef come into your kitchen, look at all the ingredients and tools, and then...
By Toronto Life & Mindset Alignment Coach Stephanie J. Marshall How Women Self Sabotage: When I’m on a consult call with someone and I ask what their biggest obstacle is, often they say “I am”. For so many women, self-sabotage sucks up a lot of...
Midlife Women are a Hot Topic I’m 50 and I’ve been noticing all of the hype about women getting older and owning it. And while I love the fact that midlife women aren’t invisible anymore and people are learning what perimenopause is, there’s something about the...
The Stress Habit and Breaking It JUSTIFIED AND NECESSARY? If you’re always feeling stressed it eventually becomes a habit. The stress always feels justified and over time it even feels necessary and unavoidable. But here’s the thing, if you’ve...
