The Kickstartology Blog

By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach Why The Next 10 Pounds? Last May I decided I was sick of complaining about my jeans being tight and I used the Alignment Coaching tools to lose 10 pounds fairly easily over a few months. I've kept it off,...

By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach The Limits of Studying What if I decided right now that I was going to learn how to cook? Now if I began listening to all of the cooking podcasts, watching cooking shows, collecting recipes, and buying...

By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach Choosing the Terror over Safety At 6:55pm on Saturday night, I was the most terrified I've been in a long time. I was about to step on stage to perform seven minutes of new stand-up material including some...

Getting in Your Own Way Looks Like: Kickstartology Coaching is designed to help you get out of your own way. What does that mean exactly? There are so many ways to get in your own way, and we even have a list of the top 10 ways that women get in their own way. But how...

By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach Is Self-Doubt Why You Don't Try? Self-doubt is #4 on our list of the top 10 ways that intelligent women get in their own way. What have you never pursued only because you weren't sure if you could pull it...

By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach Is Being Hard on Yourself Working? Self-judgment is #3 on our list of the top 10 ways that intelligent women get in their own way. I used to think that I had to be hard on myself because I knew I could...

What are the benefits of online group coaching for women? Why do women join an online group coaching program, anyway? You're tired of feeling tired and want to feel more energized.  You're annoyed with often being frustrated with yourself for your choices.  You're an...

By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach What causes indecision? Indecisiveness is #2 on our list of the top 10 ways that intelligent women get in their own way. Decision-making is a big deal since your current life is the result of all of your...

By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach Overthinking Keeps You Stuck Overthinking is one of the top 10 ways that women get in their own way. It's defined as "overthinking" when the thinking is no longer helping you and one of the following...

By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach How Do You Get In Your Own Way When I'm on a consult call with someone and I ask what their biggest obstacle is, often they say "I am". And they're frustrated because getting in your own way sucks up a lot...

By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach How do you build self-confidence? Are you tired of feeling insecure, unworthy, or inferior? Do you struggle to assert yourself, speak up, or pursue your dreams? If so, you're not alone. Many women face challenges when it...

By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach Fastest Way To Drive New Action If you want to change something and create new results fast, the first thing to do is NOT to make a list or schedule. These things feel like "taking action," but you will...

By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach Self-judgement is one of the most common and destructive forms of negative self-talk, and it affects millions of people worldwide. TRUTH: We're all a$$holes to ourselves sometimes. We all have an inner voice that speaks to...

By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach Have you ever blamed a failure to follow through on a lack of willpower? The willpower problem is rarely that you don't have it. Maybe the problem is that you have too much willpower. People think they...

By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach You better not cry A pre-game primer for Festivus Here we goooooo!  You've worked hard all year. You've been reading our posts, doing the program or various workshops, and you now have more tools in your kit than one of...

By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach The Perfect Holidays in Three Easy Steps: How to enjoy the holidays as much as the people in holiday movies in three easy steps: Buy a really big house and decorate it extensively Create some family drama...