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Verna Kulish: Kickstartology Client Spotlight
"Put yourself out there and allow yourself to fail so you can learn something." ~Verna Kulish We recently caught up with Kickstartology alum, Content Designer, crafting-whiz and everyone's favourite person to have at a party, Verna Kulish. She came to Kickstartology...
When You Want to Make More Friends
By Toronto Life & Mindset Alignment Coach Stephanie J. MarshallThe Loneliness Taboo It's more taboo to admit that you want more friends than to say you want to find a stranger to hook up with. And that's messed up. Over the last year I've noticed more people...
Using Mindset Tools to Make Time
By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach Most people who are trying to fix not having enough time are focusing on the wrong things and they keep playing catch up, disappointing themselves, and giving up. Theresa spent years trying to write...
Lack of Motivation
By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach Lack of motivation isn't the problem One of my clients told me today that her biggest obstacle is a "lack of motivation to exercise and eat properly". I'm not buying it. It's just a thought that she has,...
Coaching Vs. Therapy
By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach What is the difference between life coaching and therapy? "Are you going to force me to talk about my mom?" As someone who uses alignment life coaching AND therapy to help improve her state of being and move into a life with...
Tired of Feeling Tired
By Toronto Life & Mindset Alignment Coach Stephanie J. Marshall Breaking the Pattern Once and for All "OMG it's so much easier now, I didn't believe it was possible" That's one of my favourite things I hear from clients, especially the ones who come to me...
The Self-Sabotage Of Impatience
By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach What Makes You Impatient? What small things make you feel really impatient? For me, it's being stuck behind slow walkers. I feel the rage build until I can pass, and then I forget all about it. But think...
How To Know What You Want (Even When You Don’t)
By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach "But what if I don't know what I want?" "I know what I have to do; I just need to DO IT." How many times have you said the above? If you want to lose 10 lbs or be fitter, you already know what to do. Do you want to declutter...
Sukeina Jethabhai: Kickstartology Client Spotlight
"You're not the only one who feels this way. So move. Do it." ~Sukeina Jethabhai When she first came to Kickstartology, Sukeina Jethabhai had a loving family with whom she'd moved across the country, and though she had a solid career in the corporate world, she came...
Coaching for Stubborn People
By Stephanie Marshall, Toronto based Master Alignment Coach Stubborn but also feeling stuck? Coaching for stubborn people is about harnessing the power of stubbornness and using it to our advantage. I'm going to tell you how thinking of yourself as a rat in a maze can...
Are You Still Stalling On That Decision?
By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach Are you wasting energy spinning in indecision? What decision are you stalling on? You have a decision to make and you’re stalling. You're weighing the options, hemming and hawing. Maybe you're waking up at 3 am and thinking...
Are You Phoning It In
By Stephanie Marshall, Toronto based Master Alignment Coach You Know When You're Phoning It In You know you're capable of more, but since no one is calling you out you're not motivated to do anything about it. You can justify to yourself that you deserve it. It feels...
What is a Coaching Consult Call?
By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach What is a Coaching Consult Call? The coaching consult call sometimes called a discovery call, an assessment call, an exploration call, or a sales call is used by many top coaches to make sure that they are...
What “Inventing Anna” Taught Me About Good Sleep
By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach Like many of you, I spent a good chunk of February watching the hit Shondaland show, Inventing Anna, on Netflix. Based on an article that was circulating wildly through my incredulous friends a few years ago, the story...
Procrastination Feels Good
By Toronto Life & Mindset Alignment Coach Stephanie J. Marshall The Procrastination Secret We don’t talk about procrastination enough. Not because it’s rare, but because procrastination feels so good, and we’re not supposed to admit that. Especially not when we...
Late bedtime: Is a scarcity mindset keeping you up
By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach Your digital device of choice reminds you it's bedtime. Even though you programmed it to nudge you to go to bed, you snap, "There just aren't enough hours in the day!" and ignore it. It's 12:30 am and you've got to be up in...
How to Go to Bed Earlier
By Stephanie Marshall, Toronto based Master Alignment Coach Going to Bed Earlier There are two kinds of people: People who go to bed and turn out the light at a reasonable time because that's just what makes sense... and those of us who say "tonight I'm going to go to...
Are You Living For Your Next Vacation?
The Thought Habits It starts as a background hum. A quiet thought that becomes a browser tab, a reward, a survival mechanism. You’re not planning a trip so much as building a lifeboat. One that floats six months into the future and promises you’ll feel like yourself...
Honest Self Reflection | The True Value
By Stephanie Marshall, Toronto based Master Alignment Coach The Dramatic Effects of an Honest Self Reflection A few weeks ago I was stuck in the Kentucky airport for seven hours. My flights were delayed multiple times and I was eventually rerouted. After a really...
Approach problems like a Wordle
By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach “I just don’t know where/how to start!” Often when we meet women who feel stuck or unable to move forward, it's the starting that stops them from moving forward. Somewhere along the way, many people pick up a...