The Kickstartology Blog

By Stephanie Marshall, Toronto based Master Alignment Coach The Last Piece of the Puzzle "My life is great, except for this one thing that I need to figure out _____." I hear that a lot from my clients. When I was 20 I read somewhere that you could have an incredible...

By Stephanie Marshall, Toronto based Master Alignment Coach Avoiding the Boring Things Jumping into new things is a superpower... but not if you're using it to avoid the one thing that you can't handle: The tedious time-sucking detailed finicky boring things. What are...

By Stephanie Marshall, Toronto based Master Alignment Coach I Want You to Get Off Track (not because I'm a jerk, but because I don't want you to be scared you won't be consistent))   Most of us who struggle with consistency have, at some point in our lives,...

By Stephanie J. Marshall, Toronto-based Master Alignment Coach Are you wasting time in indecision? Are you thinking about it? How do you know if Kickstartology Coaching is right for you? You want to make smart decisions because you don't have unlimited time or money....

By Toronto Life & Mindset Alignment Coach Stephanie J. MarshallWhat's the Difference Between One-on-One Coaching and Group Coaching? One on one coaching (also called personal coaching or private coaching) is limited to weekly zoom sessions with just you and the...

By Stephanie Marshall, Toronto based Master Alignment Coach It Feels Impossible If you're exhausted, it's way harder to figure out work-life balance because you need to give all of your energy to just getting things done. Trying to compartmentalize parts of your life...

Types of Mindsets Loosely defined, a mindset is a mix of your beliefs, perspectives, philosophies, and attitudes about or towards something. When talking about mindset, it can refer to the way you think about something specific, for example, your mindset about making...

By Stephanie Marshall, Toronto based Master Alignment Coach The stress of mind-drama caught me last week. I'm supposed to be going to Kentucky for a live coaching training event next week and thanks to Omicron there are more logistical pieces and extra uncertainty,...

By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach As we move into a new year when you might set intentions, goals or New Year's Resolutions, declaring a Dry January has gained traction as a popular self-improvement trend. The idea is that one does not have a single...

By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach Perceived obstacles vs. real obstacles Imagine you’re walking down the street, minding your own business, maybe whistling a tune, or maybe you’re listening to a podcast. Easy, breezy, perfect temperature… and then… what’s...

By Stephanie Marshall, Toronto based Master Alignment Coach "I don't know what I want". It sounds final and authoritative. But it's never completely true. Saying "I don't know what I want" is a surefire way to stay stuck because we tend to believe our own thoughts,...

By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach Pace vs. patience for your goals "The hour of fulfillment is buried in years of patience." - Mary Oliver Often, when clients come to us, they have long timelines for when their future dreams will become their present....

By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach The comfort and danger of the collective story “Everyone needs more than anyone can give right now,” said a friend the other day when we were having a mini-kvetch about our perceived circumstances at the moment. I nodded in...

By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach When your to-do list is a grind Do you ever find yourself trying to power through your to-do list, even when your inner voice suggests some time for yourself would make things easier? Do you turn on yourself in those...

By Nadine Araksi, Toronto-based Story Coach Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week! –Lee Fox Williams I got together with friends recently, and someone mentioned turning 45, to which I instantly responded, “Welcome to the Wednesday of Life!” We laughed...

By Toronto Life & Mindset Alignment Coach Stephanie J. Marshall "Being Good" is an Illusion When a coaching client asked me if I got tired of “being good” it threw me for a loop. I don't think of myself as good. Actually, I might be closer to identifying as the...

By Stephanie Marshall, Toronto based Master Alignment Coach Getting through the hard part can feel way too long and sometimes it's hard to remember how we got there to begin with. You may have started off all gung-ho and ready to go but maybe things did not go as...