Let it go.

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Easier said than done.   Or is it?

Between you and the life you want to lead there exists some kind of obstacle.  If there wasn’t, you’d be living your most excellent life right now.

Often we believe these obstacles are external realities in the form of people, situations, and things – all blocking us from moving forward with the life we want to live.

But the most consistently discovered truth by those who have attained their goals and aspirations is that these obstacles are actually internal; they are the emotional blocks, mental locks, and limiting beliefs that we are holding on to within us which are really holding us back.  If you want to change your life, you must first change your mind.  Transformation begins within.

What’s to be done?  Simple.

  1. Recognize and own the obstacles blocking you.
  2. Welcome them fully, and then let them go.
  3. Take your next-best-step in the direction of living your dreams.

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My Dad Had A Heart Attack

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

A few days before Christmas, my sister Kathleen called to tell me my dad had just had a heart attack.  He was being rushed to the hospital, mom was with him, and other than this, she didn’t have anymore information.  We spoke for about 3 or 4 minutes before hanging up.  I remember thinking this couldn’t be happening; but it was.

I felt lost and powerless.  I wondered if this was it; perhaps I’d never get to talk with my dad again.

Looking back on that day, what amazes me most is how all-of-a-sudden this happened.  But heart disease doesn’t happen all-of-a-sudden.  The choices we make today, and every day, are the building blocks for our health tomorrow.  Why do most of us wait until we have our first heart attack before we begin to address the issues of health and wellness?  In this blog article, I want to look at the answer to this question and offer what I believe a workable solution looks like.

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Your Most Intimate Relationship

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

Lables of Thinking MindThe most intimate relationship you can ever have is with your thoughts.  Nothing else even comes close.  In fact, your ability to be intimate with anyone else in your life will expand only to the degree that you are able to be truly intimate with your thoughts.

Thoughts appear in your mind as your ideas, concepts, beliefs, opinions, images, goals, memories, judgments, and sometimes more viscerally as your feelings or emotions.  Sometimes we first become aware of a thought only by feeling it as a disturbing emotion.  The trouble with many of our thoughts, memories, and beliefs is that they just aren’t true, but we believe them none the less.  They limit our perception of ourselves, others, and the world.

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The Power of Story

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

Stories are how we understand and how we remember.  We learn through stories.  A story is a system for holding together facts – a way of making sense of ourselves and the world around us.  Muriel Rukeyser said, “The world is made up of stories, not atoms.” 

We each have a personal story with a plot and storylines.  Our beliefs and assumptions ghostwrite that story.  From an infinite sea of possibilities, our software – our story – determines what we perceive and process.

We don’t see things as they are – we see things as we are.  We see what we believe.  And we’re always right.

We tell our story.  Then our story tells us.

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A New Way of Thinking

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

“Prevention, or preventing disease, is an outdated concept. The new concept is creating wellness.”  — Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland)

Most of us think of wellness in terms of illness; we assume that the absence of illness indicates wellness.  But wellness is not the same as just not being sick.  To enhance your quality of life, improve human functioning, and achieve positive health, an entirely new way of thinking is necessary.

In 1972, wellness pioneer, Dr. John W. Travis M.D. created the Illness/Wellness Continuum diagram to illustrate the relationship of the treatment paradigm to the wellness paradigm.  Look carefully at the diagram below, as it distinguishes these two ways of thinking.

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Stress: What Is It?

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

Stress is your body’s natural way of defending itself from threats.  Those threats may be real or imagined, physical or mental.

Whenever you feel threatened, your body becomes keyed up to fight off or run away from the threat.  Your brain triggers the release of several “stress hormones”, such as adrenaline, which gives you the extra strength you need to fight or run away from the threat.

This body response is most helpful when threats are real or physical.  We need the stress response to help us cope with emergencies.  The energy from stress can help us be more productive – if we channel that energy into positive activities.

Most threats today, however, are more psychological or mental than physical.  We often feel unable or unwilling to take action.  Sometimes we just have more stress than we can handle.  To make matters worse, we may never have learned the skills we need to relax and unwind from the effects of a day’s stress.

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The Invitation

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

Welcome to Quantum Leap Total Life Coaching!  No matter where you are in your life, it is always possible to discover and live your truth.  And nothing could be more satisfying. 

I’d like to share with you a favorite poem written by Oriah Mountain Dreamer called The Invitation.  Read it out loud, and then when you finish, read it again slowly. 

Allow the words of this poem to call you back to the adventure of your life’s journey.  If you’re at a crossroads and you long for something fresh, honest, and worthwhile, I extend this invitation to you.  And if you’re ready to embark on a new adventure toward living your heart’s deepest truth and choose to partner with a coach, I want you to know it would be a privilege to walk this part of your journey with you. 

THE INVITATION by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.  I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me how old you are.  I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.

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