As we approach the middle of this month of change, where do you stand with your resolutions? If you are like most people, you gave up on them and all the enthusiasm that went along with them at least a week ago. In fact, only 8% of people keep their resolutions. That means 92% of…
As we approach the New Year, so many people come to coaching looking for a change. A prominent question that I hear from my clients is, “Why is change so hard?” My response, “Change is actually quite easy; you do it every day.” Yes, I realize that is a simple answer to what many…
Ready or not, the holiday season is upon us! There’s so much to do this time of year: spending time with family, shopping, and wrapping-up the end of the year with work, not to mention all of the eating! With so much going on, it is very easy for us to get caught up…
I think that most people love a fresh start, a Monday, the New Year, tomorrow morning. We like the idea of getting to start something new, a chance to reinvent ourselves, the opportunity to make a change in our health and in our minds. So what happens on that Monday that causes us to crash…
Nothing seems to strike fear into my clients more than a conversation about change. They are either fearful of change, avoiding change, putting off change or chasing change. I am sure you have heard people say, “Starting Monday, I will begin my diet,” or, “After the (fill in the blank), I will be more focused…
Well, I imagine that would depend on how well you take care of it. Are you the type of gardener who gets all excited about the project, runs out to gather all the supplies, and then promptly realizes that you are in over your head? Are you an overzealous waterer? Are you the type who…
By Yvonne Haase, LMHC Too often couples come into counseling with the complaint that the passion that once ignited their relationship has fizzled out. Even the most romantic of couples every now and then hit dead ends with regards to the passion and spark in their relationship. The truth is, if you want to have…