Emotion Education
What prevents us from taking action when we absolutely know that not taking action is detrimental to us? Fear, yes, fear is a good answer. But what are we really afraid of?
A couple of months ago I attended a workshop by master coach Maggie Ostara, and she was listing symptoms of someone who experiences a certain degree of… Read more…
USE FEAR AS A RESOURCE
Everybody has fear. So what makes the difference between being stymied by fear and succeeding in spite of it? It is the capacity to use fear as a resource.
Fear is not your enemy. It does not automatically mean that threat is eminent threat, or that you are in danger. Its function is to get you to pay attention to something. If you are truly in danger, your instincts will kick in and your… Read more…
I often work with women entrepreneurs who are stuck in their lives or career, knowing there is action to take, but they are unsure of what it is. There are three things that can help you get unstuck – admitting you need help, feeling your fear and using it as a resource instead of a hindrance, and take action, even if it isn’t perfect.
So many women know they are having a problem, but do not want to… Read more…
The day started out great. I meditated in my favorite spot, had a soothing cup of my favorite tea, and then set a spirited agenda for getting my desk cleared of the pile of small tasks I needed to do. I sauntered into my home office full of hope and resolve.
Then I checked email. BIG mistake. And the internet was just a click away. Hmmm, I’ve been having painful problems with my “mouse” hand, so I started looking for… Read more…
These past couple of weeks, after the death of my sister, I have been going through a kind of grief I have never experienced before. My lowest point was getting caught up in the dark side of my family pessimism. I felt the weight of my family’s heritage of thwarted dreams, unexpressed emotion and whatever the opposite of intimacy is. I was sure I was doomed to commit some kind of personal relationship failure.
I confessed my darkest… Read more…
