Healthy friendships are an important part of life. How do you know if you can trust your friends? Brene Brown, the author of The Power of Vulnerability, has a video about her then-third-grade daughter who was betrayed by friends at school. Brene Brown relates that she taught her daughter the Marble Jar Friend concept. Here's a brief video where she tells her story. https://youtu.be/6442YcvEUH8 The Importance of Healthy Friendships How many marbles do you need in your jar before you can … [Read more...] about Healthy Friendships: How Do You Know if Your Friend Is Trustworthy?
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Do You Have a Role in the Drama Triangle?
We see the drama triangle all around us. A zoetrope of rage, rescue, and sadness that spins so fast you can hardly see who’s the bad guy and who’s the good guy. Somebody’s mean, somebody’s hurt, and somebody is stepping in to save the day. The strange thing is that the people participating usually aren’t even aware that they’re exchanging roles in a play that has had a longer run than anything Broadway could imagine. The Karpman Drama Triangle is named after Stephen Karpman, who first descr … [Read more...] about Do You Have a Role in the Drama Triangle?
How Business Coaching Services Save You Money
Business coaching services are an investment, no doubt about it. But when you listen to the top business performers — across the spectrum — you find again and again that they owe their success to business coaching. In fact, you’ll find that most of them continue to get coaching, even at the top of the game. Even the coaches have coaches. They know the value of business coaching. Business coaching is an investment, but business coaching services save you money. Time Time is your most precious re … [Read more...] about How Business Coaching Services Save You Money
Work-Life Balance: Key to Your Successful, Healthy, Fulfilling Life
Many people, especially solopreneurs, struggle with work-life balance. They find it hard to cope with the demands of both work and non-working life. It’s a situation that leads to burnout, unhealthy coping strategies, sleepless nights and weary days, resentment toward family and inability to focus on work. Work-life balance is more than a luxury. It’s necessary to a healthy, productive, and fulfilled life. The importance of work-life balance is in building contentment and satisfaction in … [Read more...] about Work-Life Balance: Key to Your Successful, Healthy, Fulfilling Life
Three Benefits of Business Coaching: How They Help You Thrive
Any business owner, whether experienced or new to the work, can feel the pressure of stress, anxiety, and overwhelm. Stress makes you feel the weight of too much responsibility. Anxiety makes you feel that danger is all around. Overwhelm makes it impossible to choose among the many options and opportunities around you. Stress, anxiety, and overwhelm make your life harder than it needs to be. At an extreme, they can cause mental and emotional paralysis. They can bring your business t … [Read more...] about Three Benefits of Business Coaching: How They Help You Thrive
Life Coaching Questions: How to Change Your Life
If you’ve thought about improving your life — and who hasn’t? — you might have some life coaching questions. If so, you’re in good company. Life and professional coaching are on the rise around the world, as people look for mentoring and feedback to handle challenges and transitions. In a worldwide study of life and professional coaches, the 2016 ICF Global Coaching Study found that “75 percent of coach practitioners with active clients said they expect their number of coaching clients to i … [Read more...] about Life Coaching Questions: How to Change Your Life
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