Attract a Life

Breaking your silence

September 21, 2011

When I was twelve years old I sang in the school choir. But the odd thing was that no sound ever came out of my mouth. You see, I was too embarrassed and ashamed to hear my own voice, or let anyone else hear it. And so I would mime the songs, move my mouth, [...]

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Are you being Ordinary or Extraordinary?

September 7, 2011

I’ve always been deeply passionate about self-realization. It’s a BIG double- barreled word isn’t it? But wanting to know my purpose, understanding the big picture of why I’m here, and connecting with the fullness of who I really am, is no small thing. I have bowed my head down in churches and temples. I’ve prayed [...]

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I’m greedy for more. Are you?

August 22, 2011

I aggravated my mother this weekend. I told her that Tim and I were considering selling our current home, and that we were on the lookout for a new property. It aggravated her because we’ve only lived in our current home for three years, and it was only one year ago that we transformed our [...]

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Are you ready for it?

August 2, 2011

If you want the whole thing, the gods will give it to you. But, you have to be ready for it. Joseph Campbell The above quote has become my signature theme if you like, because it really captures the essence of what I believe and how I work as a coach. People come to me, they [...]

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Sleeping on the job

July 18, 2011

I once had the experience of literally falling asleep on the job. I was working in a Cocoa Cola factory at the time, and my job was to sit and check bottle levels as the bottles ran by me on a conveyer belt. I was a young 19 year old at the time, and this [...]

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Can Sarah Find Herself?

July 5, 2011

If you haven’t seen the TV production of Finding Sarah, you may just want to check it out on OWN. Sarah, better known as the Duchess of York, better known as Fergie, bares her soul and confesses that if she won’t be able to find herself, she thinks she will die. Once upon a time [...]

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Getting Unstuck

May 24, 2011

There is nothing more painful than the feeling of being stuck in a life that you want to change. For me, it’s worse than having a really bad toothache (and I’ve had many of them), because at least with a toothache there is a definite solution—you can drag yourself off to a dentist! But being [...]

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Never underestimate the power of a thought

May 9, 2011

If someone posted the following profile on an on-line dating site, how successful do you think they would be in finding a great partner? I’m getting old (39). I’m scared that my biological clock will run out. I desperately want to be married. My opinion of men is generally negative. Most of my dates [...]

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Watch out for those emotions.

April 26, 2011

Something wonderful happened to me seven years ago—I fell down a dry pond and shattered my elbow in seven places. Actually, the experience was pretty awful, and I remember asking my husband: Why did this happen to me? Did bad things just randomly happen out of the blue? And if so, how the heck am [...]

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