With some guidance from Carolyn,  I’m spending today reflecting on this year and gaining some clarity for the year ahead. Carolyn provides 20 different ways to look at 2011 and prepare for 2012. The first prompt for reflection is called One Word, and the task is to 1) encapsulate this past year with one word. [...]

One of my favorite exercises that I share with Boot Camp clients is called a List of Loves. It’s as simple as it sounds–it’s a long list of things that you love. A “List of Loves” is powerful because Paying attention to things that you love feels good. It can remind you that life is [...]

I frequently call these The 5 C’s for Change when I share them in classes and workshops. It has evolved (just as I have) in my work on myself and with clients. Here is my latest and greatest version. May it serve you well. 1) Choose Do you really want to change? Seriously. A lot [...]

I used to believe that in order to create shifts in life it was important to surround yourself with supportive people. For example, if you want to start eating well, surround yourself with folks who eat well and stop eating out with folks who eat junk. This can be pretty limiting and isolating, right? After [...]

Bubble Goals One of the best things about New Year’s is it’s a perfect time for clarity. A time to begin again, and invent exciting possibilities for the year ahead. When working with Boot Camp clients, clarify is the first step for transformation. I call it one of the “5 C’s”: Clarify -> Clean Up [...]

1) Have fun I was really impressed by a group of co-workers a few years ago. A group of them set out to lose weight in January and teamed up to do their own version of the biggest loser. They were like a secret club. No one outside the group even knew who was participating. [...]