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Outcomes First, Then Goals
The New Year is a common time to set new goals. However, declaring your desired outcomes are far more effective. You might be asking, “What’s the difference between an outcome and a goal? Aren’t they the same thing?”…
Year-End Reflection: Embracing Your Inner-Creator in 2024
As we prepare to welcome 2025, we want to take a moment to reflect on the journey through 2024. In a world full of constant change, we've faced challenges and embraced opportunities to grow as Creators. As we say goodbye…
No Night, No Light
This week in the Northern hemisphere is the Winter Solstice. This is the shortest day of the year and signals the return of the light. The daylight is brief, paired with long dark nights. And for our friends in the…
How to Connect Beyond Words
As a professional coach for almost 25 years, I (Donna) deeply value the gift of listening—not to just the words spoken, but to the underlying emotions, aspirations, and unspoken thoughts with whom I wish to connect. This…
Transformation Is a Thing
This week's TED* Works! blog is written by Jessica Albert. A mom of two young boys, wife, friend, engineer, lover of life, ultimate bookworm extraordinaire who is absolutely obsessed with the power of transformation…
Listen for That Still Whisper
If you stop and listen, it is amazing how many voices you may hear inside your mind. Becoming aware of these voices is part of the mysterious experience that makes us conscious human beings. It can also be confusing to…
What Brings You Joy?
When you rest in the vibration of joy, you are shaping your mind to help keep your heart open, humble, and more grateful. Without joy, the grasping mind focuses on lack and limitation, which can lead to feeling…
We'll See
One thing has become abundantly clear these last few years – life is uncertain. Human beings are the only species that can imagine a future, which can serve you well when planning and creating a general direction for…
Slow Down and Take It Easy
Our human bodies were not built for this pace of life. We all feel it. Things are moving faster and faster. You may hope that life will someday get back to normal, but there is no evidence that modern life will slow…