I was jogging around 8:30am on a very cloudy Saturday morning and I observed a girl of about three years old entering an empty playground with her father. She had kind of a funny look on her face and it got me wondering. What was she thinking? I came up with several theories:– Where […]
I have a great life, but I am always at work on something, because if you aren’t growing, you’re atrophying. And if you aren’t admitting you can be a nut sometimes, you aren’t telling the truth! A few months back, I decided I was ready to stop being such a nut on Mondays. The […]
There is something that I have really NOT wanted to talk about lately. You see, about three years ago a dream was born. Let me explain. I’ve ALWAYS dreamed of teaching people how to tell the truth and deal with hard stuff. I am passionate about peace in their lives, and I see this as […]
I believe we were meant to be happy. I am also pretty certain it was meant to be a challenge to get and stay happy or else we’d take it for granted and get bored. So then, life is about the pursuit of happiness. I used to be generally unhappy and now I am generally […]
Guess what the most powerful coaching is about careers? Strengths and weaknesses? Your resume? Reaching out to everyone you know? Nope, it’s this: Plan TIME to work on your career. Doesn’t that seem so simple? In the Handel Method®, we teach people to see that thoughts lead to feelings and feelings lead to actions, which […]
Guess why I chose teaching elementary school as my career when I was in college? Because ALL I knew was this:1) I wanted to help people.2) I wanted to be able to get a job.3) I like a demanding atmosphere with lots to do. It seemed like a sound list of criteria at the […]
Laurie Dhue was at the height of her career. She was a successful news anchor appearing on several networks and even had her own show. Meanwhile, she was killing herself with alcohol and drugs. She masterfully protected her addiction, and hid it well, fooling everyone by being at the top of her career while at […]
Years ago, when I first came to the Handel Group® as a client, I got the whole methodology laid out for me, and I digested it all, chunk by life-changing chunk. Now, as a Co-President in the company and a Senior Coach, I teach others our method. I thought I knew all there was to […]
If you are in a committed relationship, I suggest you tell your partner when you are flirting with someone else. And certainly, if you are cheating. That is, if you want the relationship to be deep, loving, connected and lasting. But actually even if you don’t. I’ll explain why below. I know what you’re thinking: […]
The other day, I was in a knee-jerk, control mode, trying to get my way with my kids. All the phenomena I experienced were familiar: in the middle of my rant, I felt noble, all my logic made perfect sense to me. The voices in my head sounded intelligent: they are studying wrong, they are […]
I’ve been thinking about stuff. I, like you, have many times thought stuff would make me happy – and that a lack of stuff was what was making me unhappy. I don’t mean just physical things like a house or clothing, but also stuff like people, a great husband, a happy child and even stuff like […]
I’m back at it about health. Maybe it’s the Springtime inspiring me. And I see some of you working on the areas of body and health more than ever. Ain’t it grand? Doesn’t it just shift everything when you start an exercise routine? Don’t you feel better about yourself on EVERY single level? Or […]
