Choosing between my fear and my dream: What do I mean when I say "be fearless"?

Choosing between my fear and my dream: What do I mean when I say "be fearless"?

I had to CHOOSE to be fearless. I had to CHOOSE my dreams over my fear. I had to see that fear, acknowledge it, and then set it aside and do it anyway. I had to fail, and I absolutely did, then pick myself up, figure out what went wrong, and then try again and again and again until something worked.

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Throwing Away the To-do List: 3 Tips for Living Life Out-of-Order

People often beat themselves up for not being married already or their career not being where they think it should be. It is as though someone handed them the outline of someone else’s book and expected them to write it! Take that outline crumple it up and THROW IT AWAY!

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Why try marriage counseling?

Why try marriage counseling?

A good marriage counselor is there to help you reconnect with the person you fell in love with. It’s our job to support you and your partner, not be the judge of your fights. The only people who can decide what is right for your relationship are you and your partner. Trying marriage counseling can be scary, however, there are also some really compelling reasons to try marriage counseling. Here are just a few…

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Three steps to improving your relationship: Stop Fighting and Start Talking

Three steps to improving your relationship: Stop Fighting and Start Talking

People often believe that happy couples don't argue but that is a fairy tale that ended with "and they lived happily ever after". Real relationships are created by individuals who have agreed to share a life together and they see the world through more than one set of eyes. Couples who learn to listen and communicate effectively are the couples that last.

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Complaining is Getting You Nothing... Except Another Argument.

Complaining is Getting You Nothing... Except Another Argument.

There are many things that go into creating a successful relationship but good communication skills is at the top of the list. It is the one topic that is addressed in nearly all of my marriage coaching or relationship coaching sessions regardless of the goal the couple has for coaching. Consider that communication is at the heart of everything we do with our romantic partner, from negotiating household responsibilities, planning a date night, or engaging in intimacy. The way we speak and listen to one another is the most important factor in a long healthy relationship.

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Become Your Best Self! Success through Failure.

Become Your Best Self! Success through Failure.

If you're not failing sometimes then you're not challenging yourself to become the very best you are capable of.  Whether it is starting the business you have always dreamed of or meeting the love of your life, failure will be part of the process of succeeding. Learning to look at failure as the learning opportunity that it is rather than as a reason to quit is the difference between people who succeed and those who don't.

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A New You Doesn't Have to Wait For a New Year!

A New You Doesn't Have to Wait For a New Year!

Every year people around the world gear up for the new year by imaging what they want to do differently, how they want to improve themselves or their situation. Ever year most of those people will start off with good intentions but fail to achieve the goals they set for themselves. Here is what you can do to make those goals a reality in the New Year!

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Do you fight dirty? Four Signs you are headed for divorce and how to turn it around.

Do you fight dirty? Four Signs you are headed for divorce and how to turn it around.

Every couple fights at some point because they are two different people trying to come together on many important topics such as money, division of labor, and sex. The difference between couples who stay together and couples who don't is how they manage these arguments over the life of the relationship.

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You feel like you are failing… but you’re not. Here’s why…

You feel like you are failing… but you’re not. Here’s why…

We feel like we aren’t doing enough, or being enough. We feel guilty when we take time for ourselves. We are often exhausted, stressed out, and at the end of our rope. I think we all feel like that sometimes. So here is what I have learned….you might feel like you are failing, but you're not.

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