by Nicole | Dec 13, 2018 | Blog
I recently made a commitment to myself. The deal was, I would show up on my Facebook business page twice per week (Tuesdays and Fridays) with an original, heart-felt post.And then this week happened. It’s been a bit crazy, with appointments and meetings and...
by Nicole | Nov 30, 2018 | Blog
The biggest barrier to finding your calling and doing big things in the world is roughly the size of a small almond. I’m referring, of course, to your amygdala – the tiny, prehistoric part of your brain that is responsible for autonomic responses,...
by Nicole | Nov 26, 2018 | Blog
One of my favorite tools in my personal self-coaching toolbox is the practice of setting intentions.Setting an intention is a simple, yet transformative practice. By pausing to get clear on what you want, and taking a few moments to put it into words, you send a...
by Nicole | Oct 13, 2018 | Blog
One of the most powerful lessons I’ve learned is the importance of focusing on what I want, not on what I don’t want. Human beings seem to be hard-wired to focus on negative experiences, a phenomenon known as negativity bias. Some researchers estimate that negative...
by Nicole | Jun 14, 2018 | Blog
Recently, a woman shared with me a story from when she first arrived from Vietnam, some 40 years ago. An avid gardener, she decided to plant what she’d hoped was the first of many fruit trees in her yard. Excited, she brought a tree home from the garden center,...
by Nicole | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog
If there’s something that’s been calling you that feels big and wild and thrilling, but you’re looking for one more piece of data… one more article, or podcast, or webinar, or sign… If you feel excited and scared, but your mind keeps looping back through...
