Being Authentic – Page 3 – Helen MacMillan

Dec 18

A Different Kind of Christmas

By Helen MacMillan + Personal Growth, Self Care 3 Comments

Christmas has become a time of immense pressure for many people. We have been taught that it is a time of giving and sharing. Sometimes we give because we are conditioned to think thatʼs what “good” people do – not because we are inspired to.(Inspired – aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something as if by supernatural or divine influence) When we give from a reactive, conditioned place the essence of the Christmas season is lost. It becomes a time of stress, busyness and striving. We put on our ‘masks’ and go from one ‘costume ball’ to…

Nov 08

Are You Lying To Yourself Too?

By Helen MacMillan + Personal Growth, Self Care 4 Comments

I was on retreat with my mentor last week and during a laser coaching session, I asked her what she saw as my “blind spot” (this is an area of our self that we are not aware of, but is usually obvious to others). We had an agreement amongst the group that if we put ourselves in the circle and asked for laser coaching, she was going to be brutally honest. I wanted that. It’s part of the reason I…

Sep 09

Are You Being True to You?

By Helen MacMillan + Business Growth, Personal Growth 30 Comments

Entrepreneurship is one of many paths of self growth, especially if you want to be successful. To achieve greater and greater levels of success, You will have to continually grow yourself to be able to handle the challenges that present themselves on your journey to achieving your dream. Bigger dreams come with bigger challenges and so require you to be more of you! While it is important to do the “outer work” such as acquiring skills, creating products, learning marketing…