I recently read Gay Hendricks book, The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level I was inspired. There have been certain books that have moved me deeply in my life and this certainly qualifies as one of them. (For a list of other books I recommend check out my home page: https://helenmacmillan.com/) Hendricks talks…
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…
I was talking to a client of mine the other day. I had treated him for a shoulder pain sometime last year. He had had it for a while and had tried numerous approaches, including acupuncture and traditional physical therapy, which had not given any lasting relief. Truthfully, despite his sister urging him to come see me for months, the only reason he finally gave in and came was that it was seriously hindering his golf game!…
I am passionate about life. Not just existing, going through the motions each day, but truly living. Waking up each day feeling grateful for my life and joyfully anticipating my day. Feeling free! I didn’t always feel this way though. There were many periods in my life that I dreaded a new day. Not wanting to wake up. Being pissed off that I had woken up at all! I was one of the “walking dead”. I did things because I…
Why is is that we seem to feel ashamed when we are being challenged in our lives? As if we “shouldn’t” have problems? I’ve noticed It seems to be even more challenging the smarter and more successful we become. We feel we “should”: … know better … be able to handle it alone … not even be feeling the way we feel! These judgements often cause us to withdraw and not want to talk about what’s going on, even with our…
Note: I define “Wonky” as feeling “off”; experiencing rapid and unusual shifts in mood and energy levels. I’ve been on a bit of an emotional roller coaster for the past 24 hours or so. It started about 4:30 pm yesterday. I was having a great day. I had had sessions with 3 different clients in the morning. They are all making great progress in their journey of creating a life that is joyful and meaningful for them and had lots…
Your body is your home! It’s where you live. Like it or not, its the only one you’ve got. It’s with you all the time, so it really suits to to find a way to love it. Just like your physical house, if you don’t love it you’ll be less likely to have friends over and you certainly aren’t going to show it off! You also aren’t as likely to spend money on it, or fix it up, and in the…