I overheard a woman speaking of her aging mother this week. She said, “Her body will fails her before her spirit.” I thought, please let that be me.

You are one decision away from a completely different life. That decision can be made in an instant.

Stop waiting on others’ approval. Be the CEO of your life. Make decisions. Give yourself permission. Follow me on IG @shatteredglassslipper Twitter @danabasten or email [email protected]

Your brain will focus on what you tell it to do... are you asking it to produce reasons to not start? To stay stuck. To not try. Or are you asking it it, what’s ready? What can I do today?

Clients ask me, “How long until I see results?” I know they want a quantitative answer. I can’t give them that. The reality is, as long as it takes for them to believe their new thoughts.

Why do you do the things you do? Let’s discuss the things your brain does on default if you’re not managing it.

Your thoughts will directly correlate with your results. One of the easiest ways to like your results, like your reasons.

What do I do? So many of my clients want me to tell them what to do. I wanted to be told what to do when I first started coaching. Trying to provide a quick fix by offering alternative actions won’t last. The longterm fix is being aware of your thoughts and feelings, then aligning them to take action that serves you.

Which comes first, the emotion or the thought? Are you in control here?

Can you find the facts in your stories? It sounds so simple but this was the first thing I had to learn when I started getting coached. Our narratives often contains much more than the facts, it also contains our thoughts about those facts. Those thoughts are what we make the facts mean....