Mina came home yesterday after a week with her dad and grandparents. She decided she was ready to talk about her feelings regarding the Divorce. Typical Mina style, she told me that she finally had words to express how she felt and she wanted to discuss them. "It's hard for a little girl to go from …
Empathy
Be a Legend
I woke up with a dream last night and my mentor, Lyn, had a very cool message: "Work hard, work long, but work at being a Legend, not a Celebrity. Your lessons will last longer." She was being filmed for TV. Every time she would end the segment, she would look straight in the camera and say "Be a …
Do no Harm, Take No Sh*$
As much as I am a Mindful Mama. I am not the type of person to just sit, cross-legged, eyes closed and "Ommmm" it all better. I found this little Mantra on Pinterest months ago and it stuck. I am Mindful of others and their needs vs. my needs. However, I have come to learn over these past few years …
Impact
How can we, as parents, positively Impact our children and Empower them? I have been grappling with this question over the past few months and I have come to this conclusion: We need to Listen to them. When we utilize Active and Empathetic Listening in our conversations with our children, we show …
Game on! Let’s play!
Mina has been gone almost a week and people are asking me how I am spending me days. I have put my "Mommy-Hat" up on the shelf for the time being and pulled out the "Student/Professional-Hat." I have committed myself to finishing up my application to the International Coaching Federation and …