Category: Ready for Change Blog

Thrive Goal-Setting This week’s reflection is centred around goal-setting. I know for some that can be an exciting topic, and for others, well, let’s just say it can bring up some stuff. With that said, we are one month into the new year, and it’s typical to set goals and intentions—resolutions, as it were. I…

I’m just going to say it: New Year’s resolutions don’t work—haha. There, I said it.Okay, okay… they don’t typically work, but they can. The new year is here. It’s common, if not tradition, to consider all the ways we will have a better year. This year will be my year! we proclaim. New year, new…

An End-of-Year Reflection We are nearing the end of the year. The holiday season is upon us, and this can mean many different things to many different people. For some, it’s a time of joy and connection. For many others, it becomes a season of hustle and bustle—running around, shopping, visiting, and trying to keep…

The hero’s journey. Joseph Campbell, a writer and literature professor, dedicated a great deal of his life’s work to studying the stories, religions, and mythologies of the world, discovering what he described as a common pattern between them all. He called this the monomyth—or, as we more commonly know it, the hero’s journey.Don’t worry if…

Why We Turn Back When Change Gets Hard Today I want to talk about a process I’ve observed with clients and students I work with—one that many go through when striving to achieve their desired outcomes, and what often gets in the way, ultimately forcing them to turn back. It’s what I call the choice…

The Beliefs Beneath the Mindset: A Reflection on Self-Understanding What are beliefs? A simple Google search reveals a definition of belief as the acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists; something one accepts as true or real — a firmly held opinion or conviction. In other words, beliefs are ideas we hold…

Understanding Emotional Signals (And the Needs Behind Them) There are words to describe nearly everything—specific words for specific things—yet in many instances we use words interchangeably. Over time, we lose sight of what those words actually mean. In this article, what I’m focusing on is the way we use the words emotions and feelings as…

Are You Here? Cultivating Presence in a World That Pulls You Away Are you here? I mean—really here. This question might seem silly, but what I’m really asking is: Are you present in this moment? To be present means to be here and now. And you might be thinking, Well, where else could I be?…

Life: Happening to You or for You? I started my journey as a life coach and counsellor nearly seven years ago, and since then, I’ve worked with many people searching for why life feels so challenging. The difficult story many of us adopt is that life is actively working against us. And to be clear,…

Expectation Equals Disappointment — 100% of the Time?At least, that’s what I thought… until I figured out the missing ingredient. A good friend of mine once said something that stuck with me over the years:“Expectation equals disappointment one hundred percent of the time.” I could see how he believed that. There’s truth in it —…