Fuck New Year’s Resolutions!
It happens every year. The previous year of trials is decried and fresh hope for better things to come is placed on the turn of the calendar. Nothing could be more fallacious. You see it all over social media. “Last year sucked. BUT THIS YEAR IS GONNA ROCK!” Fuck that shit! Really. Countless generations have […]
Family Drama
Everyone is well aware drama and contention often accompany family gatherings like over the Holidays. Why is that? One of the traits we humans have most in common is our tendency to return to our “comfort zones” when under stress. Even though we may get together with family or friends frequently, those moments still represent […]
Who Wants to Get Sick?
We are smack dab in the middle of the holiday season. It is the annual time of the year which is looked forward to all year, when we get over-stressed with all the preparation, anticipation, and over-consumption–both financially and calorically. It is the latter I address today. ‘Tis the season when we eat and drink […]
Mistakes or Missed Takes?
So many people get all bent out of shape when they make a mistake. However, the only way to learn is from making mistakes. Somebody has to make them to move things forward for the rest of us. And sometimes it’s us! The attitude one approaches their mistake with will often impact the ultimate result […]
Distressed? Destress.
Feeling distressed lately? Destress. Research consistently indicates the number one cause of disease and premature death is mismanaged stress. Often people think when they are in distress or are depressed that there is something “wrong” with them. However, what if we would re-couch the experience from an implication of morality to simply a description of […]
Mercury Retrograde
The Sun comes up from the East and sets in the West daily. The Moon takes on a variety of shapes until it is full monthly. Or do they? The Sun and the Moon are always the same size. They just look differently to us according to the time of day and month. And depending […]
Take A Brain Poop
Have you noticed lately people in your life (and perhaps yourself) have been especially struggling emotionally and things have been pretty fucked-up in a lot of ways? At the extreme end, there have been a number of suicides in and around my life and quite a bit of suicidal ideation among people I have personally […]
Dealing with Self-Loathers
One of the most common things people manifest is what psychologists call “projection”. Subconsciously, we project on others the way we are feeling about ourselves. We do this especially (but not exclusively) to the ones we have the closest relationships with. If we are consistently self-identifying accurately as a human being (not as a human […]
Follow Your Heart and Never Give Up
Welcome to April! I trust this finds you and yours in fine fettle. And even if it does not, that you will get through whatever curveballs life has pitched at you. As it turned out for Your Friendly Neighborhood Life Coach, Podcast Host, Play-By-Play Man and Color Analyst for Life—a new month could not have […]
Dealing with Life’s Curveballs
In my coaching practice I often use sports analogies because they are so applicable to real life scenarios. It’s why I enjoy sports so much. You get to participate and witness in an individual or group activity, something that is not a “life or death” situation. However, the lessons gleaned from them can be applied […]