Life Coach DM

What have you done today? What did you achieve yesterday? Do you take on a can-do spirit when you’re challenged? Or are you huddled up in your comfy chair deeply immersed in a movie or playing a game on your electronic device to avoid the challenge?

How you make your way through an average day in terms of your productivity may determine how pleased with life you are.

"The older I get, the more I realize that just keeping on keeping on is what life's all about." Janis Ian

We all have felt at times like the world has crumbled upon ourselves. We've felt in a hole, a dark bit of reality, caused by negative feelings. It can be disappointments, bad news, a difficult moment in a relationship, failures, you name it.

In those times, it can be really hard to see the wa...

Do you feel like you’re just unable to get things done, no matter how hard you try? Some people have a knack for taking care of business, while the rest of us have loose ends dangling all over our lives. If you struggle with completing important tasks, you likely lack a strong work ethic.

What exactly is a work ethic? It’s a set of principles based around the idea that there is a moral virtue in hard work and persistence.

You undoubtedly know pe...

"Having the positive belief that it will all be O.K. just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind."  Natalie Massenet

Recommended Reading: Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook... by Christopher Peterson 

What are your life beliefs? It’...

Today’s Book: Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace) By Chade-Meng Tan, Daniel Goleman, Jon Kabat-Zinn

One thing I know a lot about is change. Just as the seasons change, life is full of never ending changes. Some of the best changes in life are those that you make on y...

“It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life.”  Bryant H. McGill

Today’s book: Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives by Dan Millman

The hustle and bustle of daily life can sweep us away from what really means the most to us. It...

“You can't live for a moment that may not happen. You need to live in the moment.” Jake Roberts

Today’s book: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment By Eckhart Tolle

It’s impossible to enjoy life at the highest level without being fully aware ...

“You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.” Jim Rohn

Today’s book: Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace) By Chade-Meng ...

“Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.” George Canning 

Today’s Book: Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion By Pema Chödrön

We’ve all been there. It’s easy to get stuck when none of your op...

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"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." Benjamin Franklin

Today's Book: The Success Principles(TM): How to Get from Where You...

“However you arrive at the ability to ignore self-doubt - if you can acquire it or possess it or find it or discover it - move beyond self-doubt.” Dwight Yoakam

Today’s Book: “The Success Principles(TM) - 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be” By Jack C...

“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.” Zig Ziglar

Today’s Book: Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives By Dan Millman

Motivation is a common commodity when you’re heading to the beach or shopping for a ne...

“As parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts we need to start getting out into nature with the young people in our lives. Families play a key role in getting kids outside.” David Suzuki

Today’s Book: Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace) By Chad...

“Do you feel bored and stuck in a rut? Is work drudgery? If so, you are spending far too much time bemoaning your fate and how the universe is not cooperating with your desires. Be present with and in your current situation.” Srikumar Rao

Today’s Book: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Bo...

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” William Arthur Ward

Today’s Book: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

Last night I had a group coaching class scheduled where the majority of the registrants didn̵...

“You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, and there'll be a lot of things working against you.” Clint Eastwood

Today’s Book: How to Win Friends & Influence People By Dale Carnegie http://astore.amazon.com/licodm-20/detail/0671027034

The last few days in my house have been very tense. My ex-husband and my oldest son ...

“Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.” Virginia Satir

Today’s Book: Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are Hi...

“On Earth Day, we celebrate all the gifts the world and nature make available to us. We recognize our complete dependence on its bounty. And we acknowledge the need for good stewardship to preserve its fruits for future generations.” John Hoeven

Today’s Book: Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achievin...

“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” Anne Frank

Today’s Book: See You at the Top: 25th Anniversary Edition By Zig Ziglar

Who hasn’t felt a little lazy from time to time? There are days where the most attractive choice is to do nothing. This can be an is...

“A career path is rarely a path at all. A more interesting life is usual a more crooked, winding path of missteps, luck and vigorous work. It is almost always a clumsy balance between the things you try to make happen and the things that happen to you.” Tom Freston

Today’s Book: The Success Principles(TM) - 10th Ann...