Val on December 11th, 2008

This morning, while journaling, a new process came to me that I knew I had to post here. It’s called The Turn-Around.
It’s a 15-20 second process that consists of 7 simple questions. The intention of The Turn-Around is to re-direct thinking while having an experience you don’t want to have or that isn’t necessarily good [...]

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Val on November 13th, 2008

Part 2
Yesterday I spoke of the first 5 Faces of Fear in the post titled The 9 Faces of Fear: Part 1, and how I was able to overcome my fear of public speaking to do what I do now, which is being an inspirational speaker.
Today, we’ll talk about the next 4 Faces of Fear [...]

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I know this sounds a little strange, but the Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan, is one of my favorite life coaches.
People call him when they have dog problems they can’t handle. His mantra?

“I rehabilitate dogs and I train people.”

I don’t have a dog, yet I have to admit, when I watch the show and there’s [...]

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Back to coaching. I haven’t talked about it in a week or so, and I promised to post more information about coaching, the differences between Spiritual Life Coaching (which is what I do) and traditional life coaching, and how to find a great coach that suits your unique goals, dreams, aspirations and personal circumstance.
To get [...]

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Val on September 1st, 2008

This past weekend, I conducted a women’s retreat, which turned out to be an amazing success. God is good. At times during the weekend, because it was full of activity, I felt rushed. When I did, I took a moment to center myself and slow things down. I thought of writing this post because of [...]

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Val on July 26th, 2008

“Persistence overrides ineptitude,” I said to a good friend of mine tonight who was disenchanted with an error his publishing company had made with his most recent book. Thankfully, the book hasn’t been printed yet and he can get the error corrected before the book goes to print.
We laughed at the statement when I made [...]

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Today is my 4th wedding anniversary, and it is an especially important milestone for us. Our marital journey has not been without its ups and downs, most notably our separation a year ago. We have since chosen to reconcile, and have been going to counseling for several months with that end in mind. This anniversary [...]

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Val on July 1st, 2008

Yesterday was my oldest daughter’s birthday, she turned that ubiquitous age of 18–she’s just grown enough to sign papers, yet still not grown enough to handle alcohol or living on her own.
What’s the barometer to gauge whether a youth is truly ready to handle the world at large? Just because the age requirement has been [...]

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