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In Order to Know, You First Need to Love
“A drop of love is more than an ocean of knowledge.” ~ Blaise Pascal Over the years, I have encountered some clients who are already in a steady relationship but are ‘unsure’ if it’s the right move to ...
Embodied Wisdom: The first step to know yourself
Know thyself is the beginning of all wisdom. The first step toward any change is awareness. And the first step to better awareness is to turn your attention inward, not just to your mind, but to your ...
Rewiring Your Money Beliefs
You’re preparing for your annual performance review, as your salary will be discussed yearly. You’d love to obtain $X of raise, but you’re unsure how to do it. Your results were good, and your positi ...
How You Talk to Yourself Matters
“It just hasn’t happened for me.” How often do we say things like this? Or a variety thereof. Is there anything wrong with this sentence? And if so, what is it? Let us examine how we struct ...
How to Speak The Language of Emotions
Let’s face it, emotions can be daunting sometimes. That’s why we often try to dull our sensory experience to “protect” ourselves from certain emotions. These could be primary emotions that we instinc ...
Feel Your Feelings
In the previous post, we wrote about the challenge of dealing with emotional reactions, the vital information that emotions carry, and the most basic ways to describe the experience. We will continue ...
Where do Emotions Come From?
Emotions are with us since the day we are born. When we develop as infants, we develop emotionally – in response to our environment, other people, and literally every element of our life that we eith ...
Deepening Awareness – Key to Coaching Success
We think. Therefore, we are conscious beings. But we are more than that—we are also self-aware. What is the difference? And why is it important for a life coach to help the client deepen their awar ...
How to Cope with Anxiety
Anxiety comes in all colors and shades. Of all various emotional states, it is anxiety that is associated with most semantic imprecision. Depending on its intensity, it can be described as “disquiet”, ...
4 Winning Ways to Gain Confidence (And Get a Date!)
“With confidence, you have won before you have started.” -Marcus Garvey I know plenty of great guys who have spent years unsuccessfully swimming around the dating pool and they all have one thing in c ...
How a Dating Coach Can Shape Up Your Love Life: Secrets for New York Singles
I often meet single New Yorkers who are skeptical about what a dating coach can actually do to solve their relationship woes. I like to respond by telling them about my good friend, Betsy. For years ...
3 Tips For Dating in The City
Women in NYC often tell me that they don't have time for dating. From the very limited dating they actually do, they admittedly "fall in love" immediately, yet with little chance to take the relation ...
Marriage Makeover For Stressed Out Couples
My friend Jennifer recently launched a virtual institute for women called Fem Central. There’s a lot of info about health, beauty, love, and money! Here is an article I wrote for her readers: WHEN we ...
10 Ways to Solve The Food Divide So You Can Have Harmony at The Dining Table
“Why are you eating that?” “What?” “That greasy, fattening chow you have here. It’s going to clog your arteries!” “How can you know?” “Don’t you read papers or magazines? Every research has proved it ...
Are You Dating Consciously or Mindlessly?
I have “no-fail” chemistry. (If ) A guy turns me on, he’s the wrong one for me. ~ LINDA BARNES, Snapshot, 1993 Why are you dating wrong kind of person again, and again? Why are you staying in a relati ...
Can’t Buy Me Love!
I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love. ~ Lennon-McCartney In Barrack Obama’s nomination speech, he called for parents to take more responsibility for providing the love and guidance ...
Happy Alone Before Happy Together
To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance. ~Oscar Wilde I love reading the Personals section from The New York Review of Books. Just have a look at this:”Smart and beautiful, yet unequiv ...
10 Principles to Dating Consciously
1. Know who you are and what you want. Like an iceberg, we are typically aware only of the tip, while our success and happiness depend upon what lies below the surface. 2. Learn how to get what you wa ...
Want To Live Like Lauryn Hill? Get Some Shades
Remember when Lauryn Hill was all the rage? The Fugees R&B rock star hit it big in 1998 when she released her own album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Then, after announcing that she felt pul ...
The "I Can’t" Crash Diet: Cutting Junk From Your Vocabulary
I'm going on a diet. It's time to cut back. No, I'm not the newest P90X convert and I haven't filled my fridge with a month's supply of meat and potatoes. I'm trimming the fat in my vocabulary, not ...
Addicted to Distractions? Kick the Habit and Put Productivity On Your “To Do” List
How many windows do you have open right now? Be honest. My count is 12. And that's not so bad compared to a normal day of coaching when the bottom of my screen is blinking so blindingly that I have ...
Are You Too Tired to Have Angelina Jolie’s Life?
The other day, a new client walked into my coaching office. "What do you want to see happen in the next 6 months?" I asked. "I want to be an actress like Angelina Jolie." She said. "But I'm stuck in a ...
All It Costs Is Being Right: How to Be Happy in Life and Love
You say potato and I say potahto, You say tomato and I say tomahto Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto, Let's call the whole thing off ~ George and Ira Gershwin I was riding the subway last week when I h ...
Reclaiming Confidence: A Deep Dive into the BETAS Coaching Process for Holistic Transformation
In my previous post, I shared the exciting integration of Eastern self-discovery principles and Western goal-oriented approaches. It's a unique blend that harmonizes productivity with profound wisdom. ...
Exploring a Holistic Approach to Goal Setting
Join us as we explore a balanced approach to goal setting, harmonizing Eastern and Western traditions, deepening awareness at every level, and unearthing what truly matters in pursuing our dreams. We' ...
Bridging East and West: A Holistic Approach to Life Coaching
I grew up in Asia, completed my education in Europe, and made my home in America. Throughout my life, I could always reflect on stark differences in approach to human dilemmas, differences that often ...
How to Overcome Fear, Self-Doubt, and Imposter Syndrome to Live Your Best Life
Embarking on a journey to become a life coach or seeking a life coach for yourself can be exciting and daunting. You aspire to empower others to lead their best lives, but those relentless adversaries ...
Mastering the Art of a Positive Mindset: Your Key to Conquering Life’s Challenges
Challenges take center stage in the grand theater of life, frequently arriving as unforeseen plot twists. These challenges can be formidable, testing our resolve and pushing us to our limits. So, what ...
Becoming a Life Coach in 2023: Is it still worth it?
Have you ever wondered what it truly means to become a successful life coach? The journey begins by mastering the essential foundations of coaching. This entails going into the intricacies of the coach-client relationship, crafting sessions with precision, and refining the core coaching skills that make a significant difference.
Change Your Question, Change Your Life: The Art of Asking Transformative Questions
Do you ever find yourself stuck in a loop of negative thoughts and self-doubt? The kind where you constantly ask yourself, "Why am I not good at this?" or "Why do I always make the same mistakes?"
Navigating Self-Blame: Embracing Growth and Resilience through Compassion
We explore the complex emotions surrounding self-blame and its impact on our well-being, self-esteem, and relationships.
How to Become More Grateful
Gratitude is not an “emotion”, but exercising gratitude can help us with our emotional states, including those we find troubling. Gratitude crosses the boundary between the Spiritual and the Emotional Aspects of Being.
