Category: Mindset Strategies
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Recovering Hider
I’m a recovering hider. I used to hide my energy, my passions, my beliefs, my laughter, my ideas, my own personal style, my insecurities from almost everyone. Why? Because I wanted to be liked.I wanted to fit in.I wanted to be accepted. And I found that my big energy, my big laugh, my big emotions,…
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A Sunny Disposition
How getting sunlight first thing in the morning can improve your mindset. Cranky doesn’t even begin to define how I feel when I wake up some mornings. Maybe it’s residual effects from stress & having two daughters in college & growing a business & living in close quarters with my husband (we are approaching our…
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Are You Touching Your Dreams?
God gives you your dreams as a preview as to what is possible for your life. Ed Mylett, from his podcast episode, “Achieve The Impossible” When my husband and I decided to move forward with our RV life plans, we started “shopping.” We weren’t really looking to buy the RV right away; rather, we were…
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The Missing Car
My youngest daughter (who is 21) is staying with my oldest daughter (who is almost 23) in Columbus, OH for a summer internship. Columbus isn’t a HUGE city, but for a young adult not used to navigating city roads, it can feel HUGE. She left 30 minutes early on her first day of reporting to…
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Asking “What if…”
Here’s a powerful exercise for you to do. As yourself “What if…” about whatever it is you are struggling to believe in. 👉 Maybe you are struggling to believe that you can lose weight. Ask, “What if I believed I could lose weight?” 🌟 What would you be thinking, feeling, doing if you believed you…
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How Silence is my New Flex
Silence is my new flex. I used to fight to be heard. Over and over I would find people asking me questions, then not listening to my answer. They would look around, nonchalantly acknowledging me, and sometimes start talking to someone else as I was still talking. Or, I would be telling people a story…
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Stop Saying “I’m Sorry”
Have you ever stopped to think about the power of the phrase “I am” in shaping our identities? The words we use to describe ourselves are incredibly powerful, and they have a profound impact on how we see ourselves and how others see us. When we use the phrase “I am,” we are making a…
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Flats in Every Color
I was determined to have flats in every color. One day I was sitting in my high school classroom longingly admiring the flats (aka shoes for non 80’s lingo speakers) the girl sitting diagonally from me was wearing. It seemed she had a pair of flats in every color to match all the outfits she…
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Love Note #1 Fan or Foe?
As a life coach, my job is to breathe belief, hope, and courage into your life while you learn to do it on your own. You transform your life by changing one thought, one belief, at a time. I teach you how to do that. Love Notes are quick, little reminders of just how powerful…
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Not Just Another Weight Loss Group
Have you ever found yourself thinking how much better life would be if you could lose weight? How much happier you’d be? How more more confident you’d be? How much more you might like yourself? When you lose the weight? You can see it in your mind’s eye–the fitter body, the cute outfits, the compliments…
Karen Durbin | Certified Life Coach 