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Who’s Driving this Bus?

Personal GrowthBy michelleleath March 10, 2011 2 Comments

I’ve never really thought of myself as “driven” so to speak. Flaky, irresponsible, unmotivated and the bad rebellious kid were some of the labels I was carrying around. At best it was always more like bopping around looking for the next fun experience, trying to find fulfillment. Sure, in my sales days I was motivated…

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Confessions of a Cat Killer

UncategorizedBy michelleleath February 24, 2011

I did a bad thing. OK, don’t freak out. It wasn’t on purpose, and I really do feel awful about it.So here’s how this went down. I was driving home from the Bay Area to Fresno after my last coaching program workshop, it was late, and I had decided to take some of the rural back…

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New Girl in a New Town

Personal GrowthBy michelleleath February 7, 2011 14 Comments

It’s no secret that I’ve had a bumpy ride lately. A lot of change, ups and downs, periods of growth and retreat… transformation is never smooth. And often during those darker hued days, the days when everything just seems hopeless and too much to bear, I notice the desire to pick up and go. To…

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Emotional Cheat Day

Personal GrowthBy michelleleath January 11, 2011 3 Comments

I completed my 3rd professional coach training workshop last weekend, and one of the things about these workshops – they bring up all your own shit.Over the last year or so, I have been on what’s probably best described as a QUEST for personal growth and healing, which to me means finding the learning in…

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Why I’m Giving Up on Christmas

Personal Growth, SpiritualityBy michelleleath December 25, 2010 2 Comments

(And why it might benefit you to join me.) If you clicked through you may be bracing yourself for a “woe is me” story about disappointment and loss. But I wouldn’t do that to you on Christmas! What I want to share with you is simply that for me, this Christmas is not so much about…

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The Day Self-Confidence Skipped Town

Personal GrowthBy michelleleath November 15, 2010 8 Comments

I just returned last night from an intensive 3-day weekend of coach training. And it was a great experience. I learned a lot and made many new friends… so why the heck was I fighting back tears almost the entire time?On the way there I had a 3-hour drive to ponder what was ahead and…

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Be Careful What You Wish For

Personal Growth, SpiritualityBy michelleleath November 3, 2010 1 Comment

What would you wish for if you could have anything you wanted in your life? And how would you feel if you got it? That’s what is coming up for me this week as I reflect on how much my life has changed in the past year.When I think about where I was last November,…

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Just for Fun

UncategorizedBy michelleleath November 2, 2010

One of my gifts (or perhaps it’s more of a disorder) is that I have an uncanny ability to connect just about any life circumstance with a Saturday Night Live Skit. So the other day when my life coach told me she thought I had potential as a motivational speaker, this is all I could…

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Beyond the Blind Spot

Personal Growth, SpiritualityBy michelleleath October 25, 2010 4 Comments

I’ve come to a conclusion. No matter what your spiritual beliefs, whether it’s Jesus, Buddha, the Universe or whatever, I think the greatest Divine gift we have been given as human beings is self-awareness. By this I mean the ability to be aware of our own internal responses to people or events, and the choices…

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Two Blondes, a Parking Lot, and Magical Thinking

UncategorizedBy michelleleath October 19, 2010 1 Comment

What happens when you take two strong-willed women who are used to getting their way and tell them they are trapped in a parking lot for two hours? Here’s a hint – one of said women has been boning up on the power of optimism and the laws of attraction and manifestation, so the answer…

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