Have you tried doing more listening? I know I talk about it all the time, but listening is really a powerful piece of being Thoughtfully Fit. (Look at me, talking when all I do is tell you to...
Thoughtfully Fit: Flexibility and Your Family
by Brian Yaucher, DLCC Coach What does practicing flexibility with your family look like? Family relationships are often so close that it can be very hard to accept behaviors that we don’t like, as...
You Can’t Quit Your Family
Do you feel yourself already getting filled with dread about spending time with your family over the holidays? You love the traditions and the time together, but you could do without the judgement...
Sometimes People Need You to Just BE
When someone tells you about some challenge they are having, what do you do? Do you feel the need to fix it? Empathize? Chime in? And when you do this, does the other person ever get mad at you?...
Put Perfectionism on Pause
I am a recovering perfectionist who is not actually in recovery. I try to keep those perfectionist forces at bay, but they keep sneaking back in. If you struggle like I do, I want to encourage you...
Coaching is Not Wine With Your Bestie
Although I loooooove coaching, I was reminded recently that a lot of people still don’t really know what coaching IS. So, I am here to help you understand. A lot of times people say to me –...
The Power of Coaching in the Workplace
by Ndidi Yaucher, DLCC Coach Often when we think of “coaching”, it is in the context of personal goals such as career, relationships, finances, health/sports, and even one’s home environment....
Thoughtfully Fit Managers Don’t Solve Problems
One of my favorite things about coaching is that it holds YOU as the expert in your own life. If you want someone to tell you what to do, do NOT hire a coach (not a good one at least!). Because in...
How Do You Want to Spend Your Life?
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." – Annie Dillard I recently heard this quote, and while on the surface it seems quite obvious, if you internalize the message it...
Never Feed Them After Midnight!
Do you remember the 80s movie Gremlins? There were a bunch of rules to help keep these monsters under control, one of which was ‘never EVER feed them after midnight’. As you may recall, someone did...
Learning to Consciously Respond
By Michelle Hanke, DLCC Coach Heart pounds through chest. Hot, oh so hot. A force rushes through – up the back, neck, shoulders, face. Anger. Must protect! Must defend! Words spew forth. Trembling....
How DO you get out of Dodge, anyway?
If only controlling your own energy and behavior was all it took to live a Thoughtfully Fit life! However, our lives are filled with other people who may have different ideas about how today is...