Darcy Luoma Coaching and Consulting

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How to Escape Analysis Paralysis

My daughter, Josie, recently had to choose her classes for her sophomore year of high school. Up until this point, she’s only been able to choose electives. She now has a ton of decisions.

Applied Chemistry or Physical Science?

Africa Area Studies or Latin America Area Studies? Or AP World Studies?

English 2 or AP English?

Does she want to take AP classes as a sophomore? If so, how many? Or should she schedule a study hall so she can participate fully in sports—without the fear of late nights studying? 

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Assess Your Trail and Act Accordingly

My friend, Randi, decided she wanted to give cross-country skiing a try and asked if I’d take her and her daughter. I’ve loved cross country skiing since I was in 7th grade in Minnesota, and the trails are fantastic this winter—so I was happy she asked.

In case you’ve never been cross country skiing, let me fill you in on one important thing to know when you’re out on the trails. Along the way, you’ll see trail markers in different colors: green means it’s easier, blue indicates more difficult, and black is most difficult.

At the first intersection, Randi noticed the sign with two choices: left for easy (green) and right for challenging (black). She asked, “Why would anyone choose the black trail? Isn’t cross country skiing supposed to be relaxing and fun?”

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The Stories We Tell Ourselves Aren’t Always True

Once upon a time I had a video call with a coaching client. We took a couple of minutes to catch up, and she seemed to be in a good mood. We started coaching and suddenly something shifted. She was distracted. She seemed to stop listening. She asked me to repeat myself.

My brain started coming up with possibilities of what could be going on. Did someone just walk in her room? Did I say something to offend her? Is she not enjoying the coaching? Then she said, “Darc, hang on a sec.”

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Have an Impact On Your Mood. Don’t Let Your Mood Have the Impact on You.

A recent headline caught my attention in Google news alerts: “Study finds doughnuts the most likely food to put you in a bad mood.” It wasn’t so much about the food item as it was the power of that doughnut…

Put you in a bad mood?

I got thinking about all the things that can “put” me in a bad mood: being late, someone else being late, a messy kitchen, finding dog poop behind the couch, I could go on. 

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