Staying connected with JOY matters. I have found that reading inspirational stories and insights around joy greatly increases my joy factor. I have also found that sharing some of my best tools and techniques for keeping JOY alive are useful and helpful. I created the JOY beat to provide a fun and joyful blog for you. In addition, it’s a way for you to keep up to date with all the happenings in our Life Full of JOY world. Don’t miss a beat-sign up today!
I cannot tell you how many times I have heard this phrase in a coaching session—I’m searching for something but I don’t really know what it is. As the coaching progresses, what the answer usually boils down to is connection. It’s often connection with others and humanity, but usually this
One of my clients was working on having better focus at work. This client struggled with distractions from colleagues all the time. She felt like she was constantly putting out fires and said, “I need to stop being a firefighter.” When she said that to me, I had to put
As I start writing this blog, I am aware of three things: These observations may seem obvious and yet, sometimes the obvious needs to be stated. I am continually fascinated by the number of times I witness conversations where individuals will answer a question related to a choice with, well,
As Fall sets in there are a few obvious things happening. School has started. Football season is here. Depending on the year, election campaigns are going like crazy and Christmas décor is already going up even though it’s not even Halloween yet. For whatever reason, this Fall I have been
I recently returned from a trip to Ireland that I won through a raffle ticket. I have been buying raffle tickets from this non-profit for a long time—years of those $10 tickets paid off! This year, my dad actually purchased a handful of tickets and my name got put on
There are two things that have really caught my attention the past two years—pickleball and the challenge humanity seems to have with being kind. What do pickleball and being kind have to do with one another? I’m glad you asked. I invite you to a place of curiosity and maybe
