http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog Online Life Coaching Articles Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:40:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Life changing events can send a jolt through your well-being creating a state of unbalance and stress. A major change in your life, the death of a loved one, divorce, or major illness can pull the rug right out from under you, leaving you to face life in a completely ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2008/06/25/coping-with-change/ Spring is a time of growth and renewal when new life bursts open with warmth and vitality. A chance to start anew, revive relationships, and energize your life. Plan your own fresh start by implementing three strategies of empowerment that will spring you toward a full and passionate life. Make ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2008/03/19/spring-into-action/ Create masterpieces out of the fabric of life: Leonardo Da Vinci states beautifully in one of my favorite quotes: “Where the spirit does not connect with the hand, there is no art.” ~ Leonardo Da Vinci Writing with a pen in your hand I have found to be one of the best ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2008/03/04/creating-masterpieces-in-life/ Finding Balance Would you like to live fully with vitality, health, and prosperity? The secret to living a content, happy, and productive life is finding balance. Realizing the state of being balanced includes emotional stability, physical strength, spiritual harmony, and the means to decide. The decision to influence or determine the ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2008/03/01/living-a-balanced-life/ My calling is to reach out to others, and encourage them to embrace their greatest strengths. The first step stone on our path is HOPE.  Hope is the foundational step for our journey, for it leads to all the deeper emotions that bring forth fulfillment, and lifts you up over times of ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/12/20/the-christmas-star/ Though the holiday season is thought to be a joyous time by all, many find the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas to be stressful and emotional. As a helping professional, I have observed the approaching holiday season as both a joyous time, as well as a time filled with heartache ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/11/19/giving-thanks/ Goal: The purpose toward which an endeavor is directed; an objective Three Steps To Claim Your Goals: 1. Define Create a clear definition of what want to accomplish. Your objective is defined clearly and specifically in one sentence. The more specific your goal, the more likely you will succeed. Create an “Umbrella Goal” ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/07/29/claiming-your-goals/ Being a mother pulls at every essence of your being. You feel love you never knew you could feel. You know your way, yet never walked that way before. You are guided by your love, your devotion, and spirit. Mothers understand like no else. A mother comforts hurts with just a look of warmth. Being a ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/13/being-a-mother/ “The bridge to happiness is built with stones of joy.” -Nova Reed, Life Coach “I want to be happy.” I hear those words a lot. So many are moving through life just going through the motions and waiting for happiness to just come to them. Interestingly, the definition of happiness includes good ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/finding-happiness/ You are not alone. The epidemic of unhealthy eating patterns, extreme measures, and the quiet secrets of today’s women and men to get thin and stay thin indicates a broad social undercurrent of influence. All over the country, and especially here in Orange County, pressures can be suffocating for teens, ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/battling-eating-disorders/ What is Life Coaching? Life Coaching is a fast growing helping profession incorporating strategies, techniques, and ideas from philosophy, psychology, business, health, and athletics. The central idea of coaching utilizes the relationship between the coach and the client as a collaborative partnership to illicit creative goals, enhance self confidence, find personal ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/what-is-life-coaching/ Hi Nova, I have recently seen "the change" in Stacy. You were right, all the prep and then one day the really obvious change in her thinking, her control of the issues, and the discarding of negative self-talk that was keeping her down. I too am hugely proud of Stacy, she is ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/client-testimonial/ The beginning of a New Year represents the opportunity for change, growth, and improvement. Entering 2007 leaves the year of 2006 behind, how you define what you leave behind determines your ability for new growth. Shedding yourself from past regrets eliminates guilt. Guilt depletes your ability to succeed, dragging you ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/keeping-your-new-years-resolution/ Hope Again, I feel compelled to write about Hope. In the grips of despair, there is always Hope. During trying times with a significant person in your life, there is always Hope. While feeling low and insignificant, there is always Hope. When sleepless nights torment you with tomorrow’s stresses, there is always Hope. As your problems ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/hope/ A Touching Client Testimonial written by Step Stones For Life client and blog user, FindingHope. For a very long time, I was suffering from an awful eating disorder. Bulimia is a deceitful voice in one's head, ironically feeding not from food, but off of fear, anger & anxiety. It grows stronger ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/finding-my-voice/ 10 TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS 1. Eat fruit alone in the morning only. First thing in the morning is ideal to get your metabolism going and give you energy for the day. Watermelon on an empty stomach has a natural cleansing effect and is an excellent choice. 2. Have your ShapeWorks ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/weight-loss-success/ Vitality- To live with the power of enduring and the capacity for growth. - Nova 1. Empower Empowerment contains three main components: Power, strength, and Energy. Power is your exerted physical, mental, or spiritual ability to act. Your Strength is the quality or amount of exertion a person is capable of to withstand ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/live-with-vitality/ Stress: “A physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation.” (Webster’s Dictionary) Reduce: syn: DECREASE, CONQUER Stress Reduction relies on the individual’s ability to remain or return to a state of balance. The physiological response to stress places the body out ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/conquering-stress/ *Clear away untruths Untruths comprise a limited self-definition of oneself inconsistent with your soul. They are by definition untrue to your soul. Untruths can be difficult for the individual to spot, but speak clearly through language. I look for untruths in my clients within the language that they use, such as ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/living-congruently-with-your-soul/ The following is one of my favorite excerpts from The Prophet by Khalil Gibran inspiring my chapter on Creative Intelligence. Creativity is the ultimate balance of reason and passion. While there are some of us who would be considered "creative," I urge you to consider we all CREATE our lives ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/creativity/ Rationalization is a psychological term for excuses. Excuses are needed in the face of decisions you make that deep down you know are not in your best interest to explain your behavior away. Rationalization often occurs teamed up with self-doubt. Self-doubt feeds into unhealthy defense mechanisms, convincing you that you ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/defense-mechanisms/ Tips For Parents of Teens Just when you got the parenting thing down, your child goes to sleep one night and wakes up an adolescent. Adolescence seems to happen overnight, bursting at the seems with emotions, drama, power struggles, and turmoil. A rebalancing act within the family structure to accommodate a ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/tips-for-parents-of-teens/ When I see clients I hear two major complaints: Depression and Anxiety. Depression is fear of the past. Regrets, should haves, could haves, and internalized past anger. Anxiety is fear of the future. I often hear pleadings of relatively healthy individuals crippled with mild depression in the mist of stress ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/depression/ Anxiety, or fear of the future, can grip anyone. The panic seeps into the body and causes physical reactions. The fight or flight response releases hormones and chemicals throughout your body getting you ready to either fight or run. This natural defense mechanism of course remains very useful in dangerous ... http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/05/04/anxiety/ Welcome to StepStonesForLife.com Bog! Please be patient while the blog is being updated... All the articles in the archives will be restored soon. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you, Life Coach Nova Email: nova@stepstonesforlife.com Or call: 1-877-48-4LIFE http://stepstonesforlife.com/blog/2007/04/30/hello-world/