Lines and tigers and fears, oh my! I believe we are all just about done talking about this pandemic. It has truly been a year that has made my head spin. It started with the toilet paper shortage. I think about the many times that I have used toilet paper for things other than the loo: cushioning my shoes, wrapping glasses for a move, stuffing my preteen bra. I definitely got … [Read more...]
Wings of Change
It was 11 months ago that I wrote my Editor’s Note about change (https://nonahoodnews.com/editors-note-change-air/). A heck of a lot has happened in that time. I’m learning to embrace change as a vehicle for opportunity, improvement, self-reflection, and discovering what I’m really capable of and what I really want in life. I have many favorite quotes, but one that has been … [Read more...]
Work Well: Finding Direction and Stopping the Drift
What do you want? Close your eyes. Place your hands over your heart and take three big breaths. Ask yourself: What do I want? What do I want? What do I want? Do you have an answer? Is your mind blank and you don’t know what you want? Can you quiet your mind to provide you with some clarity as to what you want? Did you judge your response? (Hint: try not to – … [Read more...]
Creator Mindset: Routine
People change jobs. They change spouses. They change where they live or what they drive. But people rarely change themselves. I think perhaps we are all too absorbed in the routine of our day-to-day lives. I know I can often be. We think about what is directly in front of us without consideration for what might be coming. And we spend far too much time absorbed in our … [Read more...]
Get In-Powered!: Can You Really Change As a Person?
It is very common in my seminars and coaching sessions to hear people asking me if they can really change. In a way, we can see that we are not the same person we were years back, but in other ways, we think we are intrinsically the same because there is something about our behavior, our personality or our character that is holding us back. We try hard to change, experience … [Read more...]