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5 Ways a Growth Mindset Enhances Your SuperPowers
You could be an incredible presenter, speaker, leader or manager. You could be a great mother, father, grandparent or friend. You could have skills and talents like no other on your team or organization. But if you don’t have a hold of your mindset, none of that...
A Tribute to Women Entrepreneurs
In honor of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, I have written a heart-felt tribute to the many women who have decided to take the leap and create their own business… Today, I walk with you… For deciding to live your life on your terms For your mindset of service and...
Can Mindfulness Improve Your Strategic Thinking?
Over the course of a couple of decades, you’ve seen meditation and mindfulness migrate from the Himalayan hilltops and Japanese Zendos to corporate boardrooms and the corridors of some powerful companies like Apple, Google and even the U.S. House of Representatives....
6 Contemplations for Developing an Awakened Heart
I am a sensitive one. With all that is going on in the world, I could feel my heart getting heavy and my spirit feeling down. But a memory came back to me of something I came across long ago when I was studying Buddhism. There is a traditional practice that Buddhists...
Are You Hard on Yourself?
Are you often hard on yourself? Why do you think you choose to be harder on yourself than on others? I notice so many of you (ok, even myself at times) throw your hands up when something goes “wrong” or you steer off your course for a moment or you get a negative...
How Meditation Changes Your Brain
This past week I was reading up on some recent information from Richard Davison, world-renowned neuroscientist at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I was completely taken by the new evidence that shows exactly how...
The Gift of Getting Triggered
I bumped into an old client the other day who asked me, “Ellie, how can I stop being triggered once and for all?! I feel like I’m humming along, feeling good and centered then POW! I get triggered by some small event.” Here is how I replied: What if getting triggered...
4 Ideas for Possibility
Do you ever wonder how you could create more possibility in your life? Or wonder, how you can make something happen? I do, often! (I swear I was born to have a magic wand in my hand ;-)) Today I want to share with you 4 magnificent ideas I have that will get you...
A Mindset Moment
A short mindfulness practice to help you make a transition from one activity to the next. Enjoy. Mindfully,
Take a Self-Compassion Inventory
To really create a meaningful life and love it, of course there are many things to DO, but before you throw yourself into your next plan, I want you to consider something that I find is key to succeeding – in business, relationships, physical health and wellbeing –...
6 Keys to Wellbeing
I have always been so interested in what makes people tick. I love sharing information with you that is current and leading edge. Why? Because I know for certain that the better you feel about yourself and your life, the better choices, decisions, relationships,...
3 Attitudes of Well-Being
Whether you’re trying to change a bad habit, attract a new relationship, strengthen the one you have, persuade your boss of your ideas or just deal with the question of why you live in such a god-forsaken cold tundra (!), well-being seems to come as much from how you...
Challenging Times Require…
I have a challenging time in front of me. The surprise kind. The no-way-you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me kind. You know those ones?! We all experience them here and there. So, being the Mindset Mentor that I am, I am going to share with you my process for dealing with...
Dive Deep into Mindfulness
Last time I talked to you about the benefits of being intentional in your life as a way of focusing your mind and a more likely way of staying in alignment with what you desire in your life. Intention has a present and forward feel to it, don’t you think? Today I want...
The Power of Intention
By now, if you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I choose to live a mindful and soulful life. So when it comes to starting the New Year I say, “Resolutions, Shmesolutions!” Of course I say this with a wink and a smile because I have so been there, done...
3 Mindset Tips for a Great Holiday Season
I know that at this holiday time of year, some of you get a bit freaky, or maybe a bit melancholy, or just down right messed up! So today I’m going to give you three Tips that will help you cultivate a better attitude and groove for your Holidays. These tips work on...
Get into the Driver’s Seat of Your Mind
Being so intrigued by how your thoughts create your reality, I wanted to share my insights on something you do simply every day: think positive and negative thoughts. It’s a bit of an exploration so let’s imagine we’re having a cup of coffee together... Psychologists...
Inquiry and Anxiety
Today I am sharing a perspective on anxiety when you are in a situation where your feelings response (anxiety) doesn’t seem to match the event, meaning there is an over-exaggeration to the situation. I am differentiating here because there are some situations where...
Hold on to that Vision!
Right after I ask clients what they really want, I often hear, “What if this goes wrong? What if it doesn’t happen? What if he doesn’t call? What if I can’t do it? What if I fail?” To that I say, “Hold on to your vision!” I mean where is the faith? Where is the trust...
Inner Sanctuary – Guided Visualization
Life can get busy and hectic as you know. You can feel overwhelmed not only by your fast-paced life but also by what you perceive is going on. When this happens, your thinking gets muddy and confused, your choices are not ideal, and your emotions can get the better of...
The 3 P’s of Meditation
I am very enthused about the number of people who are coming to me with requests to learn how to meditate. In all the coaching I do, some form of meditation or mindfulness practice is critical to creating breakthroughs and continued clarity. I have seen extraordinary...