I've always been intentional about self-celebration, spoiling myself with solo trips, expensive presents to celebrate milestones and incorporating treats into my daily life. When I quit my full time job and started my coaching business I bought myself a convertible - a longtime Southern California dream - as a push present. On the heels of my first block buster year in business, I rewarded myself with an overhaul of my home office - complete with a new, luxurious pink velvet couch - a space truly fit for a working professional. Self-celebration is a critical part of filling our own cup and reinforcing our own accomplishments. A friend of mine who was offered a new position at an entertainmen
As a culture, we resist endings. We love beginnings with their potential and possibility. But endings? We would rather bury hurt, breakups, and bad blood between partners and end things quickly, anxious to move onto the next mountain. And so we cut and run. Have you ever watched yourself leave before something is really over? Sure, you're still there in body, but your mind, your emotions and your heart are a million miles away. We exit emotionally to avoid acknowledging failure, rejection or simply to avoid feeling the full and sometimes contradictory bittersweet emotions of saying goodbye. In coaching, we practice a skill called "completion" - bringing things to a purposeful, intentional cl
