Essence or Ego?

Essence or Ego?

Ego is the part of the iceberg above water and is defined by our need to be right.  Essence is the core of who we are.  It is the alive and unique part of us that always strives to grow and be in a state of constant learning. Think of essence as being the beautiful,...
Imagination Is So Utterly Flawed!

Imagination Is So Utterly Flawed!

Things look different from out the windshield than in the rearview mirror. Almost every event you experience feels different once you’ve experienced it than you imagined it would have beforehand. Research shows that the best way to predict your future is not to close...
The Cost of Always Looking for Happiness

The Cost of Always Looking for Happiness

https://katherinebock.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KBock-Joy-Video.mp4   Key Take-Aways from “The Cost of Always Looking for Happiness”: Joy lives within a person; happiness comes from the outside and may be momentary; Joy is connected to contentment and...
Will My Emails Get Me Promoted?

Will My Emails Get Me Promoted?

I just love being a coach and helping my clients gain a different perspective, especially when they are getting in their own way. I’m working with a highly motivated corporate client who has engaged me to help her become a better leader. As is always the case, even...
I Don’t Care

I Don’t Care

Martha Beck’s article in the July issue of O magazine offers a compelling and very simple way to create more joy in your life.  Start accepting those you love just as they are without any need or wanting to change them. This is consistent with Hale Dwoskin’s Sedona...
What is Perfect?

What is Perfect?

In an earlier blog, I talked about a corporate client who realized that by spending so much time on drafting the “perfect” email, she was giving up time to spend on the activities that give her the most joy as well as the bigger payback, i.e., mentoring and coaching...
Creating Space in Your Brain

Creating Space in Your Brain

In an earlier post, I talked about clients who cleared space, both physically and psychically, which resulted in renewed energy and focus. When you make an agreement to do something, it goes into your present memory bank and takes up an attention unit. We can only pay...
What are You Afraid to Do?

What are You Afraid to Do?

Have you ever wanted to do something and then scared yourself out of doing it? That’s what happened to me after attending Jack Canfield’s Breakthrough to Success (BTS) week long program in 2005. After doing some work around life purpose (so glad that I’m living my...
Ladder to the Top of Joy

Ladder to the Top of Joy

I’m a self-described “recovering attorney” who climbed the ladder to the top only to realize that the ladder had been leaning against the wrong wall. As I climbed that ladder, I found that I had lost my true sense of self, who I really was at my core. I also realized...