Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix

THE CONVERSATION YOU'RE AVOIDING IS ALREADY HAPPENING. Sometimes we think avoiding a difficult conversation will keep the peace. But what happens in the silence? People start making assumptions. They create their own stories. They begin to distance themselves while building resistance. Interestingly, the conversation happens anyway but with more emotion, more misunderstanding, and often more damag...

Death is a permanent ending of the biological processes that sustain any living creature, according to science. But what do you understand about death? The Conversation We Avoid: What Do You Believe About Death? Death is one of the few things every one of us will experience, yet it remains one of the conversations we often avoid. What do you believe happens when we die? Is there an afterlife? Is t...

What Are You Bringing to Life? Most of the time, we ask: What am I going to get? What is life going to give me? What am I going to receive in return? But what if fulfillment begins with a different question: What am I bringing to life? What are you bringing into your relationships, your work, or the lives of the people around you? We need to remember that giving isn't a transaction. We don't love...

When Love Has Conditions ❤️ What happens when someone you love becomes different from who you expected them to be? Do you try to change them, or do you allow their truth to change you? Sometimes, the person challenging the family system isn't creating the problem. Their authenticity may simply be revealing something that was already there. Do we ask them to fit back into the family system? Or do w...

LIFE HAS BEEN HAPPENING, AND TODAY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO TALK.  Sometimes we just need to pause, reconnect, catch up, and have a real conversation. There's no heavy agenda, no perfect conversation, just an OPEN FORUM, an opportunity to catch up, talk about life, hear what's happening, and connect. Because life isn't always about having everything figured out.  Sometimes we simply need to pause, sha...

Life happens in layers.  Every experience has a deeper story waiting to be discovered, and what we experience on the surface is often rooted in something much deeper. What if the greatest obstacle in your life isn't what you see on the surface? Our reactions, relationships, stress, and decisions are often shaped by beliefs, experiences, and emotions that we've carried for years. Too often, we spen...

What Will Your Legacy Be? If you could write your own obituary today, what would you say? Would it simply list your accomplishments, or would it tell the story of the lives you touched, the kindness you shared, and the values you lived by? The truth is, your legacy isn't written at the end of your life. It's written every day by the choices you make, the values you uphold, and the way you treat ot...

Rewriting the Story We Tell About Age What story are you telling yourself about your age? Is it that you're too young to lead? Too old to begin again? Too late to change careers, pursue a dream, or discover a new purpose? Too often, we allow age to become a limitation instead of seeing it as a source of wisdom, growth, and possibility. But here's the truth: Age doesn't define your potential; the s...

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 How much of yourself have you edited to make others comfortable? How often have you softened your voice, hidden parts of your story, or changed who you are just to fit in, belong, or avoid judgment? Many of us learn to shrink ourselves to gain acceptance. But authenticity requires courage. Are you courageous enough to show up fully as yourself? This Pride Month, Coach Eli...

How much of yourself are you editing just to fit in? Many talented, capable people spend years becoming acceptable instead of becoming distinct. They soften their opinions. Hide parts of their story. Downplay their experiences. And slowly lose the very thing that makes them unforgettable. On this episode of Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix, Coach Elix sits down with renowned executive coach, leaders...

How often are the biggest limitations in our lives not external but internal? Sometimes the box we are trying to escape was never built by others. It was built by fear, doubt, past failures, expectations, and the stories we keep telling ourselves about what is possible. These invisible limits quietly shape our decisions, our relationships, and our future. But what happens when we challenge those b...

A mother's love is often the first place we learn what love, sacrifice, resilience, and strength truly look like. Some people celebrate Mother's Day with flowers and phone calls. Others celebrate with memories, tears, gratitude, or quiet reflection. Whether you are celebrating, remembering, grieving, or reflecting, this conversation is for you. A mother's love does not disappear. It echoes through...

"Have you ever been introduced… to yourself? Not the version you show the world, but the real you beneath the roles, expectations, and survival mode. Here's the truth; many of us are living as outdated versions of ourselves. We've outgrown our thinking, our habits, and even our identity. So why are we still holding on? Because it feels familiar. In today's episode of Get a Grip with Coach Elix, we...

Why Can't We Let Go? The Hidden Reasons We Hold On. You're not holding on because it's right. You're holding on because it's familiar. Letting go isn't hard because you're weak. It's hard because: – You've invested time – You've built memories – You've attached your identity to it But here's the truth: Holding on is costing you more than letting go ever will. Your peace. Your growth. Your self-res...

A tradition is a belief, practice, custom, or way of doing something that is passed down from one generation to another. Traditions are powerful. They connect us to where we come from, the people we love, and the memories that shaped us. But traditions should never feel like a burden we're forced to carry. Some traditions bring us joy. Some traditions bring us pressure. And some traditions… we car...

Do you know that time is lying to you? You tell yourself: "I'll start when the time is right." "I'll change when things settle." "I'll follow my dreams… later." But what if later is the lie? Time didn't stop you. Fear did. Comfort did. Avoidance did. The truth is—there will never be a perfect moment. No perfect timing. No magical green light. So the real question is: If not now… when? If not you…...

What are you putting off? Because every day you delay the decision, the cost grows. Time doesn't pause. Opportunities don't always return. And the life you want won't build itself. But here's the good news: the moment you decide to act, everything begins to change. Not tomorrow. Not someday. Today. Start the business. Make the call. Prioritize your health. Walk away from what no longer serves you....

Hate doesn't discriminate. It targets race. It targets identity. It targets love. This Black History Month, we honor the legacy of courageous love that marched with Martin Luther King Jr., endured prison with Nelson Mandela, and continues in every fight for dignity, including the fight for LGBTQ+ equality. Discrimination against Black communities. Discrimination against LGBTQ+ communities. Differe...

Valentine's Day is right around the corner. And while the world is busy buying flowers and making reservations, Steven and I wanted to talk about something deeper. After 32 years together, what we've learned is this: Love is not sustained by one romantic day. It's sustained by daily practice. It's in how you speak to each other on a random Tuesday. It's in how you handle stress. It's in how you re...

Some of life's most important lessons don't happen in classrooms. They happen in grief in midlife during heartbreaks and in healing. Life doesn't stop teaching us once we leave the classroom. Some of the most powerful lessons come in midlife—through loss, healing, spiritual questioning, and moments that ask us to slow down and truly listen. on this episode of Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix, we're...

Strength doesn't always look like pushing forward. Sometimes it looks like standing still long enough to survive what you didn't choose. So many people are exhausted by the pressure to be inspirational, productive, or "resilient" in performative ways—being told to bounce back when all they're really doing is holding steady. On this episode of Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix, Coach Elix sits down wi...

Happy New Year! ✨ When a new year begins, we often go into overdrive—planning, listing goals, and hoping this year will finally be better than the last. But what if you didn't need a January 1st reset to begin again? What if your dream life is already within you? Waiting keeps us stuck because belief shapes behaviour.  When we believe we must wait, we postpone our becoming. Today, we invite you t...

The holidays can be loud with joy but quiet with grief.  Not all losses are visible. Some are carried silently. What are you missing this season that no one sees? You can love the holidays and still feel sad. You can be grateful and grieving at the same time. Emotional complexity doesn't make you ungrateful; it makes you human. Invisible grief can look like smiling through gatherings, avoiding cer...

Friendships: The Good, The Tough & The Transformational. Friendships are some of the most powerful mirrors we have in life. They show us who we are… who we're becoming… and sometimes, who we've outgrown. Some friendships lift you. Some challenge you. Some break your heart open. And some shape you into who you were always meant to become. On this episode of Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix, we're div...

We all have stories we tell ourselves, stories about who we are, what we deserve, and what's possible for us. Some of these stories empower us, but others keep us small, holding us back from the life we're capable of living. On our episode of Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix, we're diving deep into the lies we tell ourselves; the fears, beliefs, and inherited narratives that shape how we see ourselv...