Intelligent Intoxication

You don’t have to earn your enjoyment by first being productive. Doing what you really enjoy will infuse you with the sustainable energy to be productive.    I invite you to consider these questions: What do you genuinely enjoy doing simply because it brings you joy? How might it be true that doing enjoyable things will make you more productive? I invite you to click on the link below to book a co...

The goals you want to achieve or the experiences you’re drawn to, reveals what you value.    I invite you to consider these questions: What do your personal goals reveal about your values? What do your professional goals reveal about your values? What do you want to experience? What values fuel your desires for those experiences? I invite you to click on the link below to book a complimentary happ...

What you’re drawn to learn about reveals what you value.    I invite you to consider these questions: What topics are you excited to learn more about? What topics do you find yourself scrolling for online? I invite you to click on the link below to book a complimentary happy hour call with me. I’d love to hear about you and offer you the help and support you might be looking for: Chat with Terri.....

What you dream about and fear regarding your future reveals what you value.  I invite you to consider these questions: What do you desire for your future? When you imagine your future, what fears arise? I invite you to click on the link below to book a complimentary happy hour call with me. I’d love to hear about you and offer you the help and support you might be looking for: Chat with Terri... ...

What you invest your money into because it’s worth the expense reveals what you value.  I invite you to consider these questions: What do you invest your money into? What isn’t worth the investment of your money? If you had more money, what might you use it to buy or get? I invite you to click on the link below to book a complimentary happy hour call with me. I’d love to hear about you and offer y...

What you focus on reveals what you value.  I invite you to consider these questions: What do you find yourself thinking about or focusing on? What fearful Inner Critic thoughts point to your values? Which of your core values relate to what you focus on? I invite you to click on the link below to book a complimentary happy hour call with me. I’d love to hear about you and offer you the help and sup...

What we effortlessly organize reveals what we really value.  I invite you to consider these questions: Where are you most organized: belongings? home? social life? health and wellness? relationships? fun/recreation? spirituality/faith? Where aren’t you organized? I invite you to click on the link below to book a complimentary happy hour call with me. I’d love to hear about you and offer you the he...

What we invest our time and energy into doing reveals what we genuinely value.  I invite you to consider these questions: What do you spend your time doing? What wouldn’t you spend time doing? Which of your values fuel how you invest your time? I invite you to click on the link below to book a complimentary happy hour call with me. I’d love to hear about you and offer you the help and support you...

When we’re reliable, we’re consistently trustworthy and dependable to ourselves or to others. When we’re willing to get curious about what/whom we’re reliable to, we will discern what we genuinely value.  I invite you to consider these questions: What are you reliable to? Who are you reliable to? Which of your values are related to reliability? I invite you to click on the link below to book a com...

“Scaffolding is a system, structure, or framework of SUPPORT.” Kristen Carder/I Have ADHD Podcast Episode #97: “Build Your ADHD Scaffold” It is our responsibility to intentionally build the scaffold we need in order to manage our mental, emotional, and physical health needs.  I invite you to consider these questions: How willing are you to get a diagnosis for what you might be currently experienci...

We’re either filling or draining other people’s buckets of joy. While it’s not our job to fill their buckets, we can intentionally bring joy to the relationship.   I invite you to consider these questions: Who do you feel more joyful after spending time with? Who do you feel less joyful after spending time with? How willing are you to tell yourself the truth about how you impact the joy of others?...

Frequent complaining drains your limited time and energy. If you’re in the habit of complaining, pay attention to what or whom you’re focusing your complaints toward.  I invite you to consider these questions: Who do you tend to complain about frequently? What are you believing that this person should start or stop doing? What else do you tend to complain about? What steps can you take to address...

When children grow up and leave home, it’s common for parents to try to stay “busy” and fill their days with pursuits like hobbies. But, in order to experience true fulfillment, you must do two things: identify, develop, and utilize your inherent gifts to make a meaningful contribution to others continue to challenge yourself in order to make continuous personal and professional progress If you’re...

When children grow up and leave home, it’s common for parents to feel as if they've gone from being a supervisor in their lives to being a spectator of their lives. If you want to be fulfilled in your life after your children leave home, you must be willing to create your own parallel path by utilizing your inherent gifts and passionate talents to make continuous progress while making a meaningful...

If you’re committed to personal development work and increasing your self-awareness and self-responsibility, it is very likely that you will outgrow some of your relationships.  I invite you to consider these questions: When do you notice feeling flat in a relationship? When have you outgrown a relationship and what did you make it mean about you or them? I invite you to click on the link below to...

There will be times when others want or need more from us than we are able or willing to give.  When we NEED something, we must have it in order to function. When we WANT something, we desire it in order to experience more enjoyment.  I invite you to consider these questions: How do you respond when others want or need more from you than you’re able or willing to give? When aren’t you willing to m...

Our past actions create our present circumstances. If you’re feeling punished BY your life, you might be in the habit of “playing the victim” to life circumstances.  I invite you to consider these questions: When do you notice feeling punished BY your life? Which past decisions created your current circumstances? How willing are you to learn from your past actions instead of shaming yourself for t...

In order to get the dopamine hit that comes from completing a task or project that is huge or undefined, focus on finishing blocks of work time instead.  Set your timer for 25 minutes and show up for your work period. When the timer goes off, set it for 5 minutes and get up and take a break. When the timer goes off, set it for another 5 minutes and do anything that feels fun. When the timer goes o...

When you lack motivation, focus on creating momentum instead by getting into motion by taking one next step. Eventually, you’ll naturally increase your motivation.  I invite you to consider these questions: When do you notice not starting or finishing because you’re not motivated? How willing are you to focus on creating momentum instead?   I invite you to click on the link below to book a complim...

When we experience intentional FOMO, we prioritize one thing over everything else AND simultaneously feel the fear of missing what we haven’t chosen.  I invite you to consider these questions: When do you notice intentionally missing out on things in order to prioritize something else? How willing are you to prioritize AND allow yourself to experience FOMO?   I invite you to click on the link belo...

When we resist, we argue with what is really true, and we simultaneously outsource our agency and empowerment.  When we accept, we tell the truth about where we currently are and what part we’ve played. In this empowered place, we have everything we need to shift our lives and make changes.  I invite you to consider these questions: When do you notice resisting telling yourself the truth? What if...

When we experience “giving procrastination”, we wait to give, be of service, or offer help until we can do so perfectly. We fall into the habit of thinking that “What we can give now, isn’t enough.” I invite you to consider these questions: When do you notice not helping until you can give or do more? When do you tell yourself that “What I can give isn’t enough”? I invite you to click on the link...

In order for a habit to become sustainably consistent, it must be anchored in your values and be genuinely enjoyable and satisfying.  I invite you to consider these questions: Which of your habits have been easily sustainable? How willing are you to celebrate your consistent habits? Which habits have been challenging to start or sustain? What might you change in order to make them more doable?   I...

Engaging in personal development work is all about making continuous progress. You begin the process exactly where you currently are and move forward from there.  I invite you to consider these questions: What’s your definition of personal development work? How willing are you to seek the help of a counselor or coach when you’ve stopped making progress?   I invite you to click on the link below to...

When we vacation, leave home, or take a break from our normal lives, we need to give ourselves the gift of a gentle re-entry when we’re ready to return.  I invite you to consider these questions: How can you make re-entry as doable and gradual as possible? When do you notice forcing yourself to return to normal too fast or too soon? I invite you to click on the link below to book a complimentary h...