My Coach Kate

In the story of Pinocchio, he finds himself heading down a street to Pleasure Island. It's lined with candy and treats and everything enticing. If you asked Pinocchio where he was headed, he really didn't know. Let's look at this story and discover what this has to do with our goals and those moments when we find ourselves heading down another road with the destination unknown. 

Now that the winter holidays are over, and we are looking ahead to the New Year, let's assess. I am using the childhood story of The Three Bears to discuss how your holiday season 'fit' you. We all have a level of activity and connection and busyness and rest that is just right for us. And that amount is different for each person. Let's talk about the agency that you have that...

When was the last time that your well-planned day or organized week got thrown off-track? Something happened: you got sick, an unexpected problem or expectation from someone else was placed on you or something that you have been working on just didn't work in the way that you were hoping that it would. How did you feel? Did it throw you off? It can be overwhelming and frustrating when a wrenc...

It is almost the New Year. What do you have planned for yourself? Do you have specific goals in mind? How detailed are they? And how detailed is your plan? I am thinking about who I will be in one year from now. And about the system that I will follow in order to get there. Join me in talking about what it is that you need to begin. 

Sometimes we carry extra stress on our backs...on our shoulders.... We place a rock, one by one, into that metaphorical backpack and we carry it around with us wherever we go. Let's explore how they get there and what we can do to start lightening our load. 

What is the difference between being willing or motivated to do a task? What about excitement and inspiration- where do those feelings come in? When you are beginning something new, what is the feeling that you should expect? How do you know which is the right feeling to wait for, before you get started? This week you will learn about willingness and how to get into action much more quickly. 

We all think about the future in some way. Some with worry, some with hope. However we think about it, we may not realize that we create stories about the future. Not only do these stories actually affect what happens to us in the future, but it can also affect how we think, feel and act in the present. Listening to this episode will be sure to expand the possibilities that are open to you. 

Here is Part 2 of our 3 part series. We sometimes don't realize the filtering and editing that our brain does all of the time. Facts and circumstances are happening all around us. Our brain picks out the bits of information that it wants to focus on, based on our beliefs and biases. And then it weaves a story in the present moment that fits in with those beliefs and subconscious thoughts. Awa...

What was your childhood like? Was it good, bad, happy, sad? When you look back, do you wish that things could have happened differently? Do you wish that other people were different or that you made different choices for yourself? What was your role in the past- were you someone who controlled what happened or that had little control? No matter what kind of past we have had, we think about it with...

When you write something down on that list of what to do today, how sure do you feel about crossing it off later? Do you ever have tasks that you bump from today to tomorrow? From this week to next week? The Sure Factor is one little trick that will end this habit for good. Once you know how it works, you can be assured that the only things that get put on your list are items that you will be prou...

When we are afraid of doing something or we hesitate to get started, that fear or anxiety is very real. It's hard to believe that there is a fun and silly strategy that will take something that is serious and real and transform it into a lighthearted and silly experience. It's easy to do and actually fun once you learn how. And the best part? It will get you back into action again in no...

Time to add another tool to our toolbox of things that we can pull out when it feels hard to change our thinking. This week we will address those moments when your thinking feels stuck or inflexible. What are the struggles that you have in your life that other people just don't seem to have. This will be a hands-on process that can change your thinking quickly, based on skills that you alread...

We have all heard this advice before: 'fake it until you make it' to build your inner confidence. But, just because it is well known advice, does that mean that it is the best advice? We are going to talk about how this advice can advance your skills in one way, but that it really can't get you the rest of the way to true confidence in yourself. There is a big difference between fak...

Did you ever picture what it was like for your mom to grow up in the era that she grew up in? What was life like in the 1950's for people, and for women in particular? We are going to talk about the concept of conformity that was evident at that time and what it has to do with women today? If you find that you sometimes dismiss your own needs in order to accommodate others, then this is an im...

Who do you look up to? Are there people in your life that you look to for advice or who are further down the road on the path that you want to travel? Think about how you think about those people. Have you ever put them on a pedestal and pictured them not having the struggles that you have? We are going to talk about this phenomenon and how you can think of these experts in a way that is more help...

Do you know that saying that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence? Why does it appear that way? What is it that our brains are telling us or that we are thinking to feel like other people just might have it better than we do? We are going to explore this idea, along with 3 consequences for having this mindset and then I will give you 4 valuable ways to squash it in its tracks...

It's natural to want to make more room in our life for hobbies, friends, other things that we want to work towards. And we feel like we don't have time. Or we might want to work towards a specific goal, but there are things in our way that stop us from getting there. This week, we will explore an idea that can jump-start the results, borrowing a strategy that doctor's use to solve a...

Have you heard about the studies that look at the effectiveness of taking a placebo, measured against those that take an actual medication and against those that receive no treatment at all? Let's take a peek into why the placebo works in the way that it does and how you can use this concept in a very practical way. How can you use this knowledge to make some impact on the challenges that you...

Are you in a relationship? If so, for how long? Have you ever considered which of the 5 stages that you and your partner are currently in? If you aren't in a relationship right now, you can think of another couple that you are close to or a previous relationship. You might be surprised that the length of time that two people are together doesn't always dictate the stage of the relationsh...

This week, I have been experimenting with a new technique to make habit formation easier. We have talked so much about setting big goals. And sometimes we get so intimidated by those big, scary goals that we can get in our way of doing the work to get to them. This new technique that I have been using this week has been so successful that I want to share it with you so that you can finally up your...

Just how busy are you? Very often, the answer is that we are MUCH busier than we actually are, if we looked at what is on our calendar and added up the actual minutes of physical work. We add in a lot of that feeling of being busy, by adding up the time that we spend THINKING about our tasks. There is a mental load that goes along with many things that we do. Let's talk about what it is that...

This week I am telling a story. Listen to an analogy about Tom and the house that he builds. Then I will pose a question to you about two different roads and which one you would take. It's an episode to get you thinking about what kind of person that you want to be in this lifetime. It's as old as the question "Is it better to have loved and lost? Or to never have loved at all?&quot...

When you feel stuck with moving towards a goal that you really want to achieve, sometimes the problem isn't really what you think it is. There is something else at play underneath, something that your brain is doing, to try and hold on to the identity that it knows. To the you that feels normal. Turning that problem into a project to complete takes some attention to what it means for your ide...

This week we will do another little experiment of bringing a little something to your life. If you are a skeptic when you hear about energy, manifesting, and the Law of Attraction, then this is an episode for you. We are first going to dive into a little bit of the basics of Quantum Physics in order to understand what Alignment is and what 3 things in your life you need to align in order to attrac...

What are the unexpected things that bring a little spark of joy to your day? Do you ever plan for things to sprinkle throughout your day or your week that make you happy? We all know what it's like to fall into a habitual routine and to sometimes forget to be present, forget to have a little bit of fun and laughter in our day. Sometimes, we can even be guilty of not being able to list a few t...