Living Deliberately with Shira Gura

I was sitting at gate H15 in the Chicago airport, awaiting my flight to Turks and Caicos. The only problem was, I was the only one at the gate. But, I sat there convinced I was at the right gate because that's what the computer had told me the night before. About 15 minutes before the flight was to take off, a couple comes to the same gate and sits beside me. Should I ask if I'm at the right gate?...

It is my distinct honor and privilege to share with you my interview with Esther Goldenberg, who not only recently graduated from the Getting Unstuck Coach training program, she was my book coach and the woman responsible for turning my blog into an award-winning book. If you'd like to reach Esther to let her know you heard this interview or to share with her book idea, contact her at: eagoldenber...

Do you ever beat yourself up for: not being perfect? not being good enough? losing control when you get stuck? messing up? making a bad choice? Tune in to this week's episode to learn how I have decided to introduce the word "Kindness" into The unSTUCK Method, and how you can practice some self-kindness today in your life. As always, I look forward to getting unSTUCK with you, Shira Here are 5 sim...

Are you looking to provide effective and efficient support to people when they are feeling stuck? Are you looking to learn a skill the provides results and transforms people's lives? Are you looking to grow your impact as an expert in your field? If this is you, I look forward to working with you and watching you transform into a certified Getting Unstuck coach! The doors to the next training are...

I went away last weekend to Turks and Caicos, a remote island in the Caribbean Sea. It was a retreat for entrepreneurs, but it wasn't quite a business retreat. It was more like an un conference or an un retreat. Tune in not only to hear more about that event and what took place, but about one of the greatest unstuck moments in the history of me doing this work. It's pretty big, my friends, as I wa...

Have you ever gotten stuck on someone else? Maybe something they did or didn't do? Maybe something they said or didn't say? Maybe because they acted in a way you didn't expect? Tune into this week's podcast episode and hear how podcast listener, Neisha, got unstuck by consider "they weren't their best." And how you can, too! As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you, Shira Here are 5 s...

I recently composed a song that I sing each night to my son before he goes to sleep. I wanted to be able to sing it to him while on my visit to the States, but I didn't bring my guitar with me.​ So, I borrowed a guitar from a friend. Soon after picking up the guitar, I noticed a problem with one of the strings – I wasn't sure if I damaged the guitar when I tried to tune it or if the guitar was giv...

Over the past 5 years, when I have come in for a family visit, three family members have passed away. I was able to attend each of the funerals and periods of mourning not because I flew in from outside the country, but because I happened to have been visiting at the time of their deaths. At the most recent funeral, just a few days ago, I heard people making comments about the connection between m...

Getting unstuck is not about knowledge. I mean, it is and it isn't. The S.T.U.C.K. Method offers you a knowledge-based tool to help you go from "stuck" to "unstuck," but having a tool just isn't enough. The change we want to create in our lives requires implementation of the tool and then, of course, practice. And the more you practice, the more efficient (and the quicker you can become) at gettin...

Have you ever felt like you were looping inside a story? As if the story were being played over and over and over again in your mind, but there was no end in sight? This happened to me recently when I started thinking about whether to stop coloring my hair or not. Yes, I know... this is not a really big important "stuck" spot. But, that's ok.  Our stuck spots can range from everyday stumbles to bi...

Do you ever feel like you need to give someone advice? Do you ever feel like you must share your opinion? Do you ever feel like if you don't say what's on your mind you're doing the wrong thing? Tune in to this week's story where I share with you how I got stuck on desire to share some things with my kids' baseball coach, and how I got unstuck when I considered what my true purpose was. Where in y...

Who in this world would you say triggers you the most? Maybe your spouse? A child? A parent? An in-law? A friend? What if I were to tell you that the person who triggers you most may be the greatest teacher you will ever have in your life? I know, it's a hard consideration to swallow. But, I firmly believe it's true. Tune in to this week's episode where I respond to a listener's questions via anot...

When I find myself in a stuck spot, I believe in that moment that I'm 100% right. I'm confident there's no other way of looking at the situation. I'm certain there's no two ways about it. I was inspired by the Getting Unstuck podcast listener, Leona, who shared her getting unstuck story this week and exemplified the importance of being honest with oneself when uncovering thoughts to your story. Tu...

When presented with a stimulus, the natural human tendency is to respond automatically. The problem is, more often than out, our automatic reactions aren't the most beneficial ways to respond to things - and then we end up reacting in ways we only later regret. In this week's podcast, I share with you a story from my book, Getting Unstuck , illustrating the value of considering to wait before resp...

This week I have a treat for you. In this special episode, I interview someone near and dear to my heart, Netta Cohen, my life coach. With 40+ years in the coaching world, Netta recently completed the STUCK coaching training program. In this interview we spoke both about the training and about her focus as a life coach and transformational facilitator. Netta is a retired mental health program dire...

"Throw me a pitch," my husband said. He didn't like my response when I said, "No." He didn't understand why throwing him a pitch was problematic and I didn't understand how he had the audacity to intrude in the middle of a game I was running for the children in my community. He was stuck. I was stuck. And then we both got stuck on one another. Not a pretty picture. Tune in to today's episode to he...

Listening to this podcast is one thing. But, taking action is another thing entirely. You can get inspired, but then do nothing about it, right? And that is not going to bring any changes to your life. By default, if you don't live a deliberate life, you're going to live the same life you're leading now. That is, if you want to lose weight or you want to improve a relationship or you want to finis...

In this week's episode I share with you a mini getting unstuck coaching session with Jerry, a married woman from the U.K. with two older kids has gone through stage 4 ovarian cancer now twice. Consider if you can see yourself in her story in any way. Do you have any fears in your life? How are those fears affecting you? What can you consider? The doors to The Journey membership are now open and wo...

This week, I am delighted to share with you 3 stories that came from listeners of the Getting Unstuck podcast. What I love about these stories is that each one is different from the next, and yet I bet you'll be able to see yourself in each of them. One story relates to getting stuck with the person sharing the story. One story relates to getting unstuck with elderly parents. And the last story re...

Where in your life are you looking to create something new? Where in your life do you want to try something new? Where in your life do you want to make a change ? Where are you stuck in taking action? And what is causing you to stay stuck? Tune in to this week's story to hear about how I consider effort over results and how that consideration is the key to the success in my life and in my business...

Have you ever felt not 100% complete with how you're showing up in the world? Have you ever felt not 100% happy with how you behaved in a particular situation? Have you ever felt not 100% thrilled with your reaction towards something? Tune in to this week's episode to hear how I considered writing myself a letter - to confront myself and hold me accountable for my actions and how I challenge you t...

  "Do you know the name of the political party you are voting for?" my husband asked me. It was a simple question. But, I forgot. I mean, I knew at one point the name of the party I was planning to vote. But, in that moment, it slipped my mind. There are 15 different political parties in the running to be a part of the new coalition government in Israel. And I was planning to vote for one of the n...

I am thrilled to announce the beginning of season 2 of the Getting Unstuck podcast! In this new season, I will be adding some new features: Interviews of certified STUCK coaches Recorded live Getting Unstuck coaching, and Sharing more of your getting unstuck stories. I can't wait to jump right into this new season! In today's episode, I interview my first guest, John Eichenberger, Licensed Mental...

Take a moment to recall a recent stuck spot you were in with: a spouse a child a friend an in-law a co-worker a neighbor or someone else When you look back, see if you recall having considered "the other." In other words, did you consider their perspective, their opinion, their suffering, their pain, their side of the story? So often when we get stuck, we only think about our side (which is how we...

Desire is the 2nd top emotion (next to fear) that we experience most when we get stuck (in my opinion). What do people usually do with desire (as we do with our other emotions)? We either resist feeling it or we act on it. More often than not, we act on it. Just like an urge. Desire to scream at someone. Desire to talk about someone in a bad way. Desire for an apology. Desire for someone to behave...