My Coach Kate

Let's do a little mini-series on temper tantrums! In part one, we are going to look at a simple 5-step approach of what to do in the moment that your child, or a child in your classroom, decides that it's all too much and it's time to scream, kick, hit, or throw themself to the floor. These can be frustrating moments for the adult, who just wants it to stop! There is so much advice...

How 'many of us have made a decision, in our head, and then have begun to question that decision? Sometimes, we think the decision and then we don't voice it. Sometimes, we make the decision and then we don't do it. Sometimes, we think of what our decision 'would be', but we don't fully make it. Let's take a look at a moment this week, in which I was second-guess...

Most of us want a little more fun in our lives. At least sometimes. But we will get to that, when we can. When we have time. After the work; the chores; the bills. If we have more fun, more play-time it would be great. A little something extra. Let's change this thinking right now and consider a better way. Take a little stroll with me back to when you were a child today. Let's go. 

This is an amazing episode for those of you who would like to make one simple change to the way that you think that can make hard things easier. I am going to share with you my recent change in the function of a simple machine, aka my brain, that is having a huge impact on my life. If it is working for me, it just might work for you too. This is a great episode for those that have been really stru...

How do you work on your goals? I am going to bet that you have a goal that you work on, in quite the same way that I have in the past. You think that you have a good routine, some good discipline in place, and you look at others who are sticking to their plan a bit more, and you judge a bit. We don't want to follow some strict routine perfectly. That is no fun. I agree. But, what is the mista...

What do you do when you are frustrated? Does it ever feel like you are banging your head against the wall? And what does that even mean? Maybe you keep trying the same solutions to a problem that you are having, over and over, but it just doesn't work? Let's look at why, as we talk about what is happening in your brain when you do this. 

You are invited to a wedding! But it's not about any brides or any grooms. We are going to talk about your long term goals and 'marrying' them to your short term goals and to your daily actions. Let's dive into this analogy to see why coming to this wedding will make your every-day life happier!

Tis the season.... for colds and flu. Everyone that I know is sick right now. How can we take this and really turn it into a lesson for us? One that we can use to make our life better? Let's talk about the idea that 'both things can be true'. What does it have to do with being sick? And how can we use it in our life?

From a little conversation about children's different nap routines, came an idea that can be used to think about how to make our lives a little bit better. Does our life need more routine? Or more flexibility in it? Let's talk about a simple technique that can be used, either with children, or with ourselves. 

I have a brand new idea that I can't wait for you to hear! Let's look at the idea of leveling up in your life, from one version to another as you learn new skills and make new commitments. Who knows how far you can go as you continue to think of new levels to take on. I will go through the exact procedure that you can use to make your life better and a little happier, one level at a time...

How long is your to-do list? Or is that list all in your head, swirling around, as your brain tries to remember all of those little tasks that you need to complete, while it's also judging you for not getting started on the bigger tasks? Let's take 15 minutes to talk about the feeling of overwhelm and what you can do to tame it once and for all, so that you can get back to feeling in-cha...

Who are you, now, and who will you be in the future? For many of us, the future us might resemble, pretty closely, who we are right now. But what are the things that you would want to be different? I have a tool that I want to share with you that will pretty much guarantee that those aspects of you CAN be different, in just the way that you would want. Spend 15 minutes with me and begin meeting th...

Today we are talking about groups and belonging to a group. There are a lot of coaching programs out there that offer different types of programs, and some a network to belong to as well. We are going to look at these and I will introduce you to my new program!

We all know that connection is so important in our lives. Meeting, talking to, understanding other people has a lot of benefits. But I want to talk about one weird little benefit that I get, from listening to other people and giving them grace. Listen up to this episode, especially if you can tend to be hard on yourself at times. 

Have you ever set a goal, and then spent an abundant amount of time researching, planning, taking baby steps towards the goal, but not take that final leap to the finish line? We all have. I have a little bit of wisdom that I gathered from the incredible week that I spent at Conscious Discipline Advanced Institute this week that I would love to share with you. Come and spend 14 minutes with me and...

When you have a problem that your brain is turning around and around, or maybe you are even helping someone else think about a problem that they are having, how many answers do you really consider? I think that we tend to, either stay in the problem longer than necessary, or we beat ourselves up for not taking steps toward the one, right solution to the problem. Let's re-consider thinking abo...

What are those great big goals that you dream of? The ones that seem beautiful, fun, and kind of scary? The ones that you aren't working toward day after day, even though you want to? Let's take a look at the strategy that can get you out of that cycle and start you moving towards something fun, now. 

We all have things that we dream about and wish for in our life. We might have some of those things that we want, but we just aren't getting. Maybe we haven't fully committed to making those things happen. Let's take a look at what we ARE committing to, when we aren't achieving the goals that we set. It might surprise you. 

What is the thing that you find yourself thinking about, over and over again, but you feel that you never get to a solution?? Do you have something? I think that we all have that one thing, or several things, that we don't want to be spending so much brain power on. Listen today, and find another way to think about it that can help you get to the solution!

What happens when we get triggered? The Doorbell is a fun analogy that will give you a look at what happens when someone 'pushes our button'. Let's start with a simple story of a child who wants something and tries to hit Mom to get what they want. Learn how 'disengaging the doorbell' can be the answer that we are looking for so that we can stay in the driver's seat o...

Let's talk about kids. Either you know kids, you work with kids, you have kids in your family, or, at the very least, you used to be one yourself. Kids have feelings: lots of feelings. What are the things that they learn that help or hurt, when it comes to knowing what to do with their feelings? I have a super simple technique that can help. It sounds so easy, but it can have a huge impact on...

How giving are you? Some of us are guilty of giving and giving to others, but might give in to others, as well, or not feel like it is as worthy for us to give to ourselves. Some of us want things from others, but forget in those instances that there can be an opportunity to give. Let's take an inventory together of how giving we actually are and look for those areas in which we can be better...

Who are YOU? The real, authentic YOU? I bet that your friends and family see a lot of it, but what are the other parts that you might keep inside, hidden and waiting to come out someday? Or that you keep down, because we want to keep other people happy or comfortable? We were raised to be polite and to put others' needs before our own, right? Let's take a look at the little parts of you...

When was the last time that you had a sleepless night? If you tend to have more of those, than less, then when was the last time that you had a great night's sleep? If sleep eludes you, then come and spend 10 minutes with me. You are not alone! Let's think about the importance of sleep, your brain, and having a well-rested day!

When someone asks you, "If you could go back and be ANY age that you wanted to be, how old would you be?", what is YOUR answer? I want to talk to you today about why MY answer is the answer that it is. How do you think about YOUR life, from a timeline perspective? Let's consider some other perspectives of your life, as a whole. I want to share my perspective about the '2nd half...