The Mindful Rancher

How often do you fail? How often do you succeed? Our brains love to remember our failures and so do our family, friends, and enemies. But we succeed far more than we fail. If you need encouragement this week, then simply write a list of all the things you did well. I bet the list for just one day could get very long if you include brushing your teeth, remembering your password, and driving on the...

I was recently challenged by a coworker to load some cattle with my mind. As funny as this suggestion is, animals are extremely perceptive to our thoughts because our thoughts have such a powerful effect on how we show up and the actions that we take. As we become more aware of our thinking we can truly harness its power to create the results we want in our lives. What can you create with your min...

We have all worked under pressure but have you ever been able to work without pressure? Or do you know how to release the pressure? We think that pressure is the only way to get things done but it also makes things more stressful and less enjoyable. What would happen if we learned to work without pressure? Website: www.christinawilliamscoaching.com

A mental health continuum: Healthy - Reacting - Injured - Ill. Where on this continuum do you find yourself today? Being able to identify the state of our mental health and make adjustments or changes as needed can help us live more in a healthy state of mind. We sometimes normalize reacting or injured behavior because we simply don't know what to do to move through the continuum to healthy. W...

Networking. Everyone says it's important and yet some love it, some hate it, and some just do it. Building a network is important for expanding possibilities and opportunities. What could you do to build your network today? Website: www.christinawilliamscoaching.com

How do we move from being a beginner to becoming an expert? There are no shortcuts, you simply have to practice. It's easy to get discouraged when we fail the first time but we have to be willing to be bad at things in front of a lot of people for us to put in the hours of practice to become an expert. What do you want to become better at? It's time to practice. Website: www.christinawilli...

Today is the day! Try something new! Trying new things can be daunting but there lies the adventure and the growth. Where can you try something new this week? I recently took on the challenge of a large parkade and trying to find my car again. It was something new but allowed me the opportunity to learn what I didn't know and have a great adventure. For more come visit me at: www.christinawill...

Questions are magic. They let others know what we don't know or don't understand and they help us get the answers that we want. Yet we generally don't ask very many questions. Some don't ask questions because they are afraid or they really don't want to know the answer. But by not asking questions we slow down our growth and progress. So see where you can ask more questions tod...

Have you ever noticed that our brains love to make everything personal? When phone calls are not returned, emails are not responded to, jobs are made harder, or mixed messages are sent - our brains love to make it very personal. But as we seek for calmness we can often see that is really isn't personal at all. What are you making personal? Website: www.christinawilliamscoaching.com

Focus is a powerful tool we can use to get things done and to do them well. A few minutes or a few hours of focus time can create powerful results in your life. Time to say goodbye to multi-tasking and distractions and simply do one thing at a time.  Website: www.christinawilliamscoaching.com

We all love to be recognized! And we all love to be recognized in different ways. If we are to offer meaningful recognition to others then we need these 3 keys. The first is to recognize people in the way that they want to be recognized. Trust me - they will tell you. It might be a random comment or a joke but I promise they will tell you if you listen. You can also tell by how they respond to dif...

Do you love it when someone tells you that you did a good job, they appreciate your work, or love working with you? Appreciation is something that everyone needs and loves to receive. As an employee, we have an opportunity to see all the little bits of genius that our coworkers add to the world. And the art of being a good employee is to open your mouth or get your fingers typing and tell them the...

Who is responsible when something goes wrong? It's easy to place blame and see the problems as someone else's responsibility but when we do this we limit our ability to solve the problem. We expect others to change and to correct problems but we fail to see how we could contribute to the solution. When we take responsibility we access more of our own creative genius and have the power to solve pro...

Other people's business. It's our favorite type of business to be in but it's the place where we are clearly out of our own business. Taking the time to evaluate where you are in other people's business and then redirecting yourself back to your own business puts you in the driver's seat of your life. Our business is where we have all the power.  Website: www.christinawilliamscoaching.com

As an employee and as a person it is pretty easy to get worried about what is happening in the world and what other people are doing. We then spend all of our time and energy worried about these things. In this episode, we explore the three types of business - God's business, Other people's business, and our own business.  How much time do you spend in each of these types of business? Website...

What are the things worth working on when you don't see results right away? What are the goals that make you develop into a different person? Is slow growth worse than fast growth?  In a world of fast food and getting rich quickly sometimes it is hard to stick with goals when growth comes slowly. But there are so many advantages to slow growth. With time for development, we can truly become b...

Our mindset is powerful. It determines our experience. It determines our productivity. It determines our speed. It determines our joy. But how do you influence, change, or actually create a mindset that helps you as an employee and helps the company you work for? Following 3 simple steps of becoming aware, challenging, and practicing something new, you have the power to create a mindset that will...

What are the most common things you say about your job? Why would these things be important? In this episode, we discuss questions you can ask that will help you uncover these mindset patterns as well as the effects these patterns have on your enjoyment and success at your job. If you want to find more success and joy in your position then looking at your mindset is the most effective tool you hav...

How many books can you find on being a good leader or manager? How many can you find on being a good employee? Though many of us are employees far longer than we are managers the material is a bit hard to find sometimes. As a result, this podcast series will teach some basic ideas, techniques, and mindsets every good employee needs to have or develop. This week we will discuss the concept of addin...

For the past year, I have written an email each week that outlined one good thing that happened the week before. Some weeks were easy, and some weeks were hard but every week I found one good thing. 3 lessons this practice has taught me: 1. Our brains will find what they go look for, so be intentional about what you are looking for. 2. Our brains are better at remembering the negative than the pos...

What helps you stay emotionally regulated? What calms you down when you are emotionally dysregulated? Knowing these things can help us navigate the complex emotional challenges that often come our way. From grabbing a snack, going for a walk, or taking a deep breath we can utilize many different tools to help us emotionally regulate so we can show up as our highest selves.  Website: www.chris...

Have you ever noticed how much we love to judge ourselves and others? Have you ever listened to others judge something that you thought was wonderful? Though our judgments feel like they are facts, they are not so. They are just judgments. We can decide how we will judge ourselves and others. 

How do you accomplish great things? One tiny task at a time. What do you do when you miss a day? Don't miss twice.  Simple things. Profound effects.  Website: www.christinawilliamscoaching.com

We each have something amazing to offer the world. This offering will help and inspire others. Sometimes our offering seems so simple, like the opportunity I had to walk a neighbor across the icy patch on the pathway. Sometimes our offering will seem grand. Either way we each have something extraordinary to offer. What do you need to offer the world? Website: www.christinawilliamscoaching.com

We continued our conversation about rest from last week with 5 more types of rest. Time to recharge, break from responsibility, stillness, safe space, and home are ways we can access rest.  Website www.christinawilliamscoaching.com