“Change your thoughts, change your life” is an adage that’s at the core of coaching. Coaching helps people change their life by changing their mindset. And there’s one tool that underlies all the different forms of mindset shifting used by coaches.

Coaching is becoming more mainstream. Yet relative to other modalities, it’s still unfamiliar to many people. Every coaching session is different, however, there are some things you’re likely to encounter in most one-on-one coaching sessions. Here's what to expect.

Ever feel like you want things to be different but can’t pinpoint exactly how? Know you’re meant for more but have no idea where to begin figuring out your destiny? If you have a sense that your life isn’t quite what it could be, this coaching tool can help.

You’re probably familiar with the phrase “in your element.” It’s when you’re doing something that naturally suits you, that comes easily and makes you happy. That’s an aspect of what I mean when I refer to living in your element, but I also mean it literally.

There are different styles of coaching. Transactional coaching is very focused on actions and involves a dynamic where the coach tells the client what to do. There’s also transformational coaching, which goes beneath the surface to address the root causes of what’s getting in your way.

Resolutions force us out of our comfort zones and serve as evidence that we can do hard things. But, the popular idea that we must protect our energy in order to accomplish goals feels shortsighted. What if, instead of trying so hard to protect our energy, we focused on projecting it?

Human beings are reflections of the natural world that surrounds us. We are part of the same ecosystem. As such, the qualities of a particular season should be reflected in all parts of that ecosystem. Nature provides us with a blueprint for how to be in winter. Slow down. Get quiet. Reflect.

I recently made a discovery that kind of blew my mind because it confirmed my intuition about the intersection between coaching and Chinese medicine, and specifically Five Element acupuncture. Here’s why coaching is the best modality for navigating the crossroads moments of life.

Life coaching is growing fast. Yet despite its increasing popularity, life coaching remains largely misunderstood. Here are some specific things life coaches do—and don’t do—to help you bridge the gap between where you are now and where you want to go next.

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a somatic practice of tapping acupressure points while focusing on a challenge in your life. The goal is to neutralize difficult emotions by sending your brain and body new signals. Here’s how to perform the standard EFT protocol.

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also known as tapping, is a simple practice that can change your outlook on life. It helps you explore and transform difficult emotions, which naturally starts dismantling the thoughts and beliefs behind those emotions.

Gen X, the generation born between 1965 and 1980, is often described as “highly capable” and “fiercely independent.” These characteristics are usually offered as compliments but what they’ve actually done is produced is a lot of uniquely exhausted people, especially women.

The seasons factor significantly into how we feel. Yet most of us forget we’re creatures who are influenced by the forces of nature. This makes us prone to lower emotional states and physical symptoms during seasonal transitions. Here’s what happens in summer.

To “yearn” is to have an intense feeling of longing for something. If I ask you what you want, you could probably rattle off a list pretty quickly. But if I ask you what you yearn for, how would you answer? When I ask clients to sit with this question, it brings them a level deeper.

Language—specifically, how you talk to and about yourself—is central to coaching. Putting your thoughts into words gives them power. Whether in writing or out loud, the words you use matter because they determine the frequency of whatever you're talking about.

I work with leaders: entrepreneurs, managers, designers, producers, lawyers, filmmakers, and writers. These leaders are also partners, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and neighbors. Being a leader is not about your job or even your relationships.

People don't hire coaches when everything's going perfectly. They hire coaches when something is off. People hire coaches to help them overcome or achieve something that they haven’t been able to on their own. For this reason, coaching by definition brings out resistance.

Presence, passion, and purpose are key ingredients of a meaningful life, and yet, without energy, they become almost impossible to prioritize. Energy coaching is a form of life coaching focused on helping you unlock your natural vitality so you can thrive in a life you love.

The decisions that have the biggest impact are not necessarily the ones we spend the most time thinking about. We tend to over emphasize the “big” decisions in life—what job to take, who to marry, where to live—when it’s actually the day-to-day decisions that matter most.

In the past few years, and especially since the pandemic, video has become the default technology for engaging from different locations. I still conduct most of my remote coaching sessions over Zoom, but I’ve noticed that coaching on the phone has some advantages.