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Happy Accidents: The Rules of Improvisation in Life
It’s a fact. Sometimes life just deals us a seemingly shitty hand of cards. What is a woman to do? Agree with what’s been dealt, say Yes, then Add your two cents. What? In case you haven’t had the chance to read Tina Fey’s “Bossypants” or are currently too busy rereading the “Harry Potter” series, here are four improv. lessons every woman can apply to her life when difficult circumstances make her want to run for the hills screaming “Uncle!”: 1. Agree and Say Yes Our lives are littered with the...
read moreAre You An Outlier?
There are times in our lives when we are faced with challenges that feel are so insurmountable staying in bed with a pillow over our heads seems like a more viable and enticing option. Why is it that some people seem to always get past those challenges, even experience amazing success with what appears to be little effort? It is because they are “Outliers”. An Outlier, as defined in the book Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, are those who have succeeded to the highest levels of achievement through hours and...
read moreThose Pesky Sisyphean Tasks
Stuck. Miserable. In a situation out of your control. You keep pushing. Thinking the harder you work, the sooner things change. They don’t. And you’re stuck. Miserable….. A friend of mine recently recounted the events of her life and reminded me of the story of Sisyphus, the mythical Greek king. He was sentenced to a life of rolling an immense boulder up a hill. Just as it would reach the top…it would roll back down. This was to happen each day, every time, for eternity. Though Sisyphus is mythical,...
read moreYour Right Livelihood: Work it, Work it Good!
Your calling, your vocation, your mission….. so many words for the same thing: the work of your Soul. I call it Right Livelihood. It is something I have struggled with my entire adult life – a nasty tug of war between our “social” (outwardly acceptable) and “essential” (inner wisdom) selves that can leave us depleted, depressed and numb, as a firmly entrenched need for safety repeatedly puts the kabosh on desires for something more fulfilling. There are benefits to growing older: One cares less and...
read moreTo Thine Own Self Be Loving
A few years ago, I would have scoffed at the idea of “Loving Myself.” That has changed. It would seem many of us have bought into the notion that self-loathing is a more socially acceptable way of being in life than loving. In fact “loving oneself” may been seen as a New Agey, woo woo concept. Or, worse yet, narcissistic. (Yeah, you.. You think you’re all that…) Yet, we’ve prefered to buy into the idea that the sole purpose of mirrors (both internal and external) are to pick away at...
read moreLife Coaching 101
For these past few months I’ve been in hibernation. It seems I hit these spots a couple of times a year: put the breaks on my ATB (Addiction to Busyness), drop out of the limelight, go quiet, go to the library to catch up on all the reading and movies I have missed, and do my own deep work. Coming out of this Fall of hibernation, I emerge with a more profound sense of clarity on my life mission and a stronger conviction in myself (This new website is a reflection of the shift that has happened within me). Now, more than ever, I...
read moreThe Art of Getting Life Done
“I get by with a little help from my friends.” ~ Paul McCartney On an average day, walking through the hallways of a high school, you would see the following scene: students sitting in tidy rows, at individual desks while a teacher lectures. Some actually taking notes, some chatting, some texting, and others sleeping. Collaboration and cooperation are not visible- they have the potential to create chaos, dissidence, mutiny…. Having taught for 25 years , I am both a product and part of this system that promotes a culture...
read more5 Ways to Look Hot (without going broke)
Because in the last 2 days I’ve been told that (1) I look 10 years younger and (2) I look great, I thought I’d let you in on my secrets…. Caveat: I do not rely on make-up for my beauty. My skin is healthy, so it does not require cover up. And, although my skin has changed over time (more sagging, more lines….), I have taken up some habits and made some lifestyle choices in the last few months which seem to have affected my skin’s appearance, Here are five easy tips that can help you discover your beauty...
read moreThe Twelve Faces of Resistance…
You may know the law of physics which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. But, did you know that this law can come into play when you make a decision, commit to goal, or begin to do something new? There is a force within you that pitches a two year-old tantrum and refuses to acquiesce to your new demands: Resistance. This Resistance comes through when you are in the throws of discomfort: not where you’ve been, and not yet where you want to be. It is what in Expressive Arts is...
read moreWhy Changing Who You Hang Out With Will Change Your Life
I have a friend who I wouldn’t describe as completely negative … but she sure does find a lot of excuses for why her life isn’t working out the way she’d like. She says that she got screwed at her job because she had the most experience. She says that she can’t get her business going because she is so busy. She wants to have a boyfriend, yet the moment the guy shows himself to be a sweetie, she does everything to alienate and piss him off. She constantly orchestrates friends to come to her rescue. Being with her...
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I'm Joëlle Lydon — Certified Professional Coach, Eternal Optimist, Personal Growth Addict and Nia Fanatic. I'm a life coach for women who are ready to illuminate their self-limiting thoughts and dissolve them for good.
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