Quit Your BellyAching by orangebeautiful
Coaching.
Watching the Thurs night NBC line-up.
Listening to They’re All Gonna Laugh at You or watching Billy Madison or Happy Gilmore. (Yes, I am a 32 year old woman! Did you think I was a 14 year old boy, per chance? Nope – but my sense of humor is.) (more…)
The Spaces in Between by Kecky
My husband came home Thursday night, a few minutes after I wrote this post, & despite the late hour we sat on the couch & talked & listened. I told him why I’ve been feeling heavy lately, laying my fears out on the table & allowing myself to cry & be held. He said everything in the husband handbook very sweetly & securely:
“I believe in you.”
“This is where you belong.” (more…)
live from your heart, uploaded by Deb Did It, found via kind over matter
March 29, 2010
Dear Michelle,
It’s your first day as a full-time entrepreneur! Well, technically it’s your 6th day, but since last week was Soul Week this is your first “official” day. Doesn’t it feel warm? Doesn’t it feel special? Doesn’t it feel peaceful & right? Can’t you get a glimpse of what your life will be like from now on (hint: you call the shots & plan your day around your values & intentions!)? You’re already off to a great start, having showered, gotten dressed, enjoyed a cup of coffee & a bowl of cereal & some time with your Google Reader. Heck, you even returned some emails & crossed some stuff off your To Do List – but you eased into it slowly. And here it is, only 9:30a & you’re already honoring the Me Time you want to have in each work day. (more…)
Today, I feel safe, which seem both right & odd all at once. How can leaving “stability” feel safe? Why do I feel comforted & warm & happy & good? Where are the Vampires, making me be fearful of a life that I create, scaring me with thoughts of failure & bankruptcy? Why am I bright & smiley today? Why all this pride & excitement & love & tenderness instead of doubt & fear & hesitation & dread?
This new life, this unconventional life, doesn’t look safe on paper, but I’ve never felt so sure of anything ever before. OK, I take that back – I felt exactly that when I married Luke: Calm. Peaceful. Happy. Right. Safe. The perfect fit. Something that helps complete me. This day is just like that day. It all feels perfect no matter what unfolds, & nothing can go Wrong because the thing that I’m doing is nothing but wholly, fully, thoroughly Right.
I’m creating my unconventional life, but it’s a life that fills me with purpose & passion & possibilities. It saddens me that that’s considered unconventional. And here I am, on that quest: To bring The Unconventional Life – one filled with purpose & passion & possibilities – to every creative soul. To discover what it means for them, & to be a catalyst in making it happen. Maybe that’s why I feel so sure: Because it’s beyond me. Achieving this goal & breaking free of my corporate shackles not only serves me, but it serves everyone else I’m here to help along the way. I think this is what really gives me comfort & joy, & makes me feel that I’m doing The Right Thing, The Smart Thing & The Best Thing. (more…)
This week has been a roller coaster, but once I thought I was at the bottom I was shot back up to the top again. In that instant, I made this video.
Spoiler alert: I don’t cry, but I almost cry. Through the whole damn thing. So it almost adds up to a real cry. Please don’t ask for a refund.
How to Really, Truly, Deeply, Honestly, Thoroughly, Trust (& Become an Optimist) from WhenIGrowUpCoach on Vimeo.
Anyone Can Hide by technicolor.dreams & found via Kind Over Matter
I Know…:
And we’ve only just begun by Chris Piascik
This is another scary post for me, guys. Like Dear Future Me, this was a word doc that I wrote for myself, to tuck away for me as a journal entry while my journals are still packed in a box. But as I finished, I realized that this could serve as the more authentic posts I’ve been yearning to put here that could possibly bring some of you comfort or inspiration or comraderie or strength. And if there’s a chance I can offer that to you, what kind of selfish twit would I be to keep that to myself? And when you get to the end of the post, I think you’ll see why I felt that I had to post this, in keeping with the intention of putting myself Out There. Enjoy my diary entry (gulp)!
It’s my Me Time now. I haven’t taken an official, scheduled Me Time in probably, oh….too long. I can’t remember the last time it’s been on my calendar. There’s been unofficial Me Time here & there – time for a bath, or reading the paper, or somesuch Me Thing – but nothing that’s been a gift: Here’s 90 minutes. It’s for you.
So here I sit, sideways in the big red patterned chair so I can look right out my window onto the NYC skyline: a green & white Empire State Building, a gold twinkly bridge, the Chrysler Building that shines, well, like the top of the Chrysler Building. I saw a Broadway & Musicals station on Pandora when I was browsing, & I clicked on it. I don’t remember the last time I listened to show tunes when I wasn’t a passenger in my mother’s car. Bernadette Peters is singing “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” & I’m on the verge of tears.
You can do it
All you need it a hand
We can do it
Mama is gonna see to it! (more…)
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On this historic day, where I can’t seem to find words to express the wonder I feel, I wanted to ask you:
What dream do you have for yourself that you consider impossible?
Maybe you should reconsider. Do it with me by adding your comment. (more…)
Julie Bestry has made me look in the mirror and practice what I preach: Growing Up. Because of that, I’m going through some major shifts (as well as some anxiety) today and need to step away from the blog. When I see more clearly I’ll write about all of what I’m going through, but until then I need to take account of my priorities, my tasks, my roles & what REALLY needs to happen with my life at this point. I don’t mean for this to sound cryptic – I promise to clarify at a later date. To clarify now: I’m not going to stop blogging for all eternity, but just for today with maybe a shift in schedule starting next week.
So I’m skipping out on a “big post” (as I call it) today & will come back tomorrow with the 3rd installment of Freakin’ (Great Links) Friday tomorrow. Because Great Links wait for no one.
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Even though this month has been awesome (literally – it inspires awe) & yesterday’s Motivation Monday featured a sign that says “I have nothing to complain about”, I find myself doing it anyway! Instead, I’ll ask myself:
“What does complaining get you? Does it bring you solutions?”
See the 1st installment of Tough (Question) Tuesday here.
Hi, kids! I'm Michelle Ward, C.P.C. As a graduate of NYU/Tisch's musical theater program & a certified life coach, my path to being a Career Coach for Creatives was clear - I pounded the pavement enough myself! With this blog, I plan on sharing my own experiences as a life coach/performer/entrepreneur, as well as the tips/tools/How To's I've picked up along the way. Stick around for a dose of empathy, a shot of butt-kickin', a wagon full of enthusiasm, & a crapload of inspiration.
