Yes I did.

I’m going to be a full-time creative career coach when I grow up, which will specifically be on March 22, 2010.

Cue the tears sobs of gladness (did you expect anything else?):

I Quit My Job! from WhenIGrowUpCoach on Vimeo.

I did something scary last week! Wanna hear about it?

Turning Molehills Into Mountains & Back Into Molehills! from WhenIGrowUpCoach on Vimeo

If you wanna see the challenge that started it all / Jess LC’s awesome bullying, click here.

(And yes, I changed from a Flip video to a Photobooth video & still can’t get a decent freeze frame to start the video. It’s my curse. I’ve accepted it. Let’s all move on).

HEEEEY YEEEEEWWWWWWW GUUUUUUUYS! (Sorry, I had to have a Goonies moment – please excuse me. And please don’t tell me if you actually clicked on the link. It would make me feel old)

The 2nd episode of Spring is up today! In this installment, we focus on intentions, goals & resolution – the differences between them, why some work (& others don’t!), & how to bring more of the good stuff into your life. There are some really concrete, awesome exercises in here, if we do say so ourselves! And I say that I’m gonna put my money where my mouth is & post the letter I wrote to Future Michelle on New Year’s Day up here tomorrow. If you don’t know what the heck I’m talking about, watch the video & you, too, can steal Jess LC’s incredible idea!

My intro video is up on Spring today & will be front & center on the homepage until next week! Drop by & hear me talk about My Story along with why it’s important to find The One Thing That Gets You Out of Bed. I’d love your eyeballs to view it, your ears to hear it & your fingers to comment on it! If your mouth is left out, then give it some leftover ham. That’ll make it happy.

Our January installment will be up the week of the 4th, & will contain a juicy hour of talk on intentions, resolutions, & goals along with a great freakin’ giveaway (seriously, I’m pissed that I can’t enter). We taped this weeks ago & I’m still inspired by all the gems (& clarity!) that Jess LC, Jess & Carolyn threw out there. You won’t wanna miss it, so mark your calendars & come on by!

OK, but come by now though to watch my intro video. Man, I’m needy!

I’m Michelle (hi, Michelle), a life coach with a Self-Help vendetta. I don’t believe in the hippy-dippy, but I’m not sure why. Won’t you help?

And yes, this video does win the award for Worst Opening Freeze ever. I do it for you, people. I do it for you.

Also, please note that I’m wearing a tank top. Although, if I kept that to myself, maybe I would have gotten more clients….

Confession: I’m a Self-Help Virgin from WhenIGrowUpCoach on Vimeo

OK, so I lied. I’m here! I didn’t take a break. I just absolutely couldn’t once I experienced 3.5 hours with Danielle LaPorte as part of the NYC Fire Starter Group. There are a kajillion (yes, really a kajillion) ideas spinning in my head, and so many things I want to do (first: go through every item & object I own and ask, “Does this inspire me?” & get rid of the “No”s), but I had to get out my biggest epiphany & I had to do it quickly. I didn’t even eat lunch! I didn’t even pee! I just came home & made this. I had to. But you get what you wish for: My fire was totally started, Danielle!

Oh, and Danielle, you NEED to do a longer session. Like, at least 5 hours. But a whole weekend would be mind-blowing. And yes, not should. Need.

I’m a FireStarter from WhenIGrowUpCoach on Vimeo

And what is up about my freeze face in the beginning of these videos? Gack.

Thank you, Emma Alvarez Gibson, for inspiring me to vlog, & to you, Laura Neff, for giving me the nudge! (And yes, click on those links for their genius vlog posts!)

I filmed 3 different takes, but couldn’t get any of them under 8 minutes. I can’t help it – I’m a talker. Here’s the least rambly one. And yes, I start crying about halfway through. Whadda wuss.

And can I mention how I can’t have a more ridiculous expression on my face pre-video play? Thank God I’m a character actress & I like to make people laugh at my idiotic faces!

Stress, Tears, Gratitude & How I’m Really, Truly Doing from WhenIGrowUpCoach on Vimeo.

GUYS! GUYS!  IT’S MY 200TH POST! Holy crapballs that’s a lot. I wanted to arrange for it to rain balloons & streamers & ice cream cake in the homes of all my readers, but I just didn’t have the time. So, I picked a new, exciting, awesomely awesome way to celebrate - a  video of me! Talking & chewing paper! At the end of this post! It’s just like ice cream cake, right? Right? Right.

I’m getting so into the book, it’s been kinda sorta taking over my life. In addition to all the pages you see below (& the video! Eek!), I have started 3 or 4 more pages that aren’t quite done yet. I am loving this process & am constantly thinking about what I can use for the book while out & about in the world. I’m also taking the Perfectionism Vampire & punching him in the face, while embracing my inner 6 year old & allowing myself to play for playing sake. This group is filled with amazing artists, & while I love seeing their creative, beautiful, inspiring work I have found that I’m not comparing myself to them anymore (as in “They know what they’re doing/are amazing & I don’t/am sucky”). My pages are my pages. They’re there as a showcase of me, & if they aren’t as creative or beautiful or inspiring as the real live artists in the group, well…they are, because they’re mine. It’s a really nice feeling, letting go of this competitive streak while allowing the pages of others to inspire me.

The big disappointment this week is that my journal wrecking date at the High Line with Magpie this week was canceled due to the rain. I read in an article dated June 19th that NYC has gotten double the amount than usual, & the month was still 11 days from ending! I’m putting my sights on July for Magpie + When I Grow Up wreckage!

So, without further adieu, the damage for the week:

Notice the end all the way at the top? That’s when my pen decided to commit page suicide: (more…)