Common wisdom is often times not common practice.
The information I share in this blog is for you to experiment with and see if it makes your life better.
Give my suggestions a try! Come on, what have you got to lose except more time?
A Gift that Keeps on Giving – All Year Long!
As we close out 2019, I wanted to do something to mark not only the end of this year, but the end of a decade. Can you believe it? What happened to you over the last ten years? How do you feel about yourself and your life? Are you...happy? For me, some of the...
How I Got Scammed – Part II
How do you trust but verify? If I had verified, the right way, I would have saved time, money, and heartache! In Part I, I wrote about my experiences working with an app developer and how what seemed like a match made in heaven, turned out to be something altogether...
The Secret of Success – Guest Post
My friend and fellow High Performance Coach, Kai Alday, has written an article on success and gives you free access to a tool that will help you get more success in your life. I am grateful to her for sharing her expertise and insight with all of you. Enter Kai. The...
Life is Our Greatest Teacher – Guest Post
While I am "practicing the pause," a few of my friends are sharing their wisdom, inspiration and life lessons on my blog and on Challenge Your Vision's Facebook page. Below is an article written by my good friend and fellow coach, Christy Yates. Christy is an expert...
How I Got Scammed – Part I
I combed the internet for stories about my experience, and surprisingly, I couldn't find anything in the first three pages of search results about a business committing fraud or about people being defrauded. But when I used the search term "Scam," I got pages and...
Are Your Personal and Professional Goals Right For You?
What do you feel when you've achieve your goals? "You're going to do what?" That was the question my friends and family asked me when I told them that I had decided to be a pilot. Back when I started flying, there were not a lot of female pilots in the air, so it was...
Are You Tough Enough?
What would you do when faced with that kind of stress? I was called to jury duty this week for a high profile murder case. The extremely wealthy accused and her new boyfriend allegedly murdered and then hired the boyfriend's personal trainer/bodyguard to dispose of...
How You Can Bounce Back Fast
Sigh. Another deep breath, and then, another sigh. The tension I feel is not unlike being caught in a bear hug from an obese relative! It's uncomfortable and I can't stop thinking about how to break free. Does this sound familiar? I just can't believe I am in this...
How to Beat the Worst Habit Ever
Have you ever heard that pithy quote? "Never assume. When you assume, you make an ass out of u and me "- Felix to Oscar in the hit TV show, "The Odd Couple!" I saw this episode when I was a teenager and that quote still resonates decades later. Isn't that odd? I think...
Taking A Stand
What or who guides your decision making? It's summer time and as the song says, "living is easy," but for some of us, living is anything but easy. We may seem like we are fully engaged and generally happy about our lives, however, in the backs of our minds, we worry...
E.A.S.E. Your Way into Courage and Communication
This is the last installment in my series on Loneliness, where I take a deeper look into the causes and the challenges of disconnection in all its forms. Today, we'll explore one solution suggested by the authors of loneliness: Human Nature and the need for Social...
Two Little Old Ladies Showing How It’s Done
When you have to wait, your mind has the opportunity to deeply reflect on your experiences There I was waiting to change trains at the station in Milan, Italy. We had just arrived from Venice on our way to Lucerne, Switzerland. This trip was one of those amazing...
Do You Feel Like You Are Being Left Out? Here’s What To Do About It!
All month I am doing a deep dive into understanding the origins of loneliness and how to prevent it from causing unnecessary struggle in our lives.
Loneliness Can Play Havoc with Our Lives in More Ways Than You Can Imagine
Have you ever thought about how loneliness impacts your productivity? For all of 2018 and part of 2019, I've spent most of my time taking care of my mom. I didn't really focus on creating a life full of friends, family and fun when I moved back home to California....
Best Practices Revisited
Back in October, this post got a lot of attention, because of its practical advice, ease of implementation, and the results that you can get by using this framework. As we near the end of May, I thought it would be helpful to revisit this subject as a reminder of...
How To Master Your Priorities With Calm
How do you choose which item gets your attention first? This week's topic is about managing priorities, because many of us are struggling right now to balance our personal lives with our work lives. The most common complaint: exhaustion. We may have new projects at...
Extraordinary Relationships Are Closer Than You Think
How many friends does it take to make you happy? Today, I'm writing about relationships and how to improve them, because many of my followers have shared with me that if they could improve this area, it would make the most difference in the overall quality of their...
The “Be First” Movement
What's being first mean to you? I got back last Friday from a week of intense high-performance coaching training which was not unlike going through the guantlet of a 3.5 hour black belt test in Tae Kwon Do only it was more like 8 hours each day and it lasted for 5...
Why Are You Sticking to THAT Story?
Today's post is about the stories we tell ourselves about why we can't have what we want. Sometimes, our narratives aren't helpful and actually can get in the way of our successes. Ultimately, our goal is to have narratives that support and empower us to achieve the...
Delay Destroys Drive and Here’s What To Do About It
In this week's post, I write about delay and how it can destroy our drive to act. I also will give you some easy steps to follow to trigger your drive. This, in turn, will help you to get out of delay, so that, you can enjoy doing more and having more success in your...
Discovering Secrets on Doubt
How do you talk to yourself when no one can hear you? Let's try something here. Think of something you really want - really really want - and then talk to yourself like this: Will I be embarrassed? Will I look dumb? Can I really do that? When will I find the time? It...
The Principle Behind “Escape Energy” and How to Use it to Your Advantage
What sparks action in you? The last couple of weeks I have been feeling a little stressed. What usually happens at this time of year is quarterly performance reviews, registrations for next year, summer activities, spring break, finals, graduations, holiday and...
What Does It Take To Get the Win/Win?
Win/win scenarios don't have to be difficult Do you know that song, "King of Anything" by Sarah Bareilles? "Keep drinking coffee, stare me down across the tableWhile I look outsideSo many things I'd say if only I were ableBut I just keep quiet and count the cars that...
Spilling the Tea
I am going to "spill the tea" or the wine, as the case may be, with y'all today. Are you familiar with the phrase spilling the tea?! I learned about it from my daughter who happens to be a middle school English teacher. Her students were talking about spilling the tea...
Why Are You Here? Yes, You!
No, Really. Why are you here? Is it to get the most toys before you die? Is it to be admired by the world? Is it to love and be loved? Is it to be the best? Is it to feel important, powerful, distinctive … necessary? And before you click off this post and dismiss it...
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Hi I'm Coach Christine, High Performance Coach, Lifelong Adventurer, Black Belt & Writer of Weekly Wisdom 🙂
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