Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

Sometimes a transformational breakthrough needs something surprisingly ordinary: a calendar appointment. Or a deadline. Or ten minutes of writing something absolutely terrible! Because the goal isn't always to...

What if the reason you haven't finished that big dream isn'tbecause you lack discipline, but because finishing means someone might actually see it? And worse yet, they might have an opinion! Welcome to...

What if procrastination isn't really about being lazy? Whatif all that planning, researching, revising, and preparing is actually protecting you from something? After all, nobody can criticize the book you never...

"I know, I know. I didn't do it." Have you everheard someone begin a conversation already defending themselves? When someone repeatedly fails to follow through on something they say they want, shame andfear of judgment...

Have you ever worked with someone who says they really want something, but their actions keep telling a different story? They want better boundaries but keep saying yes. They want to grow their business but avoid making...

What does an Integrated Coach do when someone getsemotional? Everyone’s favorite answer: it depends. Sometimes we explore the emotion. Sometimes we provide structure. Sometimes we simply keep going. And sometimes good...

Can you care deeply about someone without becomingresponsible for their outcome? That question can challenge more than a behavior. It can challenge how we see ourselves as leaders, coaches, parents, friends, and...

What if the emotion is real, but the story attached to itisn’t the only story available? Our coachee’s employee is leaving, and she feels like she failed. But “she is leaving” is a fact. “I failed” is the meaning she...

What do you do when someone you care about gets emotional? For many of us, the instinct is immediate: reassure them, make them feel better, or somehow make the emotion go away. But sometimes being relational means...

What happens when the person you’re coaching suddenly starts crying, gets angry, or simply stops talking? Even a capable coach can have that moment of, “Oh my gosh, what do I do now?” In today’s episode, Michelle...

So, does a great coach ever give advice? The answer may be alittle more nuanced than simply yes or no. In today’s episode, Michelle brings “What do you think I should do?” to the Integrated Coach, where the focus shifts...

What if “What should I do?” isn’t really about the decisionin front of you? What if the deeper question is about who you believe you are supposed to be? In today’s episode, Michelle explores what happens when...

“I don’t want it, but I should want it.” Have you evercaught yourself saying something like that? In today’s episode, Michelle explores what happens when “What do you think I should do?” meets the Skillful Coach and one...

“What do you think I should do?” It sounds like such asimple question, but for a coach, it can open up a whole lot more. Do you give your opinion? Ask another question? Toss it right back to them with, “Well, what do...

What if seeing the same problem again doesn’t mean you’reback at the beginning? In today’s episode, Michelle explores what happens when a recurring problem meets the Integrated Coach. Growth isn’t always linear...