Simplify Your Life Challenge Overview
In 2005, I decided my life was too complicated, too full of clutter, with not enough time for what was important to me. So I began to simplify. I started with commitments: by saying no to commitments like coaching or being in various organizations or projects, I could free up time for my health, my […]
Gratitude & Letting Go Challenge Overview
For this challenge, we’re going to practice two things: gratitude & letting go. These two practices go together like peanut butter and jelly. Let’s talk about letting go first — it’s a key practice that can help you not be as attached to possessions, ways of doing things, hurtful thoughts, and more. Most people see […]
The Create Daily Challenge Overview
This month, we can continue our discipline work by practicing the discipline of creating space to create something. Every day. The challenge is to create space to create daily. That might seem simple to some, and to others it might sound preposterous — who has the time to create something? You do! What can we […]
The Awesome Finances Challenge
The challenge this month is to fully face something that’s scary for a lot of us: our finances. It’s a topic that many people want to turn away from, because there’s so much emotional baggage tied up in money and our attitudes about money. But this month, we run no more. We continue our work […]
Unprocrastination: The Start
This month, we’re finally going to tackle the habit of procrastination. Finally! And no, you can’t put it off until tomorrow. Procrastination is an insidious beast that infects not only our work lives, but causes us to fail at exercise, eating healthy, waking early, learning something new …. basically all other habits. If you plan […]
Overview: Mindful Relationships
This month’s challenge is a way to work with any kind of relationship you might find important in your life: a committed partnership, a new romance, a deep friendship, or other loved ones or people in your life. Each of us has our own relationship challenges. Some of you are in a committed relationship but […]
2. The Self-Compassion Session
The Self-Compassion Session You’re sitting down for your 2 minutes of self-compassion practice … what do you do? I talked a little about what to do in the Self-Compassion Habit Plan, but let’s explore that a little more. First, you’re committing to just 2 minutes a day. If you feel like going longer, by all […]
1. Self-Compassion Habit Plan
You’ve read the Self-Compassion Overview, and you know how important the habit is … but how do you develop something like this? Well, the obstacles to developing this habit are twofold: It’s hard to remember throughout your day; and It’s hard to practice in the middle of anger or other intense suffering. So I recommend […]