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How to Love Your Life & the World Around You

Author: Catharine EctonFeb 08Categories: Life Coaching

How to Love Your Life & the World Around You

Life Coaching

Oscar Wilde once said: “To love one’s self is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” It’s true that a life of romance begins and ends with you. Yet, just focusing on loving yourself may not be enough. If you have been working on self-help...

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Reader Question: How to “Become More Creative”

Author: Catharine EctonJan 23Categories: Getting to Know Catharine, Life Coaching, New Year, New You

Reader Question: How to “Become More Creative”

Getting to Know Catharine, Life Coaching, New Year, New You

This life coaching blog post was prompted by an insightful reader question last month: “I noticed that one of your suggestions is to be creative. This raises the question for me, what would this look like for me? I wonder how many people get ‘stuck’...

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On Listening to the Radio … and Being in the Driver’s Seat (Of Your Life)

Author: Catharine EctonJan 08Categories: Getting to Know Catharine, Life Coaching, New You

On Listening to the Radio … and Being in the Driver’s Seat (Of Your Life)

Getting to Know Catharine, Life Coaching, New You

At the beginning of the new year, I stopped listening to the radio in my car. This may seem a strange new year’s shift to make, but hear me out. Suddenly I have become more aware of and engaged with my surroundings. I am more present while driving....

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Setting a Positive Intention for the Holiday Season

Author: Catharine EctonDec 09Categories: General, Life Coaching

Setting a Positive Intention for the Holiday Season

General, Life Coaching

During this time of year when the days are short but the to-do lists are a mile long, it’s easy to start living life on auto-pilot. Here are some signs you might be: Your “to-do” and “have-to” lists are endless. You feel...

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Life Coaching for Transitions: Adapting to Change

Author: Catharine EctonNov 16Categories: Life Coaching, Transition Coaching

Regardless of who you voted for, I think we can all agree that there’s more than enough being said the topic of the U.S. Presidential Election. I think we can also agree that something has gone very, very wrong when: Friendships end over political...

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Life Coaching: Top 3 Signs You’re Bringing the Office Home

Author: Catharine EctonOct 12Categories: Career Coaching, Life Coaching

Life Coaching: Top 3 Signs You’re Bringing the Office Home

Career Coaching, Life Coaching

My hard-working Washington, DC life and career coaching clients often struggle with finding a healthy work-life balance, and “bringing the office home” with them. Most are high-achieving people, yet still unsatisfied with their lives. I put...

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Life Coaching: Get off the Hedonic Treadmill

Author: Catharine EctonSep 15Categories: Career Coaching, Life Coaching

Life Coaching: Get off the Hedonic Treadmill

Career Coaching, Life Coaching

My DC Life Coaching clients often tell me that they feel stuck, like they’re on a treadmill. I recently learned about this concept, the “hedonic treadmill” and it fascinated me. Many psychologists and behavioral scientists have studied...

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Light Up Your Life: What Schoolchildren Can Teach Us

Author: Catharine EctonAug 19Categories: Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Authenticity, Life Coaching for Women, Transition Coaching

Light Up Your Life: What Schoolchildren Can Teach Us

Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Authenticity, Life Coaching for Women, Transition Coaching

Fall can be a refreshing new beginning for my Washington, DC area life coaching clients with its cooler weather and new routines. I am brought back to my children as young kids, and their sense of excitement, anticipation and even nervousness about the...

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Life Coaching: Feel Better by Watching Your Words

Author: Catharine EctonJul 14Categories: Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Women

Life Coaching: Feel Better by Watching Your Words

Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Women

Here are some quick ways to take control of your speech, feel better and communicate more effectively with more intentional words. Be careful with: – Never and always. They are extreme, final words. – Break the habit of using the word depressed to...

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Why Hire a Life Coach? Get Results & Feel Better Quickly: Pam’s Story

Author: Catharine EctonJun 29Categories: Case Studies, General, Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Women, Relocation Coaching, Retirement Coaching, Transition Coaching

Why Hire a Life Coach? Get Results & Feel Better Quickly: Pam’s Story

Case Studies, General, Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Women, Relocation Coaching, Retirement Coaching, Transition Coaching

  When I speak with someone in DC – or anywhere – for the first time about Life Coaching, they typically ask some combination the following questions: How can I make a change in my life that will stick? How do I get “unstuck”?...

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