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Life Coaching for Sustainable Habits

Author: Catharine EctonMar 08Categories: Building Sustainable Habits, Coronavirus Coaching No Comments

Life Coaching for Sustainable Habits

Building Sustainable Habits, Coronavirus Coaching

This is what my life coaching clients say when we first meet: I am a procrastinator. I have trouble getting started in the morning. Now that I am retired I have no focus. This job is so bad that I am tired before I even start my day. I can never catch...

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How Life Coaching Can Help You With Your Most Important Relationships

Author: Catharine EctonFeb 08Categories: Coronavirus Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Relationships No Comments

How Life Coaching Can Help You With Your Most Important Relationships

Coronavirus Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Relationships

From social isolation due to quarantine to changes in work environments to the closing of public spaces, the COVID-19 outbreak has profoundly impacted our social relationships in unprecedented ways. I’m sure we’ll see the impact for years...

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Life Coaching: New Words for a New Year

Author: Catharine EctonJan 12Categories: Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Women, New Year, Relationships

Life Coaching: New Words for a New Year

Life Coaching, Life Coaching for Women, New Year, Relationships

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.” -T.S. Eliot What words will you use this year? Our words have an impact on how we feel and how we are seen. Here are some...

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Your Holiday Gift: Life Coaching Tools

Author: Catharine EctonDec 17Categories: Holiday Challenge No Comments

Your Holiday Gift: Life Coaching Tools

Holiday Challenge

Wow – what a year. We have a lot to process, so this month I’m keeping it brief. For the holidays, I wanted to offer up many of the holiday posts we’ve done in years past here at Catharine Ecton Coaching. Instead of coming up with something...

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Half-Full Holidays: Gratitude in a Pandemic

Author: Catharine EctonNov 19Categories: Coronavirus Coaching, Holiday Challenge No Comments

Half-Full Holidays: Gratitude in a Pandemic

Coronavirus Coaching, Holiday Challenge

“It is precisely under crisis conditions when we have the most to gain by a grateful perspective on life,” writes Robert Emmons in The Gratitude Project. “In the face of demoralization, gratitude has the power to energize. In the face of brokenness,...

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Are You Living By Your Values? Discover This & Ignite Your Life

Author: Catharine EctonOct 15Categories: Coronavirus Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Values No Comments

Are You Living By Your Values? Discover This & Ignite Your Life

Coronavirus Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Values

Values are what define you, at the core of your being. Your values make you who you are, and are always present even when you are not aware of them. Your values continually inform the vision you have of yourself, and how you show up in the world. “Someone...

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The Life Coach Says: Try This Coronavirus Stress & Anxiety Exercise

Author: Catharine EctonSep 25Categories: Coronavirus Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Health, Life Coaching No Comments

The Life Coach Says: Try This Coronavirus Stress & Anxiety Exercise

Coronavirus Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Health, Life Coaching

I keep telling my life coaching clients: it’s completely normal to be experiencing a wide range of emotions right now. Simply understanding your feelings is an important first step to building resilience. Many of us have trouble describing our emotions....

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How to Have “The Best Hour of Your Week”

Author: Catharine EctonAug 24Categories: Coronavirus Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Health, Inspiration No Comments

How to Have “The Best Hour of Your Week”

Coronavirus Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Health, Inspiration

“That was the best hour of my week!” So said my client Martha* after another very worthwhile and meaningful coaching session. It validated why coaching works. Here are some of the comments she and others have made during the past few weeks “before”...

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DC Life Coach Advice for Trying Times: Unmasking Our Toxic Positivity

Author: Catharine EctonJul 20Categories: Coronavirus Coaching, Life Coaching, Transition Coaching No Comments

DC Life Coach Advice for Trying Times: Unmasking Our Toxic Positivity

Coronavirus Coaching, Life Coaching, Transition Coaching

When people share their fears with you about coronavirus, what do you say? When you share your worries, what do you hear? For those who are hurting, the usual “let’s keep it positive” perspectives might not fill the bill. Overly positive,...

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DC Life Coach, On Moving Forward: Separate Your “View” From Your “Vision”

Author: Catharine EctonJun 18Categories: Case Studies, Coronavirus Coaching, Inspiration, Transition Coaching No Comments

DC Life Coach, On Moving Forward: Separate Your “View” From Your “Vision”

Case Studies, Coronavirus Coaching, Inspiration, Transition Coaching

What do you see from your window? Tell me, the DC Life Coach, I am listening. In the midst of our nation being hit hard by the coronavirus, the economic downturn, and the political problems, many of us are coping with upheaval in nearly every area of...

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