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A Body-First Approach to Responding to Stress This week I’ve been thinking about the mind/body connections of stress, anxiety, and negative emotions. When emotional triggers pop up in life, one of the most effective things we can do is to give ourselves space by interrupting our physical stress response. It’s nice when we can interrupt disruption and uncertainty…
A Stress Reduction Technique from the Wild + Brave Coaching Archive This live coaching originally broadcast on June 11, 2020 and features Wild + Brave’s Coach Morgan Hendrix, and several Wild + Brave Humans (thank you to Johnna, Willian, and Anthony for contributing to the live conversation) who added their insights to the live coaching…
We all do things we know aren’t valuable. Whether we call them time wasters, downtime, or addictions; time we desperately need gets lost in predictable ways every week. My friends and I have noticed something called “phone time” has gobbled up our spare minutes. Things like scrolling social, streaming content, or pouring water (my own latest…
There are lots of coaches out there. So how do you know when you’re ready for a coach, and which kind of coach you need? Having been a professional coach for over a decade and having had many coaches over the years, here’s a lens to use to think about what kind of coaching might…
12 Years of Working Better, Not Less I love being a coach. It means people ask me to help them do things that matter to them. Sometimes I help them get a book published, or repair a broken relationship, or discover what they actually want in life. Sometimes I help people break habits, or make…
Get it Before It’s Gone Like any natural planner, I like to keep an eye on the whirling calendar pages to make sure I don’t miss an opportunity to maximize life. Things like a year-end review, and a new-year-strategy session are treats I look forward to, making space for ritual and rigor alike. I’ll probably…
Stress doesn’t have to kill us. But sometimes we need a rescue from the chaos that has swallowed us. Learning how to respond well to stress allows us to stay energized enough to care for others, rather than being burnt out and irritable. It also allows us to work smarter and be more engaged and…
Building a Deep Work Practice: Week 1 Have you ever heard of a “Deep Work Practice”? This week we’re launching a Summer Live content series called Build a Deep Work Practice. Why do we care about deep work? Because deep work* is a huge part of Finding your Wild Rhythm and experiencing Epic Growth! If you’re…
Sometimes making progress involves lots of changes. So why not change it all at once? Often, we don’t just need one thing to be better; several things need to change. People often ask me what the research says about forming habits. Is it better to just focus on changing one thing at a time, or…
One of the most frequent questions we get on our Free Coaching Calls and in conversations with Wild + Brave Humans on social media is “do you have some book recommendations? What can I read to add to learn more and live better?” I think it’s because we’re always sharing great research from the field of behavioral…