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When You Can’t Get What You Want

Posted on by Linda Luke / Posted in Creating Success, Feeling Confident & Empowered, Life Tools, Moving to a Small Town, Navigating Life Challenges, Simple Peaceful Living / 1 Comment
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We all have dreams and desires that may not be possible at the present moment, but what do you do when something you really, really want can’t happen.

One of my clients contacted me because she wanted to move to a small town in the midwest, but her husband didn’t feel he could leave his high earning job at the time. The small town idea was stuck in her mind and she just couldn’t shake it. After we confirmed the reality of her situation, I asked her what she thought it would be like to live in a small town. She painted a beautiful picture of a simple life with a close-knit community that reminded me of a Hallmark movie. It was lovely.

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Distractions, Fear and Staying on Purpose

Posted on by Linda Luke / Posted in Creating Success, Feeling Confident & Empowered, Navigating Life Challenges, Positive Thoughts and Attitude / 4 Comments
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One of the things I often see with new coaching clients is that they can have a pretty good idea what they want, but be totally confused and overwhelmed at the same time. This keeps them spinning in circles and unable to move forward. Some times they just have too much information to process, but more often than not fear is using overwhelm as a distraction to try and keep them from taking a risk.

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How to Lift Yourself Up in Challenging Times

Posted on by Linda Luke / Posted in Feeling Confident & Empowered, Life Tools, Navigating Life Challenges, Positive Thoughts and Attitude / 5 Comments
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As I write this we are experiencing a global pandemic and there have been racially charged riots around the country. It feels like there is a lot going wrong in our world and if you are like me, it can impact how you feel.

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A Quick & Easy Way to Stop Negative Thinking that Keeps You Stuck

Posted on by Linda Luke / Posted in Creating Success, Feeling Confident & Empowered, Life Tools, Positive Thoughts and Attitude / 15 Comments

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It’s interesting how we can have incredible ideas, intentions and goals and then get totally stuck when we try to implement them. The likely culprit is that we start over thinking and fall into a pattern of negative thoughts. Excitement and planning can quickly shift to reasons we shouldn’t move forward or can’t make things happen, especially if fear has a say.

And then, we find ourselves stuck in indecision and losing motivation as self-doubt and inertia set in. Our lives stay the same and our dreams fade into the distance.

But, wait! There is a quick and easy way to shift this pattern and make things happen.  Here’s how it goes: Continue reading →

Ask the Coach – My Answers to Your Questions

Posted on by Linda Luke / Posted in Authentic Living - Being Yourself, Creating Success, Life Coaching, Simple Peaceful Living / 2 Comments

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I’ve spent some time on Quora answering questions about life for readers and thought it might be fun to share some of the answers here. Maybe you have some of the same questions.

I may start doing this as a regular feature and welcome your questions for future posts. You can email me or contact me through my website to ask what is on your mind. In the meantime, here are some of my answers: Continue reading →

Are Your Life Strategies Working for You – 6 Easy Questions to Find Out

Posted on by Linda Luke / Posted in Creating Success, Life Tools / 1 Comment

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There are times in our lives when we all have continued doing things that no longer served us. Sometimes we just wonder about it.  Is what I am doing working for me?  Should I make a change?  Sometimes we feel stuck. Why does nothing happen when I try so hard?

The following  process is a quick and easy way to evaluate how effective your strategies are and decide how you want to move forward.  Simply ask yourself these 6 questions: Continue reading →