Writer’s Block and the Lessons It’s Teaching Me

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I recently came across some old blog posts that I wrote around 2010. These posts were from the days of double spacing between sentences, ezine articles and when blogging was still pretty new. You know, the olden days.

Back then I wrote weekly and simply. Many of the posts were short. I mean really short, like only a title and bullet points. But there were some gems to be found and I can see the roots of what I teach and write today.

When I started blogging, my intention was to simply share things that might help people. Especially my clients, since I didn’t imagine anyone else would want to read it. I didn’t worry about talent, style or even grammar. I just wrote.

But after more than a decade of writing almost weekly, I hit a wall.

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Strange Things Life Coach Training Didn’t Prepare Me For

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I’ve been at this life coaching thing for awhile. Twenty three years to be exact. And, in that time I have experienced many amazing moments, witnessed miracles and felt sure I was doing what I am meant to do.

My life has been blessed by this career choice in many ways. My work is flexible and supports me well. It transitioned easily when I moved cross country and because most of my sessions are by phone, I can work from anywhere, wearing whatever I want.

Being a Life Coach has allowed me to study a variety of interesting subjects each year and call it working. It doesn’t hurt that they can be claimed as tax deductions too. My studies have taken me from emotional healing, brain hacks, fearless living, quieting the mind, shifting limiting beliefs, AI and more. The high point was a master’s program in spiritual psychology. Along the way I met many amazing people traveling a similar path as mine who continue to be my friends today.

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