Tag: Coaching

• Call & Answer: Dear Coach Melanie Miniseries

  The “Dear Coach Melanie“ open letter miniseries are advice seeking queries from the community at large with my responses as a Certified Well-being Life Coach. Fellow growth seekers ask about life and well-being issues which impact their lives. If you have a question, circumstance or situation you would like to see addressed in the “Dear Coach Melanie”…

  Melanie Christian Writes

  May 8, 2016

  Call and Answer, Dear Coach Melanie Letters

  Advice seeking, Coaching, Dear Coach Melanie Miniseries

• Tired of Being Misunderstood…A Dear Coach Melanie Letter, Part I

  We all need support through seeking advice and guidance from time to time.  See what Tired of Being Misunderstood had to ask regarding being heard by her/his community and managing their well-being needs in part 1 of my 4-part miniseries of life and well-being advice/guidance seeking open letters from the community and my coaching responses: Dear…

  Melanie Christian Writes

  April 20, 2016

  Dear Coach Melanie Letters, Tired of Being Misunderstood

  Being Heard, Capacity building, Celebrating, Coaching, Community, Confidence, Dear Coach Melanie Miniseries, Depression, Effective communication, Judgments, Laziness, Misinterpretations, Misunderstandings, Motivation, Re-tuning, Relationships, Support, Support Groups

• True Growth Stories

  We all enter negative mindsets, (guilt, shame, defeatism…) from time to time.  I know I do. It’s common, human and in very small doses serves a purpose- introspection, higher gratitude, clarification.  Like yin and yang, black and white, up and down, positive mindsets would not exist without their relative opposing negative counterparts. “…Difficult and easy give rise…

  Melanie Christian Writes

  March 10, 2016

  True Growth Stories

  Active Desires, Active-Proactive-Release, Affirmations, Coaching, Confidence, Mindfulness, Negative Mindsets, Personal growth, Positive Mindsets, Positive reinforcement, Positive shifts, Proactive Action, Re-tuning, Releasing Language, Resisting Language, Self Empowerment, Self improvement & awareness, Thought Scripts

• Knowing We’re Growing Together

  Our journey of growth and discovery can find us not always on par with our friends, families, co-workers and partners; our “growth speedometers” are not in sync.  Unfortunately, this can sometimes lead to unwanted conflict and tension in our relationships.  

  Melanie Christian Writes

  August 22, 2015

  Community, Knowing We’re Growing Together, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self Awareness

  Coaching, Conflict resolution, Effective communication, Growing pains, Growth speedometer, Personal growth, Positive reinforcement, Re-tuning, Relationships, Self improvement & awareness, Support

• Following Your Personal GPS

  There are times in life when we all feel directionless, at a crossroads.  These moments can be pivotal in regards to our personal growth.  Standing still long enough to reflect in silence gives us the opportunity to read our inner compass, process our emotions, plan and then ACT.

  Melanie Christian Writes

  August 6, 2015

  Effective Listening, Following Your Personal GPS, Self Awareness

  Coaching, inner compass, Personal GPS, Personal growth, Self improvement & awareness