Tag: Confidence

• Transition Steps…A Dear Coach Melanie Letter, Part II

  In part 2 of my 4-part miniseries of life and well-being advice/guidance seeking open letters from the community with my responses, Transition Steps seeks support in life after divorce: Dear Coach Melanie, I’m recently divorced from my husband and we don’t have any children.  I have a well-paying job and nice home, but I’ve started to notice…

  Melanie Christian Writes

  April 22, 2016

  Dear Coach Melanie Letters, Transition Steps

  Confidence, Core Values, Dear Coach Melanie Miniseries, directionless, Divorce, Fear, Life Events, Opportunities, Personal growth, Positive shifts, Possibilities, Relationships, Transition, True Self

• 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

• Natural Healing: A Well-Being Recipe

  It’s a beautiful day and I’m feeling playful, (for those of you who know me you’ll know this is a common occurrence). But, Spring has finally sprung and there is so much natural bounty to behold.  So, in keeping with the wonders and healing powers of nature all around us below is my 10 Natural…

  Melanie Christian Writes

  April 8, 2016

  Natural Healing: A Well-Being Recipe, Uncategorized

  Breathing, Confidence, Exercise, Fresh Air, Goal-setting, Inner Reflection, Interconnectedness, Laughter, Natural Healing, Natural Medicines, Nutrition, Oxygen, Personal growth, Positive shifts, Self improvement & awareness, Self Love, Sleep, Socializing, Sunlight, Visualization, Water

• 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

• Validation Station

  It’s the holiday season again and many of us are in hyper mode:  high strung, scurrying about, impatient and feeling under pressure.  It’s also classically a time of year for heightened drama- think of those chaotic family dinners where secrets get spilled, tempers flare and even tears flow.  Trying to manage the “drama queen” amidst all that…

  Melanie Christian Writes

  December 16, 2015

  Attention Seekers, Communication, Relationships, Validation Station

  Acknowledgement, Attention Seeking, Confidence, Difficult Personalities, Distraction, Drama Queen, Effective communication, Relating, Relationships, Support, Validation

• Laws of Attraction

  “Be confident to attract what you want!!” How many times in our lives have we heard those words of encouragement? What is attraction really and how do we generate it?  

  Melanie Christian Writes

  August 11, 2015

  Laws of Attraction, Personal Growth, Self Awareness

  Affirmations, Attraction, Attraction field, Attraction quotient, Confidence, Fear, Goal-setting, Intent, Personal growth, Self-assurance, Self-doubt, Visualization