Tag: Personal growth
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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…
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ID Please!
It took me many years to fully appreciate my individual quirks and to realize it is through our diversity that we offer a uniqueness in service to the world(s) we live in; each soulful, authentic person being a piece of the jigsaw puzzle of human interconnectedness.
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Touch: A Sensory Story
Our 5 senses: The olfactory sense (smell) is often attributed to memory recall: like the scent of a tobacco pipe after your childhood Superintendent, Gord has walked through the halls of your building. Sight and sound we rely on heavily as navigational aides. And, taste serves double duty as both a pleasure center and detector.…
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Communication Quandary
Communication. It is such a broad and weighty term. It’s a subject that commonly comes up in our workplace environment surveys and is frequently noted as a key challenge in our relationships, whether it’s work, family, or friends related. Perhaps, when we use the word “communication”, what we are really referring to is “effective communication”.
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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.
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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?
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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 