Desire to Inspire

At Wake up Momma the focus is on you.  My goal is to coach you and inspire you to wake up to who you really are and pursue the life you were intended.  Along the way I also hope you will recognize your own  desire to inspire others to live the lives they were intended. [...]

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Remember Who You Are

As the world watches the events unfolding in Japan one cannot help but notice the incredible dignity, grace and composure of the Japanese people.  There are no angry people yelling at the aid workers due to lack of supplies, there has been no looting.  They stand in line and stay calm even when the water [...]

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Thoughts Over Coffee

I ‘ve been sitting drinking my coffee this morning and mulling over a book I’m reading called “Half the Sky“.   This book is about the brutality directed towards women around the world and the deeply troubled lives of young girls sold into sex trafficking.  Horrific.   The book reminds me how lucky we are [...]

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10 Principles For WUM Living

In my  practice I coach many incredible women, mostly moms, who don’t recognize their own brilliance.  They are too busy doing for others, cooking, cleaning, caring, volunteering to know just how amazing and brilliant they are.   They come to me innocent of their worth and their magnificent glow.   They want to lose weight, [...]

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Even Life Coaches need Life Coaching

How I discovered my inner saboteur on the tennis court. As my loyal readers know, one of my New Years Resolutions was to feel more success. This week, I discovered something about myself that holds the clue as to why I have not been feeling as successful as I would like. It turns out… I [...]

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What’s your Fishmonger’s Dream?

What if everyone actively pursued their dreams?  What if everyone suddenly remembered what they wanted to be when they grew up  and started to work toward it like crazy?  Wouldn’t that be an incredible world to live in? We would know each others wildest dreams.  Now, if you think about it, if you know someone’s [...]

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Where Are You Playing Small?

An Idea for Anti-Resolutionists! So maybe you aren’t big on New Years Resolutions.  Or,  maybe the promise of the new year and new goals already seems like old news.  Never fear!  Instead of making a list of new years goals and resolutions why not pick an area of your life that is good but could [...]

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I’ve Got People For That…

Who’s Got your Back? Over Christmas break, my daughter Aly,a college freshman, was talking about her first real job as a student ambassador at Lake Forest College.  She was talking about getting her first checks deposited and she said the funniest thing,  “You know Mom, my people at the bank have me set up putting [...]

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A Different Kind of Resolution

A Non-Goal List! Yes, as a life coach I love anything to do with lists.  Lists of  goals, resolutions, passions, I love them all.  However, this post is about a different kind of resolution list.  A non-goal list.  What is a non-goal?  A non-goal list is a list of things you love about yourself and [...]

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Resolutions that Stick!

Make 2011 Your Year! It’s that time of year again, the time when people think about the year that is behind them and the hopes for the year ahead.  And, more often than not, most of us make a few new years resolutions.  Sadly, alot of our  new years resolutions look the same year after [...]

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