by dmackinnon | Mar 20, 2013 | Coaching Tools, Healing Choices
I have been keeping a gratitude journal on and off for years. I tend to write in it most nights, but not every night. If my husband goes to bed before me, I don’t usually turn the light on to write out my gratitude list. Sometimes, if I’m feeling especially grateful,...
by dmackinnon | Jan 9, 2013 | Coaching Tools, Healing Choices
I’ve talked about Primary Questions in this blog before. A Primary Question is a question you ask yourself first thing in the morning and throughout the day. It has the power to shape your day. Most of us unconsciously ask ourselves questions that are negative, such...
by dmackinnon | Dec 26, 2012 | Coaching Tools, Healing Choices
Every year around this time I make a list of 50 accomplishments. The reason I came up the number 50 is that it takes me beyond all the goals I set and makes me process some of the more subtle accomplishments of the year. So, at the beginning of my list I have things...
by dmackinnon | Nov 7, 2012 | Coaching Tools, Healing Choices
Which day would you rather have? Day #1: Got up before I was ready. Had to take care of everyone else. Had to drive to Boston in rush-hour traffic. Had to wait for hours to see a doctor. Had to drive home in rush-hour traffic. Had to pick up my son and put him to bed....
by dmackinnon | Jul 25, 2012 | Coaching Tools, Healing Choices
It’s hard to lead when you have your head down all the time. When I worked full-time as a family physician, I had a mentor who I really admired. He was very busy, but he always seemed to have plenty of time. He saw more patients than I did, yet he pursued a number of...
by dmackinnon | Oct 13, 2011 | Coaching Tools, Healing Choices
A couple of weeks ago my friend and colleague, Master Life Coach Susan Hyatt, asked a question on a coaching forum that I am a part of: What do you do for fun? Ever since I read The Four Day Win by Martha Beck years ago and learned about Rat Park, I’ve been trying to...
