by dmackinnon | May 15, 2018 | Healing Choices, Process
A friend of mine was excited to show me the list she’d made of all the daily tasks she’s going to do for herself. The list included things like “create art,” “be in nature,” and “exercise.” There were six items on her list. “It’s a great list,” I said, “but when are...
by dmackinnon | Jun 12, 2013 | Healing Choices, Process
I recently coached someone who was trying to lose weight. Last year she started exercising regularly and eating better. Then, in the fall of the year, she got buried in work and stopped exercising. Over the next six months she gained 15 pounds. Now she is exercising...
by dmackinnon | Dec 30, 2011 | Healing Choices, Process
Back in the fall, I started thinking about goals for 2012. More specifically, I reviewed my list of WIGs (Wildly Improbable Goals). Martha Beck talks about them in her book, Finding Your Own North Star. WIGs are goals that seem almost impossible but they are things...
