AggieStrong the Ultimate Life Coach

Title image  Improving your life requires you to change something about yourself—be it your mind, perspectives, attitude, bad habits, or circle. That said, a person unwilling to change won't grow or move forward in life or career. So let me begin by urging you, starting right now to stay open and flexible to change. A meaningful life is not just about your money, status, education, popularity, and beauty. Although all these have their place in life and society, they are not the full package. A life worth living is more about integrity, gratitude, compassion, and kindness. At the end of the day, these are the qualities that really matter—how we relate and connect with The Creator and His creations. So, let's look at how we can all vibrate at a higher frequency starting right now and every day hereafter. SPIRITUALLY "Every day, live in a way that honours who you are." —A.D. Posey Meditate/pray daily:  Take a few minutes every day to sit still i...

Life is full of light and darkness.   What matters most is what we choose to focus on and knowing what to let go of.   We've all wrestled with the demons of distractions, discouragement, and discord from time to time.   The sooner we learn to destroy them effectively, the sooner we will start walking into our destiny.   In this post, we will look at strategies to defeat these demons to ensure that they don't continue to disrupt our lives and career.   DISTRACTION : According to Google, distraction is anything that prevents us from giving our full attention to something else.   That said, distraction is not all bad. Sometimes we need to divert our attention from one thing or the other lest we become obsessive-compulsive about it—which is no good in the end. Even the scripture tells us there is a time and a season for everything. Distraction can be mental, actual, emotional, or spiritual.   It can be pleasurable or painful. It's all a matter of...

Feedback is a sandwich that is best served warm and gooey but never sloppy. The number one reason we have so many conflicts in our relationships, especially professional ones, is because we fail to give timely and proper feedback. I guarantee that among the top reasons for high employee turnover is a lack of or delayed feedback. Feedback delayed is growth denied. As part of Toastmasters' International leadership and communication programs, every Toastmaster (or mistress) must learn the importance of giving and receiving receptive feedback. It is crucial that those in authority practice and master this very useful and important skill. It is evident, though, that most authorities find it uncomfortable and will be passive-aggressive in their delivery. This behavior is extremely detrimental to companies' morale as well as personal and professional relationships. It will cause even the best employee, student, spouse or child to shrink or stagnate. When efforts are not recogni...

Title Image - Whatever you do - do it with all your heart Finding confidence and courage to get up and go after what you say you want can be daunting at times, but if you want to experience the benefits of success, you have to put in the work. With 2017 quickly approaching the half-way mark, there is no better time to get inspired and fired up! Assessing the mid-way point now will help to determine who you are becoming, what you've done so far, and what extra efforts you need to put in. It's time to stir the simmering pot of goals so that nothing gets stuck. That said, here are my top five life changing quotes to help motivate you and keep you moving forward. 1.  Quit talking and start doing Walt Disney We all know people, maybe you are one of them, who talk endlessly about their big dreams and audacious ideas but never put a plan in place to accomplish them much less get started. If you are one of those people, Walter (Waltz) Disney would suggest you shut up and...

Beautiful flower from my vase The biggest misconception today is that people who are socially active or have lots of friends aren't or shouldn't be lonely. As a matter of fact, some of the loneliest people in the world have the most "so-called" friends. The problem is, they are in unrequited relationships. Relationships where the feelings are not mutual or not returned.   Let's take that guy who committed suicide a few years ago, umm—Robbin Williams! Who would have thought that someone like him would have this kind of problem?   What most people oftentimes fail to realize is that loneliness is a psychological complexity that is half disease and half self-imposed; and that, left untreated, can become debilitating, crippling, or even life-threatening.   The Lonely Christians Gen 2:18 - Helpmate I must confess. This post was inspired by a Christian client who said to me, she wishes someone could write about loneliness. So I told her I wou...