Stepping Stones

By Ellen Brown
In my coaching practice, prospective clients often ask me what wellness has to do with business, and why business owners should care about leading a healthy, balanced life. We all know why it makes good business sense to spend time marketing our businesses and building relationships with prospects and current clients. But what’s [...]

By Ellen Brown
Are you an entrepreneur or writer who works out of your home? If so, do you sometimes feel like your homey environment doesn’t exactly inspire productivity? Many of the home-based business owners I work with, as a coach, admit that it’s a challenge for them to stay focused on occasion. Sure it’s great [...]

By Ellen Brown
When my coaching clients tell me they’re feeling overwhelmed, we explore the sources of their stress. Oftentimes, one of their “problems” is this: they feel as though there aren’t enough hours in the day to complete their long list of tasks. When I ask them to think of ways they can delegate some [...]

By Ellen Brown
Do you want to feel happier and less stressed? If so, ask yourself this: how grateful am I for everyone and everything in my life? Having an attitude of gratitude can mean the difference between feeling happy or bitter, hopeful or morose. And it can mean the difference between attracting positive people into [...]

By Ellen Brown
Does it sometimes feel like your mind is spinning every waking moment of the day? Dreaming up new business ideas? Worrying about how you’re going to finish all your projects? Or ruminating about tomorrow’s schedule? Do you ever wish you could find the “off button” so you could silence the constant chatter, if [...]

By Ellen Brown
If someone doesn’t return your phone call or email in a timely fashion do you ever assume that the person doesn’t want to hear from you, or is avoiding your call? Or when a co-worker doesn’t say “hello” when you greet her in the morning, do you sometimes take her silence personally?
We all [...]

By Ellen Brown
Do you wish that your life were different, or believe life would be perfect if only you had a different job or partner? Do you ever dream of trading in your kids and pets for the ones next door who are a little less messy or squirrely?
If you answered “yes” to one or [...]

By Ellen Brown
Not surprisingly, some of the clients I coach fall into the trap of negative thinking, dwelling, at times on the details of their lives that aren’t working. While I think it’s important for them to feel what they’re feeling without judgment, I also know that it’s not in their best interest to marinate [...]

By Ellen H. Brown
Do you have trouble saying no to friends, family, or colleagues who beg you to do “just one more thing” when your to do list is already spilling over onto the next page? If so, you’re in good company. Many people – particularly women – struggle with this, it seems. We want [...]

By Ellen H. Brown
Recently, one of my friends, who’s been struggling to keep her exercise routine on track, accosted me during my workout. “What’s your secret?” she asked, seemingly exasperated. “ You always seem to make time to get to the gym no matter how busy you are.”
Exercise has become such an integral part of [...]