By Steve Austin | life coaching , Mental Health , self-care , self-esteem , Self-help , stress management
Photo by Hans Eiskonen on UnsplashA dear friend of mine recently resigned from his job. We’ll call him “Sam.” Sam worked for a Christian organization where he was doing a job that made a real difference. He had been a star player in this organization for five years. Sam was respected by his peers, adored […]
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By Steve Austin | life coaching , Mental Health , Recovery , self-care , self-esteem , Self-help , Spirituality
Could you summarize your life’s work in only two or three words?In the coaching world, we’ve come up with all sorts of titles to try and capture our unique brand of coaching. Plenty of people use the generic “life coach,” but you might also see things like:Wellness coachSuccess coachLife strategistPerformance coachMindset coachEmpowerment coachBehavioral expertPersonal development […]
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By Guest Blogger | catching your breath , guest post , life coaching , Mental Health , podcast , relationships , self-care , Self-help , stress management
“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity.”- Dale CarnegieIdentify:It’s not hard to identify who rubs you the wrong way. You feel it in your heart as your beats per minute increase when they’re around. […]
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By Steve Austin | catching your breath , Courses , Grief , life coaching , Mental Health , self-care , self-esteem , Self-help , stress management
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but at some point in your life, you are going to get into a funk. Some call it a rut. Whatever it’s called, it doesn’t feel good, and you’d probably avoid it if you could. However, you can get yourself out of the funk by using […]
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By Steve Austin | catching your breath , Family , gratitude , life coaching , Marriage , Parenting , podcast , relationships , self-care , Self-help , stress management
How to Find Balance for Stressed Out ParentsHoly End of the School Year, Batman! My wife is a teacher. Each day from 7-2:30, she teaches 14 three-year-olds. On top of that, we have two school-aged children of our own. That being said, this time of year is often chaotic and exhausting. End of the year parties, […]
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By Steve Austin | Anxiety , Courses , goals , life coaching , self-care , self-esteem , Self-help , stress management , Videos , Webinar
As Lindsey drove me home from the hospital, I wondered what was next. How does a failed minister start over? Would anyone want to hear anything I had to say? The fear, self-hatred, and shame threatened to choke any hope of new life out of me, before I ever had a chance to start over. If […]
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By Steve Austin | catching your breath , Courses , Self-help
The Case for AuthenticityWe can be ourselves or not, as we please. We are at liberty to be real, or to be unreal. We may be true or false, the choice is ours. We may wear now one mask and now another, and never, if we so desire, appear with our own true face. But we […]
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By Steve Austin | Best of Messy Grace , catching your breath , Courses , life coaching , self-care , self-esteem , Self-help
Please call me by my true names,so I can hear all my cries and laughs at once,so I can see that my joy and pain are one.-Thich Nhat Hanh Do you have a nickname? Even if no one has used it in years, did you have a pet name of some kind when you were a […]
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By Steve Austin | Mental Health , mindfulness , self-care , Self-help , stress management
It’s Okay to be Really SadAround the same time my Grandfather died last year, my son’s best friend moved away. I told Ben, “It’s okay to be sad.” The kid’s parents bought a beautiful new home across town, so my son has lost his favorite friend, the kid who sat next to him every day […]
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By Steve Austin | Mental Health , Recovery , self-care , Self-help , stress management , Videos
Have you ever been hurt so badly that you thought you’d never get out of that pain and move to the other side? You deserve to let it go and learn how to move forward with your life. Here’s why. Are you ready to let go of past pain and move forward with your life? […]
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