Carolyn Wilson-Elliott Business Coach Articles Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Enjoy-Doing-Your-Taxes.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Enjoy-Doing-Your-Taxes.html Self-Coaching Tip: Enjoy Doing Your Taxes For many of my new clients in the U.S., getting their taxes done is one of the most stressful chores they face each year. However, after learning to coach themselves around taxes, they experience a sense of peace, empowerment and satisfaction. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Find-the-Guidance-in-Your-Procrastination.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Find-the-Guidance-in-Your-Procrastination.html Self-Coaching Tip: Find the Guidance in Your Procrastination Did you know that procrastination isn’t caused by laziness? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Change-Your-Environment.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Change-Your-Environment.html Self-Coaching Tip: Change Your Environment Change in posture is the body’s way of communicating that there is a change in your energy. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Expect-the-Unexpected.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Expect-the-Unexpected.html Self-Coaching Tip: Expect the Unexpected A few years ago, I set an Intention for peace and harmony in my relationship with my ex-husband. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Move-Your-Body-Change-Your-Thoughts.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Move-Your-Body-Change-Your-Thoughts.html Self-Coaching Tip: Move Your Body, Change Your Thoughts For a large part of my life, my Inner Critic often stopped me from learning or doing something new by saying, "I'm not smart enough to learn this." And then, it reminded me of all the subjects in school that I struggled with like math and science http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Partner-With-Your-Emotions.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Partner-With-Your-Emotions.html Self-Coaching Tip: Partner With Your Emotions Did you know that emotions prioritize your thinking? For example, when I am depressed, my thoughts tend to focus on what I don’t have: enough energy, creativity, love, etc. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Play-Every-Day.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Play-Every-Day.html Self-Coaching Tip: Play Every Day As a child, I loved writing about distant planets, exotic aliens and grown-up, adventurous space-farers. But I got the details wrong. I didn't know enough of the world to recognize that cream puffs were not the breakfast of aliens or that clocks don't belong in prehistoric caves. The details were inaccurate, but I was connected to my passion for stories. I was alive and exploring my Authentic Self. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Begin-Where-You-Are.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Begin-Where-You-Are.html Self-Coaching Tip: Begin Where You Are To celebrate the New Year, I’m using my self-coaching skills to transcend the historical practice of reflecting upon the past year and choosing goals for the New Year. Instead, I begin where I am. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Measure-Your-SelfCoaching-Abilities.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Measure-Your-SelfCoaching-Abilities.html Self-Coaching Tip: Measure Your Self-Coaching Abilities Most people measure their success by externals: their job, income, number of cars, size of their home, etc. There is nothing wrong with this. In fact, in this country, it is encouraged. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Look-at-the-Expectations-Behind-Your-Intentions.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4206/SelfCoaching-Tip-Look-at-the-Expectations-Behind-Your-Intentions.html Self-Coaching Tip: Look at the Expectations Behind Your Intentions Surprised to find that any feelings of lack or fear could, without any effort on our part, completely affect the rest of our day.