by Gail Swift | Oct 2, 2018 | Self-Improvement
I am giddy. As parents, we want to feel that way about our kids and their choices all the time. And I got to feel that way this last week big time! My 11-year-old son, Tyler, is helping friends of ours build their house in Oregon. Last week, he was able to operate an...
by Gail Swift | Sep 27, 2018 | Self-Improvement
I am a Kolbe Consultant and a Life Coach, though consulting and coaching are not the same thing. Two years ago, I saw the clearest distinction between them. Consultant Provides solutions to client problems Hired for subject matter expertise Takes in work which is...
by Gail Swift | Sep 18, 2018 | Self-Improvement
I am a recovering perfectionist with a very dry sense of humor. I am, honestly, a work in progress, and I don’t really know if I will ever arrive. Being a good mom is very important to me, and that’s one of the reasons I wanted to know how my kids worked. It made...
by Gail Swift | Sep 8, 2018 | Life
There’s a paradox with self-improvement and it is this: the ultimate goal of all self-improvement is to reach the point where you no longer feel the need to improve yourself. Think about it: The whole goal of improving your productivity is to reach the point where you...
by Gail Swift | Sep 8, 2018 | Life
There’s a quandary I hear people talk about a lot in the self-improvement world which goes something like this: “Should I keep trying to change, or should I just learn to love myself?” The people posing this question almost invariably feel terrible about themselves,...
