Saturday, May 29, 2021

Asking For Help Is Empowering. We All Need Help From Time To Time.

"Help!
I need somebody.
Help!
Not just anybody.
Help!
You know I need someone.
Help!"

-- John Lennon and Paul McCartney




The song's first verse continues, "when I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody's help in any way. But now these days are gone, I'm not so self-assured. Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors." I just love the last part of that verse: "now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors."

We all have a lot going on in my life and I also know that we can all use some help from time to time. Realizing and accepting that can be transforming.

Sometimes for a range of reasons, we may resist reaching out and stop looking for solutions to our perceived problems or our feeling of being stuck. Yet, by not reaching out, we are destined to stay in that place when asking for help could propel us to new and unknown heights and happiness.

Whether you want to grow your business, get on a more rewarding path personally, or just want some ideas to feel better about yourself, making a decision to reach out and ask for some help is a great thing to do.

Jennifer House Coaching can be of service when you are ready to reach out. Let us give you some clarity and a renewed perspective toward your goals and desires. Call 530-310-6123 and let's talk about it.


Wednesday, May 26, 2021

The money talk that every couple needs to have | Your Money and Your Mind


When it comes to talking about money with your significant other, most of us … just don’t. But the fact is, if you share a life, you need to discuss your finances now, says behavioral scientist Wendy De La Rosa. She explains why and shares 3 tips to get you started.

Managing your money can feel scary and complicated, but it doesn't have to be. In this TED series, behavioral scientist Wendy De La Rosa explains why we spend too much and save too little -- and shares easy steps to help us achieve a more secure financial future. (Made possible with the support of Wells Fargo)

Watch Your Money and Your Mind with Wendy De La Rosa at https://go.ted.com/yourmoneyandyourmind

Sunday, May 23, 2021

A simple 2-step plan for saving more money | Your Money and Your Mind


Saving money is like working out or eating right -- it's easier said than done. Behavioral scientist Wendy De La Rosa streamlines the process with two quick tips that can help you achieve your goals.

Managing your money can feel scary and complicated, but it doesn't have to be. In this TED series, behavioral scientist Wendy De La Rosa explains why we spend too much and save too little -- and shares easy steps to help us achieve a more secure financial future. (Made possible with the support of Wells Fargo)

Watch Your Money and Your Mind with Wendy De La Rosa at https://go.ted.com/yourmoneyandyourmind

Thursday, May 20, 2021

8 traits of successful people - Richard St. John


Ten years of research and 500 face-to-face interviews led Richard St. John to a collection of eight common traits in successful leaders around the world.

Monday, May 17, 2021

Why every student deserves a champion | Rita Pierson


Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don't like.'" A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real, human, personal level.

Friday, May 14, 2021

Women and girls, you are part of the climate solution | Rumaitha Al Busaidi


What does gender equality have to do with climate change? A lot more than you might think. Empowering women and girls around the world is one of the most important ways to combat carbon pollution and is projected to reduce CO2-equivalent gases by a total of 80 billion tons. Entrepreneur, scientist and TED Fellow Rumaitha Al Busaidi looks at why women are more likely to be impacted and displaced by climate catastrophes -- and explains why access to education, employment and family planning for all women and girls is the key to our climate future.

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

How to lead in a crisis | The Way We Work, a TED series


Humility, transparency, and urgency are the keys to successfully steering an organization -- big or small -- through the challenges that come your way. Leadership expert Amy C. Edmondson provides clear advice and examples to help any leader rise to the occasion.

Saturday, May 8, 2021

The keys to a great conversation | Celeste Headlee


A clip from Celeste Headlee's TED Talk "10 ways to have a better conversation" from TEDxCreativeCoast 2015

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations -- and that most of us don't converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for decades, and she knows the ingredients of a great conversation: Honesty, brevity, clarity, and a healthy amount of listening. In this insightful talk, she shares useful rules for having better conversations. 

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

The strongest predictor for success | Angela Lee Duckworth


A clip from Angela Lee Duckworth's TED Talk "Grit: the power of passion and perseverance"

Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.

Sunday, May 2, 2021

Believing In Yourself And Your Own Power



"We have all a better guide in ourselves,
if we would attend to it,
than any other person can be."

-- Jane Austen


Believing in ourselves, and in our own wisdom to guide our own lives, even ignoring or discounting what others tell us makes all the difference in how we flow through life and in our work.

I love how Jane says it so well. Swami Vivekananda takes it a step or two further in saying, "If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished." Another author, e. e. cummings fills in some color by saying, "Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit."

I've seen firsthand what that calm, confidence looks and acts like, and it is rather like even forgetting oneself because the confidence level is such that there is no need to focus there; almost as if it is a given. Joseph Campbell captured that thought this way: "When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness."

And, one more empowering thought for you this day from Thomas A. Edison:

"If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves."