During this holiday season, we find ourselves reflecting on the incredible journey we’ve shared with each of you this year. It’s truly an honor to walk alongside you as your coaches and witness your courage, growth, and resilience.

Next week is Thanksgiving here in the United States. While traditionally, gratitude during this time of the year is often focused on appreciating the people in our lives and our experiences over the past year, we want to encourage you to go beyond simply feeling thankful. Can you express your gratitude through meaningful action?

As coaches, mentors, and business owners, we know from personal experience that managing time effectively can feel overwhelming when so many tasks compete for our attention. We’ve discovered an extremely effective time management tool, and we want to share it with you this month: The Eisenhower Matrix, named after Dwight D. Eisenhower, offers a simple, effective way to prioritize tasks based on urgency and importance.

At its core, leadership is about self-work. It's not about titles or positions but about becoming the best version of ourselves. When we invest in our own personal growth, we naturally inspire and empower those around us.

In our fast-paced world, it's easy to lose touch with the present moment. We often find ourselves caught up in our daily activities and responsibilities, barely aware of the sights, sounds, and sensations around us. But what if there were some simple ways to ground ourselves and bring more awareness and joy into our lives?

We received many comments from our clients and podcast listeners expressing their appreciation for the opportunity to learn about perception and how our daily intentions were helping them see their lives differently. Our clients who are not yet a part of our podcast community also asked us what it means to make a morning intention, so we thought it might be helpful to share our answer with all of you!

May was Personal Development Pioneer Month at the Academy for Personal Development, and what a transformative month it was for us, our clients, and our podcast community. On our podcast, we journeyed through the lives and teachings of some of the most influential figures in personal development, and it was both enlightening and inspiring.

We invite you to explore our new online space, designed to connect you with the resources and support you need to thrive in every aspect of your life.

Healthy interdependence is the harmonious balance that allows individuals to rely on each other while maintaining their unique identities, fostering both personal growth and deeper connections.

It has been a whirlwind for us the past few months, and we are excited to announce that our coaching podcast, Morning Intentions, will already be on its 100th episode this Friday, May 19th! What a journey it has been.

It has been nearly ten years since we first started coaching together, and what an incredible ten years it has been! Every day, we keep learning how to be the coaches we truly want to be and best serve our clients. From our first day coaching together, we’ve believed that coaching is a team approach to gaining understanding and solving problems. We are a team with our clients, and the two of us are a team together!

Some of you have asked for more information about our new Morning Intentions podcast, which will begin on January 1, 2023. The most important part of our new podcast is that it will be a resource for everyone who joins us. Our podcast will be a coaching podcast, and you will learn tools as though you are coming in personally for coaching.

Thanksgiving is here already. How can this be? It feels like just a few days ago we were enjoying the warm sun of spring and summer!

Annette and I are certified life coaches and have extensive training in personal growth and development, communication, Nonviolent Communication, the Enneagram, boundaries, self-love, and addiction. In addition, I am a certified health coach, meditation instructor, and now I am certified in goal success.

You are a gift to us, your family and friends, and most of all, your hard work and dedication allow you to show up fully and authentically for yourself.

Today, we wanted to update you on Annette and Don’s sweet rescue dog Greta, who is near and dear to Ada’s heart as well. Over the past two years, the three of us have worked together to help Greta feel safe and loved.

Today, we would like to express our appreciation for the hard work and vulnerability YOU ALL put into your coaching each and every day, week in and week out.

We hope you are all doing well and are ready for a lovely Labor Day Weekend! Today, we want to update you on a few things going on in our beloved Yellow Room. Please join us for whatever interests you.

For six weeks, beginning Tuesday, September 14th, at 6PM, we will share with you everything we have learned in our search for boundaries. This course is very important to us because we have learned that healthy boundaries are ESSENTIAL for creating loving, authentic relationships.

When you experience an ending, make sure to give yourself the support you need, which may include reaching out to a coach or counselor.