Heather Jassy, MA, CCC, is a personal coach, licensed counselor, and founder of Empty Space Coaching. She coaches brilliant, inspiring clients throughout the world by phone. You can learn more about her services at www.emptyspacecoaching.com
When I meet clients for the first time, they typically say that they want to work with me because they know that something is missing, but they aren’t exactly sure what that “something” is, or how ...
December 8, 2009 - 7:26am
I’m not sure what I was expecting as the economy worsened, but I have been surprised. Part of me expected (worried) that people might decide that now wasn’t a great time to hire a personal coach, ...
November 24, 2009 - 7:30am
One of the most thought-provoking-and jarring-aspects of learning to be a therapist was that I had to figure out who I was without all my old stories to identify me. Think about it: we reveal ...
November 17, 2009 - 7:22am
Years ago when I was a yoga teacher, I was facilitating a class in meditation and was looking around to see how people were doing. One person in the class looked completely freaked out, ...
November 10, 2009 - 7:18am
Before I begin, I should explain that I am not a parenting expert - I am a parent. I have two small kids and I’m “home” with them almost every day. I am, however, a ’space’ expert. Space is very ...
November 3, 2009 - 7:26am
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how we talk ourselves out of doing what we truly were born to do— in short, how we bargain ourselves out of living our life purpose. I also talked about possibility– ...
September 22, 2009 - 7:32am
As a counselor and coach, I work exclusively with creative people. Now, my definition of “creative” is broad-it doesn’t just mean that people are necessarily working artists or writers; rather it ...
September 8, 2009 - 7:24am
A lot of people struggle with organization before they even get started. The process of organizing feels daunting and it often feels easier to procrastinate and leave things alone.
The, “If it ...
August 18, 2009 - 11:07am
Have you kind of heard about coaching but remain unsure of how the whole process works? The following coaching “case study” follows someone like you. Mark didn’t really know anything about ...
July 21, 2009 - 7:20am
I was having coffee with a very wise friend (who also happens to be a Zen teacher) and we were discussing the issue of selfishness. He told me that he believes our lesson in our lifetime is to ...
July 7, 2009 - 8:05am
I took a printmaking class a few years ago and I had a fabulous teacher. The class only lasted for three months, but this teacher (and this class) managed to change my thinking in many ways. Every ...
June 30, 2009 - 7:39am
Are you a worrier? Do you tend to go to the dark places far too often and far too easily – think about everyday-life and inconsequential matters—and stay stuck there?
How do you know if you ...
June 23, 2009 - 11:03am
Most places I go, people are talking about the economy, and they’re freaking out. They’re speculating on what will happen and how it will affect their lives. It can all feel pretty scary, and the ...
June 9, 2009 - 7:40am
Ever have a great idea - an idea so big and grand that, for a split second, it makes the universe feel full of possibility? Maybe it’s an idea for a business you could start, or a dream to spend a ...
May 26, 2009 - 9:14am
When I was a kid, it was always so thrilling to catch people talking to themselves. I remember on road trips, my sisters and I would always spot solitary people in cars who were deep in ...
May 19, 2009 - 10:14am
I think a lot about ways we can make more space in our lives. You know the kind of space I mean: room to breathe, room to think big and to dwell on possibility, room to be alone with ourselves, ...
May 14, 2009 - 8:32am
Sometimes we assume that changes have to be epic, and that we have to overhaul our entire lives in order to reduce our stress. I disagree.
I believe that small changes add up to big changes ...
May 8, 2009 - 4:40pm
I talk to so many people who are unhappy with where they are and who got there by thinking too much. Yes, you read that correctly. Many people are in careers that they chose because the ...
April 28, 2009 - 11:15am
My last blog entry was about accomplishing more by doing less (if you'd like to read that one first, click here). I'd like to focus on one aspect of this by talking a bit more about scheduling and ...
April 21, 2009 - 11:59am
I’ve recently been reading Power of Less, The: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential...in Business and in Life by Leo Babauta, and I think it’s a great book. Babuta is the author of ...
March 23, 2009 - 11:18am
The summer after freshman year of college, I worked for three excruciatingly long months as a checkout person at a grocery store. As a counselor and a coach, I remind my clients of these lessons ...
March 5, 2009 - 3:49pm
I took a printmaking class a few years ago, and I had a fabulous teacher. The class only lasted for three months, but this teacher (and this class) managed to change my thinking in many ...
March 2, 2009 - 12:58pm
One of the most thought-provoking-and jarring-aspects of learning to be a therapist was that I had to figure out who I was without all my old stories to identify me. Think about it: we reveal ...
February 23, 2009 - 11:35am
When I meet clients for the first time, they typically say that they want to work with me because they know that something is missing, but they aren't exactly sure what that "something" is, or how ...
February 16, 2009 - 3:38pm
Most places I go, people are talking about the economy, and they're freaking out. They're speculating on what will happen and how it will affect their lives. It can all feel pretty scary, and ...
February 9, 2009 - 11:12am
It’s a new year, and you might be thinking about some changes you would like to make. But if you’re like most of us, you tend to get pretty excited about those changes for a little while, but find ...
January 26, 2009 - 3:51pm
When I was recently visiting my in-laws in New York City for the holidays, we attended a dinner with two other couples. I ate a lot, starting with the cheese biscuits that were placed on the table ...
January 21, 2009 - 3:00am
I’m not sure what I was expecting as the economy worsened, but I have been surprised. Part of me expected (worried) that people might decide that now wasn’t a great time to hire a personal coach, ...
January 12, 2009 - 12:44pm
I took a printmaking class a few years ago and I had a fabulous teacher. The class only lasted for three months, but this teacher (and this class) managed to change my thinking in many ways. Every ...
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