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Getting Things Done Stop Suffering, Start Living

If You Hate Resolutions (but Still Desire Change)

Me at age 10: the year I starting hating resolutions. “I don’t want to set a resolution,” my client said at our first meeting of the new year. “I don’t like goals, either. They always fail.”Strong emotion almost always hides a desire for the thing being rejected: my client wanted…

Allison EvansJanuary 26, 2023

Stop Suffering, Start Living

Dear Worth It

Dear Allison,I’m considering Be the Heroine, but I have a few concerns. What if I can’t make all the meetings? My schedule is already full, and I’m not sure I can add another thing to it. Also, I’ve invested in other programs before and didn’t get the results I wanted.…

Allison EvansDecember 1, 2022

Stop Suffering, Start Living

The Time I Tried to Quit My Mission

Was this my destiny after all?Last week I wrote about your mission as a sentient being that chose you to co-create with. It chose you not only for your gifts but to offer itself to you for your development. I asked you to think about why it chose you –…

Allison EvansNovember 17, 2022

Getting Things Done Stop Suffering, Start Living

Your Mission Chose You. Why?

Last week I wrote about aligning yourself with your mission instead of with the voices in your head that want you to play small and stay safe. When you are mission-conscious instead of self-conscious, you can play bigger – do things that feel risky, like, say, marketing if you’re a small…

Allison EvansNovember 4, 2022

Love & Relationships Stop Suffering, Start Living

Finally Free

What you judge, you’re attached to. What you’re attached to, limits you. To release yourself from the limitations of attachments, release judgments. In other words: forgive.Forgiveness is close to my heart because last March I forgave something very big, and the results have astonished me: I feel freer than I ever have in…

Allison EvansSeptember 23, 2022

Getting Things Done

When You’re Tempted to Quit, Ask These Questions

My twin brother, Jack, visited recently. It was our birthday, and we like to spend it together if we can. We turned 51 and were feeling philosophical. What had we each done, and what did we still want to do, with our one wild and precious life? Jack raised two…

Allison EvansJuly 15, 2022

Parenting & Family Life

When You’re Scared, Trust More

I’ve been worried about my son. It’s the classic parenting dilemma: your child has a problem, and you want to fix it for them, but you can’t – even if it were possible, it’s not your place. So, you smile and casually ask, “How’s it going with x?” and encourage,…

Allison EvansMay 27, 2022

Birth & Postpartum

How to Make Your Own Luck in Birth: Part 2, Preparation.

Pregnancy and birth are taxing to the body, and labor will push your mind to its limits. When you have prepared body and mind in these ways, as well as made plans to be abundantly supported throughout your labor, you give yourself the best possible chance for a healthy birth.

Allison EvansSeptember 8, 2016

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Begin Before You’re Ready

What do you want, friend? Goose your intention by taking a risk. Just take a step, one step, towards center stage – or allow yourself to be pushed.

Allison EvansJune 3, 2016

Life Coaching

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