by Debra Smouse | Sep 12, 2018 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
When we first connected, she felt she had a pretty darned good life. She admitted it wasn’t perfect, yet she knew that she was one of the lucky ones. Then, life wasn’t so good. She felt as if she were barely surviving. Challenge after disappointment after challenge!...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 9, 2018 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
The underlying belief of my life is that I need to be willing to do the work to love my daily life. No, my life isn’t perfect. Yet I can tell you even on the challenging days, I experience at least a moment of happiness. Folks often ask me for the secret to make that...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 5, 2018 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
Did you know I’ve offered my 30 Days to Clarity: Clutter Busting Course for seven years? It was my first foray into online coaching courses. And it’s a class I created straight from the heart, something I wish I’d had myself twenty years ago. As I...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 3, 2018 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
It seems like in recent years idealizing working from home has become the new American Dream. I certainly understand the allure. I’ve been working from home since 2003. And I think I have heard every iteration of why it must be so nice for me. The assumption is that I...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 31, 2018 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
If I were to be truly honest with you, darling, I would confess that the people I love the most? They’re authentic. I love when someone is real. They allow me to see the core of who they are and in moments, I get to glimpse not just their heart, but the essence...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 29, 2018 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in over a decade of being a life coach, it’s that a lot of folks love the idea of setting goals. What gets in the way of actually setting goals is usually the mindset around goals. And yes, if you want to love your...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 24, 2018 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
We are called to make dozens (and dozens) of decisions each day. Many of those decisions we make on autopilot because we make them so often: like what to wear or what to have for lunch. We find our best way to approach any challenge based on all of our previous...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 22, 2018 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
I have to confess that I love Monday mornings. After making JB’s lunch, seeing him off to work, and sipping my first cup of coffee, I experience this magical transition moment. I load a bamboo tray with a fresh picture of iced water, a glass, and sometimes a...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 15, 2018 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
For the last decade, the underlying core and belief of my life has been to choose to love it. It doesn’t mean that I’m happy all the time, but each day finds at least a few moments of perfection. That’s a question I get a lot: how to love your life...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 13, 2018 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
Though I have been self-employed for the last fifteen years, that hasn’t always been the case. I spent the first twenty years of my working life working for someone else. I can look back with fondness on almost every job I held – from retail to...
