kare Hood-Caddy
Life PhD
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Happiness Anyway Coach and Author Expert
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It's all about being happy--isn't it?
When I'm coaching someone to be more skilled in their relationships, have more commitment to their creative awesome health, or be more of an expert in working their finances, the outcome is always to be happier.
So why not just start with that?
Recent studies show that happiness can be taught. Even though we have a predispositioned happiness 'set point" that determines about half of our happiness, the REST we can create.
How?
By setting down new pathways in the brain that will create news ways of thinking and feeling.So, instead of running around out there trying to create well-being through your circumstances, you can learn how to do that yoruself through some specific tools and techniques. That means you can change negative and energy-sucking habits, thoughts and emotions to postive, life enhancing ones AT WILL!! Isn't that the ultimate freedom? To be able to create yourself happy anytime, anywhere through your own skill set?
I have developed a course called "Change Your Energy, Change Your Life" that will help you do just that. Check it out by hitting this link: http://www.audioacrobat.com/note/C59LRWHQ/
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Ten Top Ways To Be Happy
TEN TOP WAYS TO BE HAPPY: 1. Notice what pleases you. Most of the what makes us happy day to day is the little things--the cup of tea/coffee in the morning, a friend/child's smile, a breeze on our skin. Don't miss these moments. So often we glide right by them. Don't. Stop and notice these small 'pleasures' 2. When you have a happy moment, let all of your senses swarm around it. Taste it, touch it, smell it, hear it, really see the colors of it. Then make it more vivid. That means when your roving mind starts pulling away, bring it back for a moment.
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Meditation and Happiness
Most of us think of happiness as something that just happens. Or doesn't. But recent studies are showing that happiness can actually be learned. How? Through meditation. Dr. Richard J. Davidson, PhD, who teaches at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been using brain imaging to "map" the brain of people while they were meditating. In one study, he mapped the brains of employees at a biotech company after they had completed a course that taught them to meditate for three hours a week.
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Ten Top Ways to Have More Positive Energy
With our environment consciousness these days, we are all being careful to ensure we use energy wisely. But what about our personal energy? Just as we want to make sure the heat doesn't leak out the windows and doors of our houses, we need to have the same awareness of the energy leaks in ourselves. Here are some tips to make you a better ecologist of you own energy: 1) Write down your energy expenditures.
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Tips for Clearer, Cleaner Communication with your Partner!
Lately, I’ve been coaching a lot of couples and noticing some of the nasty communication habits people often fall into. To help you talk to your partner (or really anyone else) in a better way, here are some things to keep in mind. 1) Ask for what you want. Even though we’re usually more aware of what we don’t want, talking about what we do want is way more positive and much more likely to get a better response. So, instead of saying, “I don’t want you to shout at me,” say,
July 3, 2013
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HOW TO HAVE GREAT SELF-CARE
"If I’d know I was going to live so long, I’d have taken better care of myself." James Blake Believe it or not, you are your most valuable asset. And the only asset that will be with you for the entire length of your life. No one else, no friend, family member or loved one can promise that. Just you. Let’s pretend for a moment that I gave you a car. But there’s one caveat. This car will be your only vehicle for the rest of your life. If this were true, I think you’d take ve
May 28, 2013
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In Praise of Imperfection: Accepting Your Flaws
I don’t know why we all get so hung up on trying to hide or eradicate our flaws. We all have imperfections. Yet, we are often so intent on covering them up. Doing this is so self-eradicating. And it’s exhausting too. What about just letting yourself be, flaws and all? Not in a weak, “I’m no good” kind of way, but in a strong, self-compassionate, “This is me” orientationâloving yourself, accepting yourself as good enough, as you are, right now. So, here’s the challenge: For
May 28, 2013
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How to Handle Problems
Everyone who hires me has a problem. Sometimes that problem is big, sometimes it’s small and sometimes, it’s gnarly, or frightening. Needless to say, over 30 years of coaching, I’ve learned a great deal about how to help people solve problems. I want to share with you some of the skills that will help you address the tough situations in your life with greater ease and efficiency. Because if there’s one thing that differentiates happy people from unhappy people, it’s how the
April 10, 2013
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How Meditation Has Changed My Life
“Tomorrow’s victory is today’s practice.” ~ Chris Bradford. The Way of the Warrior Of all the things I’ve done to grow myself and evolve myself, having a daily practice has been the most significant. For years, I’d wanted to do some sort of ‘practice’ every day, some meditation, perhaps a little spiritual reading or maybe even some physical practice such as Donna Eden’s morning energy routine for health (available on YouTube) I would do a bit on my own, then get busy and fo
March 24, 2013
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How To Create The Life You Love
Once we recognize how little power we have over anyone else's life, we are often more willing to focus on creating a fabulous one of our own. Besides, if our own life works, we won't care so much about what anyone else is doing or not doing. Here are some great tips for making your life the one you love: Start listening to yourself: What makes you happy? What puts a skip in your step, a song in your throat? Your body tells you the truth. Listen. Try this: put you hand on yo
January 14, 2008
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Happiness Anyway
Happinessanyway.com teaches tools and skills so people can be happy even when they have stress, relationship problems, health issues or financial challenges.
April 29, 2010
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Personal Best Coaching
Create-Your-Best Life! I'll help you as I've helped hundreds of others. I'll help you get clear, get an action plan, work through blocks and support you all the way. Can you hear me cheering you on? The time is NOW!
September 23, 2007
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Personal Best Coaching
Self-help on a variety of topics like how to create abundance, how to de-stress, how to let go, and info on how Create-Your-life coachng might help.
September 23, 2007