by Nancy | Sep 26, 2023 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Habit Change, Problem Solving, Stepfamilies, stepfamily strategies, Uncategorized
Hurricanes, earthquakes and floods have wiped out thousands of homes. The construction industry now has rating systems for building materials and construction methods that enable a building to survive X amount of structural stress before breaking....
by Nancy | Sep 10, 2020 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Habit Change, Problem Solving, Respectful Behaviors, Soul Mates
Note from Nancy: I am so excited to introduce to you Krystel Doudera, my new associate coach! Krystel and her husband Earle did a massive amount of work on their own marriage with amazing results. Now she is dedicated to bring those same transformative results to...
by Nancy | Jul 11, 2020 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Respectful Behaviors, Uncategorized
If you’ve been following me for very long, you know I love to garden. I have a few house plants that have thrived for more than 20 years. My rose bushes are flourishing. My sunflower plants are about twelve feet tall. My yard has been called “an oasis,” or, “a...
by Nancy | Jul 25, 2019 | Appreciation, Commitment, Uncategorized
Although my first marriage only lasted 4 ½ years due to the untimely death of my husband, it lasted long enough for me to begin to learn some important life lessons. JG was a good man. He worked hard, loved his job, turned his pay over to me and never questioned how...
by Nancy | Jun 17, 2019 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Habit Change, Listening, Soul Mates
I’m really into purging right now… Since the temp outside is 105 I can’t call it Spring Cleaning… But I am making room for some changes in my life. As I look back on my life, I see that every time there was a major change in the air, I purged. Cleaned out cupboards,...
by Nancy | Jan 13, 2019 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Encouragement, Habit Change, Problem Solving
Recently a respected friend suggested I read Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, Ph.D. I ordered it. It came. When I thumbed through it and discovered many pages of small print, I set it aside. “Not now. Maybe later.” Yesterday I opened it to...
