James Hillman writes that every single person has a gift: however, this gift may be beaten out of us by conformity and control by others. Hillman suggests that a person becomes a genius to the extent that she stays in alignment with her greatest gifts.

Failure can serve to bring you into better alignment with your greatest gifts and passions.

When you face failure you have two choices: 1. You can believe that the failure gives you important guidance OR 2. That it means you are impaired in some way.

Which of these two beliefs would be more beneficial in moving forward? Which belief will you choose? Do you know that you have the power to choose?

A coach can help you find the gifts in failure and put it to good use in your future.

My greatest teachings have been borne out of failures. I'm grateful for the teachings even though at the time, I wanted to SCREAM.

Paul Orfalea, the man who started Kinkos, developed it into a global corporation and then sold it for 2.4 billion dollars was diagnosed with ADD and dyslexia as a child. He had a remarkable ability to bring new ideas into the world. One of his mantras is "You don't have to be good at everything - just really good at one thing."

So the SOLUTION is to EXPLORE what you're really good at and leave the rest to somebody else. You will be sustained. I promise.

The Universe gave you your God-given talents so that you could share them with the world. It's what you came here to do. What are your talents? Are you using them to be of service to the world? If not, maybe you need some support? If so, call me.

Here's the metaphor I like to use with potential coaching clients when they begin working with me. I ask them to imagine that they have just been planted in a very fertile container with all the nutrients available to promote their perfect growth.

In my training program I leaned very powerful tools for fertilizing people's personal, professional and spiritual growth.

Just as the alchemist adds ingredients to the mixture for optimum growth so do I as a coach.

The tools I have at my disposal may be very practical (time management skills) or very spiritual (surrender). The thing I loved most about my training program (which took about 2 years) is that the school was very spiritual in nature. At work in a coaching relationship is not just the client and the coach, but the Higher Wisdom of the Universe. Call that what you may. There are many names for it. It is born out of the commitment of the client and the coach for the greater good of the client. All this good feeds the client to accomplish the change they are yearning for. Their yearning is often their Higher Self calling for expression. That's why we came here on this planet "Earth". We came to express our highest good.

I invite you to begin that journey sooner rather than later.

AND, I invite you to begin it with me as your coach. Often we have to let go of our smaller self to become our Higher Self. Letting go of Gremlins, Self-Sabotage, Resentments and Fear are not easy, but possible with the support of one who has been down the road before you.