by alkamy | Oct 11, 2020 | Goals
Clients keep telling me the same thing. They know where they want to go. They can see it in technicolor. But the thought “I don’t know how to get there,” paralyzes them. Unlike the result, which they see with absolute clarity, they are unclear on the route...
by alkamy | Jun 28, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, COVID-19
Like so many people, I’ve been deeply affected by events in the world and our country that have unfolded over the past three months. And, like many, I’ve been struggling to gather my thoughts and add my voice to the fray. Speaking specifically to the tragic deaths of...
by alkamy | Apr 12, 2020 | COVID-19
Gandhi famously said “be the change you want to see in the world.” When the world around is so chaotic, when so many are afraid and suffering due to sickness, economic hardship, and isolation, it can be difficult to remember that we are, in Marianne Williamson’s...
by alkamy | Mar 25, 2020 | Mindset, Recommended Reading
I’m a voracious reader. Perhaps even manic. I routinely read five books at a time. I can be pretty fickle too, not always finishing books. I guess I’m always in search of that new idea, that game changing insight. Some of my biggest personal breakthroughs have come...
by alkamy | Dec 19, 2019 | Mindset, Psychology
“Our thoughts create our reality.” I love this statement. I live my life by it. I don’t know who originated it, but it’s an idea I’ve heard from Wayne Dyer. To me, it makes sense on so many levels. It feels a bit like common sense. Whatever we attend to the most we’re...
by alkamy | Nov 25, 2019 | Mindset
For years I have been experiencing a confusing state that I had no name for. It would creep in after I’d do something that took me out of my comfort zone. It was a bit of dread, a kind of “what the heck did I just do?” gut wrenching feeling. Recently, I learned that...
by alkamy | Nov 13, 2019 | Mindset
“Stop shoulding yourself!” It’s a common phrase uttered by therapists and life coaches alike. It has a lot of merit. Should is a filthy word that shuts down motivation and seems to want to shame us into action. When we shame ourselves, not only do we feel bad, but it...
by alkamy | Oct 24, 2019 | Limiting Beliefs, Mindset, Psychology, Taking Action
Many of my coaching clients struggle with putting themselves out there. It’s such a big deal, I’ve even created an acronym for it: PMOT (putting myself out there). At one point when I was working on my own fear of putting myself out there, I would award myself PMOT...
by alkamy | Oct 9, 2019 | Mindset, Psychology, Taking Action
Today I want to talk about the F word. failure | fālyər | A lack of success An unsuccessful person, enterprise or thing We have a dysfunctional relationship with failure. The problem is two-fold: 1) we have a tendency to avoid failure at all costs and 2) we mistake a...
by alkamy | Oct 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
My friend, Denise, recently posted something that caught my eye. It said something like this: “If you had someone who was following you around criticizing your every move, saying bad things about your appearance and your competence, you’d kick them to the curb, right?...
Hi there, I'm Kira - a mindset coach for aspiring writers. I help writers master their mental game so that they can focus on what they love: writing. I help my clients to tap their inner source of motivation and inspiration, create the time to write, and quash the self-doubt that plagues so many creatives so that they can finally finish their first draft. Questions? Email me at: kira@kiraswanson.com.