by Christine Li | Mar 11, 2019 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques
In my coaching practice, I often hear clients say they feel “paralyzed” or “overwhelmed” due to work obligations. There are many consequences of feeling overwhelmed, including feeling like we cannot take purposeful action anymore. When we stop taking care of...
by Christine Li | Aug 27, 2018 | All Posts, Feelings, Resources
Procrastination is the great distorter and the great killer of our enthusiasm. It makes us feel unable to move forward. It makes us feel that everything in front of us is a cluster of mountains to climb. It makes us feel that time is a resource we can replenish...
by Christine Li | Oct 24, 2017 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques
Are you worrying about a bunch of different fears right now? Are you always figuring out which worry to manage next? Do you tend to start your questions with the two words “What if…?” If this sounds like you, stick around for a bit because I have...
by Christine Li | Apr 27, 2017 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques
When I do coaching or psychotherapy with clients who struggle with procrastination, I almost always end up discussing the topic of anxiety. Anxiety causes us to doubt our natural abilities, making us more vulnerable to procrastination and a whole host of other fears....
by Christine Li | Apr 14, 2017 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance
Fear has a way of taking our spirits down. When we fear our own actions, we cannot generate enough energy to think, to guess, or to push our thoughts forward. When we fear others’ judgments, we cannot turn papers in, we cannot decide what might be best to say, we...
by Christine Li | Feb 15, 2017 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques, Thoughts
Procrastinators are oftentimes victims of their own negative mindset. Rather than coaching themselves towards success, Procrastinators lean towards doom and gloom, predicting humiliation and failure for themselves. It is no wonder then, that Procrastination tends...