intention Archives - Barbara Demone https://www.barbarademone.com/tag/intention/ Good Morning, Life! Sun, 05 Feb 2023 03:03:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 182790552 The Courage to be Disliked https://www.barbarademone.com/the-courage-to-be-disliked/ https://www.barbarademone.com/the-courage-to-be-disliked/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2023 01:10:06 +0000 https://goodmorninglife.net/?p=3992 I’ve learned from research that as social beings, connection and feelings of belonging are strong drivers for our happiness. So when a friend introduced me to the book The Courage to be Disliked, which claims to change our life and show us how to achieve real happiness, I was intrigued. I dove into the book...

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]]> 1868 How I learned to tame my anxious energy https://www.barbarademone.com/how-i-learned-to-tame-my-anxious-energy/ https://www.barbarademone.com/how-i-learned-to-tame-my-anxious-energy/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2021 02:50:00 +0000 https://goodmorninglife.net/?p=1236 I realized that I have an anxious energy problem during my first coaching experience. It came early in my career when my company had a Life Coach, Joshua Zuchter, come in to deliver a wellness session. He was engaging, insightful and full of optimism, hope and positivity. When he offered a complimentary one-on-one coaching session,...

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