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Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / November 18, 2011

5 Surefire Ways to Cultivate Gratitude in Your Life

It's Thanksgiving time again, which always brings me to the subject of gratitude. I am taking this opportunity to thank YOU, my readership and best supporters, my family and friends, for all you do for me by offering up some ideas for cultivating THANKS in your own life. Enjoy! 1. Choose a different perspective. Being grateful is a choice. You have the power within you to CHOOSE to be thankful for all you are, all you have, and all you do. If you think your situation is the pits, that you can't …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / October 9, 2011

Pink A Boo! 4 Steps to Silencing Your Inner Ghoul!

This is a partial re-print of an October 2010 article. It’s Halloween time, which always leads me to want to stop and ruminate on the spooky, the scary, and the evil that’s out to get us all! As my sister and I spent the last several days at our mom’s house, helping her mend from back surgery, we spent our evenings decompressing with ON DEMAND horror flicks. Yes, that’s right. When we need to forget about our life for a while, we turn to things like Human Centipede and Saw. We love to have …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / July 18, 2011

Downward Daaaaaaawg–FLUMP! Falling Down to Meet My Ego

Every Monday evening, I do yoga for 90 minutes with my yogi, Lark Paulson, and two other beautiful yoginis in the intimacy and privacy of Lark's home. I’ve been practicing yoga with these women for nearly a year, and I cannot imagine my life without it or them. Here’s what I love about my yoga practice: -it gives me a chance to reconnect with the wisdom of my body -it reminds me to be deeply compassionate toward myself and others -it allows me the chance to remember the importance of full …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / May 11, 2011

Women, Horses, and the Kentucky Derby

Pictured: Diane Crump, First Female Jockey to Ride in the Kentucky Derby, 1970. Why write about women and horses? Both are on my mind a lot lately, for a variety of reasons. And, given that Spring has FINALLY come to Wisconsin, I thought it appropriate to keep the tone of this month's blog entry "springlike:" light, airy, and fun. So--here goes my attempt at that, and I'll begin with a bit of the inspiration for the horses theme. 1. I'm reading a book right now called Horse Heaven by Jane …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / May 2, 2011

Gag Your Nag!

Gag Your NAG! a group coaching program for women professionals A NAG is the Nasty, Antagonistic, Ghoulish saboteur voice that resides inside of all of us. NAGs work to squash our dreams and desires, to make us feel “less than,” to criticize us at every turn, and to just plain make us anxious, terrified, and fearful about our business, personal life, and self. They inhibit our growth, derail our plans, and turn out stomach into knots. So how do we deal with them? Everyone always …

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