by Angela Blaha | Sep 30, 2013 | Coaching
I recently attended a professional college football game with some friends and family. We stayed with friends and so the energy level was filled with excitement and fun. As we proceeded to the game I began to notice energy that I was not all too familiar with. As we got closer, the energy grew stronger and stronger. I began to notice subtle changes within me, a slight headache behind my eyes, an almost nervous type of energy. I did not pay much attention to it at the time, just brushing it off as excitement.
We hung out a bit before the game and checked out what the local pre-game was all about. The energy remained the same so I did a quick cleanse, put up a shield. All the while thinking I was simply taking on everyone else’s energy.
As we entered the stadium, I felt more of a headache come on. At this point I knew I was in for a treat the rest of the day. I asked spirit to help me cleanse and tried to ground several times to no avail. I drank water, and envision myself growing roots to ground.
As the game started and the roar of the cheering fans commenced, my headache grew stronger. By half time, I had the worst headache I’ve experienced in quite some time. I felt my energy was being sucked from my body and I couldn’t control it. The competitive atmosphere was just so strong that no matter what I did, it had no affect.
While competitive energy is very useful and has its place in win or loose situations, that energy can really overcome one. After we left the thousands of fans and decided to grab a bite to eat, I thought, great food usually makes a huge difference in grounding my energies. Well even food could not help with amount of energy. Ugh. I was exhausted.
Finally, later in the evening, we packed everyone up and headed for home. Thank goodness, I was truly ready to leave. I try not to be a party pooper, but I was so exhausted. I must admit that I do not put myself in large crowds very often, nor do I attend such events because of the energy that saps my being. But this competitive energy was above everything that I could do.
Sometimes, it seems there is nothing I can do to protect yourself from certain kinds of energy. Since there were thousands of very competitive fans there I found that the energy was greater than me and that I should have thought about different types of protection before I went. A very good lesson learned!
by Angela Blaha | Aug 23, 2013 | Coaching
Do you feel like your stuck in the mud? Are there times in your life when you need someone to help you move forward? We are always changing, and sometimes we get stuck and need a little nudge to get us over the hump. If you are feeling this way, it is time to hire a personal coach.
To get started with coaching all you really need to do is to decide that you want a personal coach. Coaching starts with a conversation about who the client is and what his/her preferences are. In coaching I will ask questions that may reveal things that you have never thought of or revealed to any one before. During the coaching process you are the leader, you decide what you want to work on and how fast you want to work. You discover all your passions and strengths, and what the self-imposed obstacles are.
In my coaching practice I focus on the clients strengths, bringing forth all the good, positives qualities you have and encourage you to grow with them. You will take the VIA strengths survey and we will work within those areas.
Coaching is NOT therapy or counseling. It is about facilitating personal breakthroughs, which allow you to work for different results. You can stop beating your head against the wall and allow yourself to break free from what is not working in your life. Many people seek coaching for greater self-awareness, to change their perception, to get clear about life decisions and goals, and then to act and to be held accountable for their decisions.
Many of my clients are asking the following question when they come to coaching:
• I want to move myself forward mentally, physically or spiritually at Quantum speed, what do I need to do to make this happen?
• How do I find useful breakthrough’s that are meaningful to my life at this moment in time.
• I want to understand my intuition and how to use it effectively in my life to make decisions, knowing the answers are accurate for me.
• I want to live my life mindfully every moment of everyday. What is being mindful and how do I use?
• I am tired of painful life lessons and want to change my responses, and actions to live more at peace, what do I need to change?
• How do I manifest my greatest desires, wants, and needs?
• How do I find my souls purpose in this crazy, busy lifestyle I live?
My specialty is Intuitive coaching where I teach you how to use your own knowledge and wisdom to find the answers you are looking for. I use positive psychology to work with your own positive strengths to find your inner wisdom and to slow down enough to hear the answers your inner wisdom is telling you.
Contact me today to schedule your free consultation to find out if coaching is right for you at [email protected]
by Angela Blaha | Jul 24, 2013 | Coaching
Surrender is a scary word. It’s a very powerful word for me, even the thought of the word sends chills down my arms. For me, surrender means to give up control, all control. It raises all sorts of emotions for me, like panic, fear, loss, peace, and even joy. Although it is pretty scary to think about giving in, at the same time there’s a sense of peace of not having to be in charge. To just let go. There’s a real sense of freedom to letting go.
To surrender, to give in, to loose all control, I’m pretty sure I have never really don’t that, ever! How does one completely surrender?
I know that is what I need to do and it’s why I’m laying here on my back with stitches, no lifting, bending or twisting for 3 months. So how do I begin to surrender – what is the first step? And what am I surrendering to?
I begin my journey to surrender by becoming aware – the word surrender is not a common word I use, nor do I hear it used very often. However, one morning during meditation it popped into my head and has remained there for some time now. I work with it for a while, leave it and then return. It seems to be such a huge concept that I cannot deal with it all at once, so I simply leave it and return when the time is right.
Awareness is always the first step in anything I do. I am aware that I need to surrender, but to what am I surrendering? To God, myself, my soul, my life, what? All of the above, probably.
Next, I meditate. I have been meditating on the word. Asking all kinds of questions around the concept. Today I finally received a message. To focus on what I really want…really that’s it, that’s all I have to do to surrender? Most likely not, but for today it is what I have to do. So I put my goals, desires and wishes down on paper. Now I wait!
Until further information is received, that’s all I can do. Wait! It’s almost a big a word as surrender. I’m not very patient, so this is hard. But what do I wait for? I wait for the opportunities to reveal themselves. And when the opportunities reveal themselves, then I allow them to take shape. I allow them to present themselves and to actually act on them. When opportunities present themselves, we question whether it’s the right thing to do, or if this is just my ego telling me I should do it. Take the risk, what is there to loose? I can hear many of you saying OMG or cringing at the thought of taking the risk. But really what do you have to loose? Instead think about all that you will gain by surrendering and taking a new risk.
In retrospect, surrender really isn’t that scary of a word. When we put everything into a positive perspective and break it down into workable format, everything can be simplified to fit who we are. Just surrender, hand things over to spirit and take the risk.
