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Jennie Antolak
Apr 24, 20213 min read
On the Brink of Everything: Grace,Gravity & Getting Old by Parker J. Palmer
Often when clients are struggling with life it has more to do with people clinging to “what was” or “what might be” that they miss out on...
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Jennie Antolak
Apr 21, 20213 min read
Coaching for Change by John L. Bennet & Mary Wayne Bush
How do we effectively support others in maintaining momentum when a feeling of instability is telling them to stop? What approaches can...
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Jennie Antolak
Apr 18, 20213 min read
The Places that Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön
Are you searching for resources to support clients who are being confronted with challenges fraught with fear and daunting uncertainty? ...
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Jennie Antolak
Apr 16, 20212 min read
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Book review by Emily Koski, Certified Life Coach Practitioner How many of your clients long to deepen their relationships? What clients...
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Jennie Antolak
Apr 13, 20213 min read
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Book Review by Diane Hummon We all search for meaning in our lives. Meaning gives us a sense of wholeness and significance. It also...
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Jennie Antolak
Apr 12, 20215 min read
The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal
Book Review: by Jill Stuber, Certified Life Coach Practitioner Willpower is often a struggle for each of us and our clients. We want...
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Jennie Antolak
Apr 9, 20213 min read
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
Book Review by Karina Muller Clients often come to coaching expressing their everyday life is leaving them flat, void of energy, and...
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Jennie Antolak
Apr 6, 20219 min read
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Book Review by Patricia Mudoy One of our innate desires is to be happy and yet, so many of us don’t have a clue of how to obtain it....
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Jennie Antolak
Apr 4, 20214 min read
Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
Book Review by Becky Mollenkamp, Certified Life Coach Practitioner For many people it is not their lack of commitment or capability that...
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Jennie Antolak
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Simple Steps to Creativity
"The chief enemy of creativity is "good" sense." -- Pablo Picasso
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Jennie Antolak
Sep 14, 20203 min read
Review of "Never Split the Difference"
By Chris Voss Reviewed by Joey Ihle Chris Voss spent 24 years as one of the FBI’s top hostage negotiators. He now owns a firm called the...
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Jennie Antolak
Sep 9, 20203 min read
One is NOT the Loneliest Number
“As for now I’m gonna hear the saddest songs and sit alone and wonder.” -Dashboard Confessional Three Dog Night expressed in two simple...
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Jennie Antolak
Jun 26, 202021 min read
Review of The Art of Possibility
Authors: Rosamund Stone Zander & Benjamin Zander Book Review Written By: William Rees It is said that once you learn a foreign language...
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Jennie Antolak
May 19, 20204 min read
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
Big Leap is a really motivating deep dive into the concepts of “limiting beliefs” giving real life application to how to overcome them.
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Jennie Antolak
May 13, 20205 min read
Before Happiness Book Review
Book Review by: William Rees - Book Title: Before Happiness Author: Shawn Achor As I get more comfortable in Learning Journeys’ gentle...
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Jennie Antolak
May 5, 20205 min read
Don't Stop Trying Amidst the Chaos
written by Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC Five lessons, 10 hours and $400 later, I know nothing about singing. While I believed I was hiring a...
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Jennie Antolak
Apr 30, 20202 min read
If I Let Me Be Free
This special piece is from Tirzah McPherson-Lewis. It was a writing exercise as part of the Narrative Coaching certification. Enjoy!!!...
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Jennie Antolak
Apr 24, 20204 min read
Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead written by Tara Mohr
Playing Big is helpful in assisting clients understand what is keeping them from leaping and gaining the confidence to play big.
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Jennie Antolak
Apr 21, 20201 min read
Trust the Process
What really happens when we shift from rescuing clients to releasing responsibility? Most of us would deny we ever rescued a client. We...
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Jennie Antolak
Apr 1, 20204 min read
Whose Story is It Anyway?
The battle between belonging and becoming. The narratives we tell ourselves and how they cause us to lose ourselves.
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