Being Hopeful – Rhoads Life Coaching

What does being hopeful mean for you? Have you ever paused long enough to focus your attention on what hope is and where it comes from? Whether we know it or not, our hopes are reflections of our values, priorities, vision, dreams, and fears. Being hopeful for something shows who we really are. What are you hopeful for?

Implicit in hope is an expectation that things will change for the better. Think about that for a second. Once we give up hope and our lives and the world becomes hopeless, we do not expect things to change. Hopelessness surrenders to the world staying the same. Somehow, being hopeful is implicit in being human. Our resilience to holding on to hope will get us through just about anything. Embedded in our survival is a vision of the future being better. What are you hopeful for?

So as we end this season and this year, take a few minutes and observe your own hope. What does being hopeful mean for your personally? Where do you sense it in your body? What do you need to do point yourself towards the change that is required to achieve what you are hopeful for? – www.rhoadscoaching.com

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December 29, 2017

Purposeful Change Series Starts Next Thursday!

Class starts next Thursday, January 4th at 7:00! Come join us and create an intentional start to your new year!

Purposeful Change Series –

taking your yoga practice off the mat

Hosted by Grace Tree Yoga & Growth Studio

Thursday evenings, January 4 – February 22, 2018• 7:00 – 8:00 pm 8933 Cincinnati-Dayton Road • West Chester, OH 45069 Investment: $140.00 E-mail: info@gracetreestudio.com www.gracetreestudio.com I am excited to announce that in collaboration with Gracetree Yoga & Growth Studio, I will be hosting the upcoming series! Follow the Gracetree link to their workshop page to join us! Purposeful Change is an 8-week, 1-hour/session series that looks at practical applications for taking the mindfulness and self-exploration of yoga out into daily life. Participants in this course will be introduced to methods of approaching daily tasks, relationships, careers, etc. in an intentional way, allowing for alignment between their internal and external worlds. Rhoads Life Coaching - Purposeful Change

Rhoads Life Coaching - Purposeful Change

The mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual benefits of yoga are well documented. This course will explore connecting those benefits with purposeful choices through guided meditation, writing exercises, and group discussion. This course helps develop an internal awareness of the complex range of thoughts, emotions, and beliefs that we feel about change. By developing a greater understanding of how each person experiences and deals with change, we can make more intentional choices in facing change in our daily lives. This series is related to personal development and not Karma work. Send questions to jrhoads.coach@gmail.com. www.rhoadscoaching.com finding purpose and meaning in daily life ]]>

December 29, 2017

Purposeful Change Series Starts Next Thursday!

Class starts next Thursday, January 4th at 7:00! Come join us and create an intentional start to your new year!

Purposeful Change Series –

taking your yoga practice off the mat

Hosted by Grace Tree Yoga & Growth Studio

Thursday evenings, January 4 – February 22, 2018• 7:00 – 8:00 pm
8933 Cincinnati-Dayton Road • West Chester, OH 45069

Investment: $140.00

E-mail: info@gracetreestudio.com www.gracetreestudio.com

I am excited to announce that in collaboration with Gracetree Yoga & Growth Studio, I will be hosting the upcoming series! Follow the Gracetree link to their workshop page to join us!

Purposeful Change is an 8-week, 1-hour/session series that looks at practical applications for taking the mindfulness and self-exploration of yoga out into daily life. Participants in this course will be introduced to methods of approaching daily tasks, relationships, careers, etc. in an intentional way, allowing for alignment between their internal and external worlds.

Rhoads Life Coaching - Purposeful Change The mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual benefits of yoga are well documented. This course will explore connecting those benefits with purposeful choices through guided meditation, writing exercises, and group discussion.

This course helps develop an internal awareness of the complex range of thoughts, emotions, and beliefs that we feel about change. By developing a greater understanding of how each person experiences and deals with change, we can make more intentional choices in facing change in our daily lives.

This series is related to personal development and not Karma work.

Send questions to jrhoads.coach@gmail.com.

www.rhoadscoaching.com

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December 17, 2017

Bringing Light to the Darkness – Rhoads Life Coaching

Our culture, whether we are aware of it or not, has spent an enormous amount to time and energy celebrating bringing light into the darkness. Something about being human is fulfilled by the hope illumination brings. Each year we experience a collective convergence as we pass through the holiday season and our cultures and religions orient themselves towards the days beginning to increase in length again and light begins to overtake the darkness of winter.

There are many layers to the symbolism of this image. It is possible to process this illumination at a personal, family, community, and planetary level. At its simplest level, we can literally see more light shining into each day as the planet tips back towards the sun. There is also the opportunity for personal growth as we bring light to the dark places of ourselves, illuminating the shadows that we fear. By bringing more light to our own personal darkness, we illuminate those around us and ultimately the world itself.

It isn’t an accident that we light candles and decorate our homes with lights. Even if you aren’t a religious person, it is difficult to not get caught up in the collective celebration of illumination. As you celebrate the end of the year, what parts of you will benefit by being illuminated? How will you continue your growth and development as we pass the winter solstice and more light is brought to the darkness? – www.rhoadscoaching.com

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December 9, 2017

Repetition – Rhoads LIfe Coaching

There are things we repeat (over and over) that become our habits (good and bad). Think for a few seconds about some of the repetition and patterns you have created over the course of your life… The way you get dressed, or how you eat your eggs, or the stories your tell yourself about who you are or what you are worth… How many times have you repeated those habits (hundreds, thousands)?

To change an old habit we need to counter-act it with repetition of a good habit. All of the self-help books and videos out there offer options for doing just that. Some work and some don’t. John Wooden’s whole philosophy around winning as a team was and being successful as a person was embodied in repeating over and over what it looked like to succeed (all the way down to how to tie your shoes as an athlete). What in your life are you so passionate about that you are willing to make that kind of effort? What do you want for your life and how motivated are you to make it happen? The first steps begin with repeating the habits that will lead you to your goals.

What repeating do you need to make to reach the vision you have for yourself? What old repetitions are getting in the way? – www.rhoadscoaching.com

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December 3, 2017December 9, 2017

Introspection – Looking Inside Ourselves – Rhoads Life Coaching

Introspection is the act of slowing down & looking inside ourselves to observe our internal world. Until we look inside we can’t see the whole picture.

We have each developed a software code that runs who we are as a person. It addresses all of the internal and external things we experience. It determines how we react to everything and how well we are able to react to the world around us. Frequently this code needs to be inspected. Is there a glitch? Have you applied a filter to your system that is not benefiting you? Do you have a bug in your code that needs to be fixed? The only way to find out is to be introspective and look inside to inspect how your insides work.

So how to begin? What does introspection look like for you? In our fast-paced world it is difficult to focus time, energy and attention inside. Stopping long enough to observe thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations is a good start. Asking ‘why do I feel this way?’ or ‘what does this sensation need?’ can become a habit of observing without judgement. The value of introspection is in acknowledging the different parts of ourselves and observing whether those parts are reacting to the world in a healthy way. – www.rhoadscoaching.com

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November 26, 2017

How Much Do We Exaggerate? – Rhoads Life Coaching

How much do you we exaggerate what we relate about our lives? Do you add a few degrees of drama in relating an exciting story? Do you downplay how much you worry, or are hurt? This tendency to increase or decrease the reality of our situation comes at a price. We push the way we relate ourselves to others toward the extremes.

Consider the possibility that nearly every form of entertainment, advertising, and social media is exaggerated to some degree. How much does that influence how we relate to each other? It becomes difficult to have empathy for ourselves or others when we only see their highlight reel on our phones; or to find common ground when every encounter is either the best or worst thing that has ever happened to us.

How can you reduce this exaggeration? The language we use to communicate is important. Removing the expectation for every event to be life changing (awesome, epic, huge), allows for perfectionism to be taken out of our experiences. Practice noticing where you exaggerate. Try to reduce that exaggeration by even a small percent. If you could reduce the amount of exaggeration in your thoughts and language, you can have more room for life to be meaningful and fulfilling. – www.rhoadscoaching.com

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November 19, 2017

We Are All Connected – Rhoads Life Coaching

It is difficult to overstate the idea that we are all connected. In the “Power of Vulnerability”, Brene Brown says that as human beings we are hard-wired for connection. She takes it a step further and states it is part of our purpose to be connected to others and the world. If connection is our purpose, the intent of how we achieve connection changes dramatically. We are not being fully human if we aren’t looking for meaningful and purposeful connection with others.

By not connecting to those around us we are not fulfilling our purpose.

Are you isolating yourself? Do you know someone who is? What do you need to do about it? – www.rhoadscoaching.com

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November 12, 2017November 8, 2017

Keeping Accounts – Rhoads Life Coaching

It takes time, energy, and effort to keep track of what we believe we are owed. This applies to relationships as well as money and time. What we don’t realize is the toll it takes in keeping accounts. What are the emotional and relational accounts you can let go?

In recording this video I realized it could be misunderstood that I am advocating removing relationships from our lives. Please do no misunderstand. Keeping accounts in terms of relationships is about you as the individual. There is a price you pay my keeping track of what you believe you are owed. There is a negative charge that you hold onto and that holding is a reflection of who you are as a person, not the state of the relationship. You have the right to not be negative and letting go of keeping accounts is one method of accepting that right.

It is also interesting to consider the accounts we keep in relation to ourselves. For some of us, we are our own worst critic. What is the amount of energy and time you spend on keeping track of all of the errors you have made? What can be erased from that ledger to allow for room to heal and grow? – www.rhoadscoaching.com

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November 8, 2017December 11, 2017

Purposeful Change Series

Taking your yoga practice off the mat

Hosted by Grace Tree Yoga & Growth Studio

Thursday evenings, January 4 – February 22, 2018• 7:00 – 8:00 pm
8933 Cincinnati-Dayton Road • West Chester, OH 45069

Investment: $140.00 [Early bird discount of $15: if pre-registered by December 15^th. Early bird price: $125.00]

E-mail: info@gracetreestudio.com www.gracetreestudio.com

I am excited to announce that in collaboration with Gracetree Yoga & Growth Studio, I will be hosting the upcoming series! Follow the Gracetree link to their workshop page to join us!

This series is related to personal development and not Karma work.

Send questions to jrhoads.coach@gmail.com.

www.rhoadscoaching.com

finding purpose and meaning in daily life

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