Failure to Launch? Helping Young Adults Effectively Leave the Nest in a Post Pandemic World
As if figuring out how to adult as a late teen, early twentysomething wasn’t already hard enough, our newly minted adult children have lived through 2 years that have brought challenges their Generation X & Boomer parents never had to overcome. The term ‘Failure...
Flourishing After F*cking Up! Why Successful People Thrive after Face Planting
As humans, we f*ck up, A LOT! It is just part of the homo sapiens experience. It isn’t the failing that is the problem. It is our response in the aftermath that causes all the issues. Our reaction to our crash & burns and whether we give up or get up is truly the...
How to Go After & Achieve Your Goals During Uncertain Times
If one thing is certain, it is that living in today's world is uncertain. Humans like predictability and assurances that everything is going to be all right. It makes us feel safe and keeps our sympathetic nervous systems calm, cool, and collected. When we perceive a...
Sorry not Sorry. How to Live a Life Without Regrets
Life is short and then you die. Humans don’t particularly like to think about our own mortality, but not doing so occasionally keeps us putting off today what we think there will be a tomorrow for. Soon tomorrow turns into next month, next month into next year, and...
The Practice of Positive Thinking and Why it Matters
Are you someone who leans more toward ‘the sky is falling’ thinking rather than ‘everything is possible’? Do your pessimistic thoughts hold you back from creating the life you want? When you learn to manage your thoughts, you can create any result you desire in life....
7 Superpowers of Living with ADHD
If you are someone who has been diagnosed with or thinks they may have ADHD, you likely find yourself fixed on all the challenges living with your brain poses. But what if I told you that living with ADHD has some huge benefits? That’s right, I have learned that my...
Can’t Concentrate? 5 Ways to Find Focus in an Overstimulating World
Do you find yourself fighting to concentrate on tasks for long periods of time? Are you easily distracted, a daydreamer, thinking about 20 different things at once, or struggling to remember the thought you had 15 minutes ago? SQUIRREL! The world we live in today...
Motivation: A Mindset that Starts with Massive Action
If you feel stuck in life, you might believe it is your lack of motivation holding you back from achieving your goals. What if I told you that motivation is in fact not the problem, but it is your thoughts and actions keeping you back from making your big dreams come...
Choosing Vulnerability: How Being Your Authentic Self Leads to a Purpose Driven Life
Do you believe you are supposed to just go along to get along? Are you struggling, or just plain unwilling to be vulnerable and admit what it is you really want in life? When you are seeking to feel recognized, accepted, or belonging it can feel downright impossible...
Yes, You Can! Why Saying ‘Can’t’ is Self-Sabotage
Ever heard the saying, ‘If you believe, you can achieve’? This statement is 100% true. But you can’t just wish your dreams into existence! You must get serious, create a specific and realistic goal, establish a game plan for how you will accomplish the goal, put the...
Procrastination-Why Wait? How to Achieve Your Goals Now!
Telling yourself you ‘don’t have time’ or putting things off until the very last second will never create the results you want in life. Procrastination is a top killer of personal and professional aspirations. While this excuse feels oh so true, it is only a vicious...
Imposter Syndrome-Stop Thinking Like a Fraud and Start Acting Like a Boss
Do you ever feel like a fraud, like all your personal or professional achievements have been due to being in the right place at the right time, good luck, or just plain chance? Do you believe you are not competent, skilled, or talented even though others praise your...
Living in Carver County Podcast Special – Char Zielin-Mental Health Coach, Trauma Specialist & All-Around Bad Ass
Charlene Zielin is Mental Health Coach who takes her clients beyond therapy. Her method involves not just dealing with the issues around the source of the trauma but going beyond with a strategy to equip her clients with the tools and distinctions to function at...
You Don’t Need to Know Exactly What You Want to Get Your Life Together
You do not need to know exactly what you want to do or what your goals are before you can get your life together. People generally already know what they want, but they are usually too afraid to admit it or can’t see it for themselves. A purposeful coaching...
Surviving ADHD: 7 Ways to Get Your Head Out of your Ass and Get Sh!t Done
Can anyone relate to this story…. I get up, go to the kitchen to make coffee, I see a sock. I pick it up to put in the laundry. On my way to the laundry, I trip over a cat. I redirect to go feed the cat. Then I notice the dog. I stop my forward momentum and pivot...
Why It’s so Hard to Actually Change Your Behavior
6 Excuses People Give About Their Inability to Change I can't change. I've always been this way. I don't know how, I’m afraid of what I don’t know. I am too busy. I don’t have enough time. I’m not sure I am ready to do the work required to change. I don't have the...
To Vent or Not to Vent? Why Blowing Off Steam May Be Creating More Problems than Solutions
If you believe that screaming and punching a pillow will make you feel less angry, think again. Studies show that venting unpleasant emotions can reinforce those feelings. While bottling up your emotions isn’t going to help you process and solve your problems, going...
Anxiety-How to Keep Calm & Carry On
3 Big Mind Mistakes You’re Making Keeping You from Managing Your Anxiety The #1 question I receive from clients, colleagues, friends, family, and FB Community is, “How do I manage my anxiety?” I think the better question to be asking is, "What is causing my anxiety to...
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Charlene Zielin is a Success & Business Coach whose mission is to help professionals achieve more success, balance and joy at work and home.
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