I’m in an improv group FOR FUN! What some might consider pure torture, I enjoy. The challenge of coming up with decisions on the spot and committing to them is a healthy practice for me in my personal and professional life. We play a game called “New Choice.” Often times in coaching, people see only options when then make decisions. They can see a fork in the road where they must choose to go left or right. That’s it. When faced with only two choices, naturally … they get discouraged. But what if I as the coach yell, “NEW CHOICE!” In other words, “What other options do you have?” Life is improv … consider your options in decision making to rewire the brain.

Growing up in the church meant that I learned to pray … A LOT! And if prayer wasn’t working, we would consult people in our small group. In other words, don’t trust yourself … trust outside sources for the answers. Meanwhile, the older women in my life would ask, “What’s your gut say?” In my later years, during therapy I did a body audit of past decisions …