Chris Jordan Coaching

01/08/2023

Personal Coaching by Chris Jordan for: Life Balance; Personal Growth and Fulfillment; Career and Life Purpose; Personal way-finding; Relationships; Health and Wellness; Spirituality, Meditation, and Yoga; The Arts and Creativity; More...

11/07/2022

Motivation! We can all use some, right?

The drive to be your best can be hard to muster right about now. Here are some ways to get your mojo back.

07/07/2022

An amusing and provocative read... (and yes, I did have to look up the meaning of "tumbrel").

"And I don’t believe most people are lazy. They would love to be fully, deeply engaged in something worthwhile, something that actually mattered, instead of forfeiting their limited hours on Earth to make a little more money for men they’d rather throw fruit at as they pass by in tumbrels." (-Tim Kreider)

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I offer coaching for:
• Personal Growth and Fulfillment
• Career Wayfinding
• Life Purpose
• Life Balance
• Relationships
• Health and Wellness
• Spirituality, Meditation, and Yoga
• The Arts and Creativity
• More
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We’ve been “productive” enough — produced way too much, in fact. And there is too much that urgently needs to be done.

06/28/2022

Being and Doing: A Lesson from Archery

Archery–using a bow and arrow to hit a target–can be a great metaphor for any mindful, intentional action.

While there are important skills to exercise and practice in archery: proper stance; balance; coordination; depth perception; aim; nocking the arrow; drawing the bow; etc., the activity also requires a serious head game: single-pointed focus and concentration, clarity of mind, patience, and presence. You can’t be checking Facebook if you want to hit the target. Nor can you plan your grocery list or argue with your dog about when it is time for a walk (not that you will ever win that one). Even the subtle mind-chatter must settle down. Get too carried away with the inner dialog (“I’ve got this; I’m going to nail it…”) and you will likely miss the mark.

Archery requires a full presence of BEING in the MOMENT right NOW. You fill the moment with awareness: of your technique, your breathing, your mind, the target, the sights, sounds, atmosphere all around you, your inner BEING. It is only when the body and mind settle into stillness that there’s any prayer of the arrow being released the right way.

And then comes the clincher. Once we are ready, we come into an intuitive, instinctual knowing of the right “when” to release the arrow. There may be a hesitation, murmur of anticipation, or a voice of “not yet,” or “now,” but then it happens. All at once. The arrow flies. Gone!

What I find remarkable is that the actual action of “shooting” the arrow is just a simple release. It is accomplished by letting go. How radical is that? We DO something by letting go! And how well we let go is based on how we are BEING. If we have prepared well for the action, in full presence of BEING in the MOMENT, the relatively small act of doing, when we arrive, will be much more aligned with our clarity and intentions.

We often spend too much concern with DOING. What should we do? How? Why? With whom? This metaphor is an invitation to bring your BEING to the forefront of whatever it is that you are engaged with right now, whether reading this post, walking to the coffee pot, checking the time, whatever… If you can be fully present, how might this affect your next action, your next spoken word, your next glance, your next turn of the steering wheel? How are you showing up for yourself and the world in this continuous, flowing, NOW of pre-action, pre-next thing? What will this presence of BEING inspire in you?

So, please take a moment, take stock of your BEING. Breathe, look around, listen, feel yourself contained within your skin, feel the air around you. Notice your emotions, posture, your energy, your sense of flow or resistance. Whatever the next arrow in your quiver is, or represents to you, give it time, space, and awareness. Settle in. And when it is the right time, let it go!

–Chris Jordan

I offer coaching for:
• Spirituality, Meditation, and Yoga
• Life Balance
• Personal Growth and Fulfillment
• Life Purpose
• Relationships
• Health and Wellness
• The Arts and Creativity
• More
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06/22/2022

The simple practice of meditation has real benefits, both experiential and scientifically verified. While the instructions for meditation sound simple, it does take regular practice. Ultimately, it is about "being within" an open awareness, rather than doing or accomplishing a technique.

I offer coaching for:
• Spirituality, Meditation, and Yoga
• Life Balance
• Personal Growth and Fulfillment
• Life Purpose
• Relationships
• Health and Wellness
• The Arts and Creativity
• More

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Meditation has drawn scientists' attention for its potential to benefit both mental and physical health.

06/14/2022

Should you walk away or re-evaluate (and adjust) what can be changed?

I offer coaching for:
• Life Balance
• Personal Growth and Fulfillment
• Life Purpose
• Relationships
• Health and Wellness
• Spirituality, Meditation, and Yoga
• The Arts and Creativity
• More

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With the Great Resignation set to continue, young and burned out workers will lead the way. But is quitting the best solution to burnout? CNBC Make It finds out.

06/06/2022

The Great Resignation is a wave of change. When to make a move in your career?

I also offer coaching for:
• Life Balance
• Personal Growth and Fulfillment
• Life Purpose
• Relationships
• Health and Wellness
• Spirituality, Meditation, and Yoga
• The Arts and Creativity
• More
$35/session

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Despite loss of income during the pandemic, skyrocketing gas prices and inflation near record highs, the job market is still relatively hot and Americans are leaving their posts in droves. In March,...

06/04/2022

Now Hiring: The Emotionally Intelligent!

I also offer coaching for:

• Life Balance
• Personal Growth and Fulfillment
• Career and Life Purpose
• Relationships
• Health and Wellness
• Spirituality, Meditation, and Yoga
• The Arts and Creativity
• More

$35/session

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Find out key ways to show off your emotional intelligence during a job interview.

06/02/2022

Okay, so we might not all be able to find a brilliant 5-year-old for a life coach.

While I'm nearly a 1/2 century older, I do offer coaching for:

• Life Balance
• Personal Growth and Fulfillment
• Career and Life Purpose
• Relationships
• Health and Wellness
• Spirituality, Meditation, and Yoga
• The Arts and Creativity
• More

$35/session
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A child’s advice for coping with anxiety has gone viral after his mother shared it on Twitter. (Hint: It involves doughnuts, dinosaurs and Dolly Parton.)

06/02/2022

There is some exciting research about the benefits of meditation.

Book a coaching session to explore how meditation could work for you.

I also offer coaching for:

• Life Balance
• Personal Growth and Fulfillment
• Career and Life Purpose
• Relationships
• Health and Wellness
• Spirituality, Meditation, and Yoga
• The Arts and Creativity
• More

$35/session

https://www.facebook.com/BeechHillsCoaching

Science is showing that meditation is very deserving of its newfound fame.