http://www.heidistraube.com/articles Home for Reflections, Articles, Inspiration and Connection... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:24:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's hard to make changes in life. Whether you've decided to improve a relationship, change a career, or do something you've always wanted to do, you're up against many challenges. Committing to a new path involves breaking old habits, learning new ways of doing things, and having the tenacity and ... http://www.heidistraube.com/articles/-2-2/who-and-how-do-you-spend-your-time/ Have a project you want to do but can't get started? Set a timer for a short period of time, 15 minutes to an hour. Tell yourself you only have to do this new task for that period of time and then you can stop and go do something else ... http://www.heidistraube.com/articles//hot-tip-getting-past-procrastination/ Just wanted to make sure...did you know that I do phone sessions for career, life direction, and relationship counseling? Don't let the fact that you don't live in Houston stop you from working with me...(yes, yes, a great excuse, right? "Well, I'd love to work with Heidi, but she lives ... http://www.heidistraube.com/articles//counseling-at-a-distance/ Long ago and far away (I love that phrase, it has nothing to do with this article really ), I read an article in which a woman talked of a 10-day retreat. As she spoke of her days of being pampered, going within, and exploring what she really wanted to ... http://www.heidistraube.com/articles/-2-2/making-time-for-retreat-the-good-person-syndrome/ Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning and the first thing that I... Oops! Wrong song :) Let me try again. Woke up, it was a Tuesday morning and the first thing that I felt...was discouragement. Yes, discouragement. That dragging, cynical, nothing's ever going to ... http://www.heidistraube.com/articles/-2-2/dealing-with-discouragement/ "Honoring Inner. Creating Outer" has been my tag line for some time now. While it was originally designed to reflect my work in counseling and healing, where I help others to find their inner essence and express it in the outer world, it also serves to describe all of the ... http://www.heidistraube.com/articles/-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/new-photography-services/ The holidays are over, 2006 has passed, and the New Year has begun. And as you start the year, you remember all of the things you've been putting off but still intend to do.   Your tendency now is to jump in, ramp up that energy, and tackle what has ... http://www.heidistraube.com/articles/-2-2/a-different-new-years-resolution-slow-downand-listen-to-your-soul/   Last week, in the beginning of her session, a client of mine said sadly, "I feel like such a failure." My heart went out to her; I had similar feelings when I made some major leaps in my own life. But now I know, and I want her to ... http://www.heidistraube.com/articles/-2/are-you-a-failure/ Here's my first podcast! The recording of last month's teleseminar, "Striving is a Waste of Time." Click here to play... Enjoy..Thoughts and reflections welcome...  http://www.heidistraube.com/articles/-2-2-2-2-2-2/my-first-podcast/ Last week a client of mine who had signed up for a series of sessions with me e-mailed to say that he might need to postpone our meetings. "I really do want to make the leap and find the work that is right for me," he said, ... http://www.heidistraube.com/articles/-2-2-2-2-2/if-not-nowwhen/