Real.Life Check Up: Health

May 31, 2017 / Dale Wilsher / Life Coaching /

Yesterday I ran the Bolder Boulder, a 10K race, that winds through the streets of Boulder, Colorado, while bands play, belly-dancers perform, and neighbors cheer. It’s an absolute blast. And, even more important for an accomplishment-driven woman like me (I’m a Doer and a D on the DISC), it was one of my 2017 health goals. Do you have health goals for this year? If so, have you written them down? And if you did that, do you remember where you put them? It’s not enough to just think about your goals. Thinking engages the right hemisphere of your brain but writing engages the left hemisphere of your brain, the side that generates logic and planning. If you want to […]

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Real.Life Check-Up: WORK

May 16, 2017 / Dale Wilsher / Life Coaching /

Are you living wholly, fully, abundantly, and intentionally? That is our question. It’s a big one, with high standards, and wide borders. And it’s important since this is the only life we’ve got. In the last two posts, we’ve looked at whole, full, abundant, and intentional living in two big areas: personal growth and relationships. Today we will look at work. Are you living large in your area of service, whether you get paid or not? Do you consider your work a job or a career? What if you could take that up a notch and think of your work as your calling? Now, that’s something to shoot for. 60% of Christians have NO idea about their calling. Do you know […]

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Spending Time on the Skinny Branches

May 12, 2017 / Dale Wilsher / Life Coaching /

In Morocco the goats are crazy. Or maybe I should say motivated. They are so into the the fruit of the argan tree that they will risk life and limb to get a taste. Just look at them. At first I thought they were crazy, but now I think they are AWESOME. They absolutely inspire me. I’ve recently been introduced to the term skinny branches. Have you heard that before? Skinny branches refer to the places in our lives that we don’t feel secure. The places that make us feel uncomfortable. The places that scare the life out of us. Skinny branches are the places of greatest risk. And these crazy goats regularly head out on the skinny branches, and I want […]

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Real.Life.Relationship Check-Up

May 1, 2017 / Dale Wilsher / Uncategorized /

How’d you score on last week’s Personal Growth quiz? Take it here, if you haven’t already. To be honest, most of us don’t score very high. In a world that is chaotic, confusing, and overwhelming, it’s not easy to live intentionally and with great clarity. Not many of know what our strengths are although we are certain of our weaknesses. I have yet to meet a person that is free from their inner critic voice. And almost every one of my clients has wanted help understanding their mission and purpose. Research shows that at least 60% of Christians don’t know their purpose or their calling. In my experience that number is much higher. If you are feeling brave and curious, […]

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A Real Life Check-Up

April 25, 2017 / Dale Wilsher / Life Coaching /

We all know how important regular health exams and doctor visits are for the maintenance of our physical well-being. They detect problems we can’t see and provide solutions we don’t have. But what about the rest of your life? Is it healthy? Is your Real Life the best it can be? What if there are problems you’re not aware of that could harm your heart, soul, mind or strength? What if your Real Life could be even better than you ever imagined? Over the next several weeks I will be providing you with a list of questions (just a few at a time, although today’s is the longest) to help you determine the health of your life. These questions will address if […]

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Three New Parenting Talks for 2017

April 12, 2017 / Dale Wilsher / Life Coaching, Parenting /

Hey MOPS and MOPSNext Moms! I’ve got three new parenting talks for your groups. Three Life Coaching Tools for Moms: Do you feel overwhelmed by the seemingly endless needs of your family? Are you tired and depleted wondering how you are going to get it all done? Do you ever feel resentful, like you are doing all the work, and you have no choice but to make it happen? Or do you feel insecure sometimes thinking that you are not good enough or something is wrong with you? Not to worry–help is on the way–Dale will teach you about three specific life coaching tools to help each mom find balance, make wise decisions, and live confidently. How to Raise Authentic, Responsible, and Capable Kids From her experience as a […]

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Please Listen to those Nudges from God

February 6, 2017 / Dale Wilsher / Authenticity & Struggle /

Saturday night at church was rough. I’ve been riding the edge of some challenging thoughts and circumstances for some time now, wondering where God was in the midst of my struggles, but on Saturday night I fell in. I was overwhelmed by fear, anger, and hurt (all the fun emotions) and could not stop crying. I’ve never been so thankful for the dim lighting in there. I made it through the closing song and on my way out a dear woman, whom I’ve never met before, hands me her program. She had been sitting behind me and must have seen me losing it. She said, “God wanted me to give you this.” I forced a smile, thanked her, and kept walking to the […]

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Good News When You Are Not Ready for Christmas

December 23, 2016 / Dale Wilsher / Christmas /

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Time is running out. So the big question is: Have you completed everything on your Christmas to-do list? Most years for me, the answer is “almost” and then I run around like crazy trying to tie up all the loose ends to make sure the Christmas spirit is palpable at my house. Some years I make it but then I am completely exhausted. Other years, like the last few, I don’t quite get everything done and end up feeling, shall we say, incomplete. And I worry that I’m letting my children down by not doing enough to celebrate the season. I worry that I’m letting God down by not glorifying Him enough. I even feel like […]

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Jesus in Disguise

December 19, 2016 / Dale Wilsher / Christmas /

There is a man at my church, a very nice man, who doesn’t recognize me half the time. It’s become a bit comical because I know him pretty well. I know his lovely wife. I know his kids too. And whenever I don’t wear makeup to church, he walks right past me as if I’m in disguise. I’ll say “Hi!” and he’ll look at me like I’m a stranger until I remind him of my first name. There are two reasons for this, I think: He doesn’t recognize me because I don’t fit his expectations. When people get older, bigger, smaller or made over or under, in my case, they no longer match the mental picture we have of […]

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Bringing the Christmas Story Alive

November 30, 2016 / Dale Wilsher / Christmas /

This is our nativity scene this year. I know. It looks a bit bleak, doesn’t it? No, my toddlers didn’t eat baby Jesus or break the head off the magi, although that’s not out of the realm of possibilities. We did this on purpose. And you can too…to bring the Christmas story alive for your whole family. Read more to find out how: Bringing the Christmas Story Alive

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