When you think back to this past Memorial Day weekend, are you where you thought'd you be by Labor Day? How effective were your choices this summer? Did they get you closer to or farther from where you want to be? 

Saturday evening was one of the sweetest nights I have had in awhile. Dane and I planned a night out to celebrate each other. We needed an evening to celebrate completing my life coaching training, Dane successfully hosting his first youth hockey camp, and that we both recently started new jobs. Although we were celebrating recent accomplishments, the night felt long overdue. We acknowledge how busy we have been this summer and realized it had been a while since we took some time just to be present and rejoice in our lives.

This week's post features guest writer, Kate. Kate is a Co-Active trained coach from Mankato, MN. Something pretty amazing happened to her this weekend and I thought what better place to share her story than my blog so that all of you can witness her experience too. 

Here's your Kate snippet (this is her writing now, not mine!): As I approached the last of a five course series to become a Co-Active Coach this weekend, I found myself swimming in hesitation, self-doubt and fear. My saboteur, the critical voice in my head, took over my thoughts, and I felt defeated. This was an all too familiar place, and I couldn't get out of it. 

ENJOY!

At what point does gratitude stop being gratitude, and becomes a really sugar coated excuse?