Traci Philips, the Innate Coach Blog

I recently had the chance to sit down with a long-time friend who has been going through a lot in the past year. His question to me was, “if I am to believe I am the Creator of everything in my life, then it seems like I’ve been F-ing up pretty badly.” I looked...

She was only two when my daughter taught me one of the most important rules of leadership. It had been a real day. My husband was away, and I had been playing single parent for over a week. Big hats off to those who do this all the time! On top of that, being two, my...

We’ve all been here before. The beginning of a New Year with its promise, potential and possibility. Yet, we also tend to approach the new in the same manner we did the old, expecting to create change. Reminds me of the definition of insanity. So, what to do? It’s a...

This is the time of the year we often find ourselves looking back at what we have experienced, done and accomplished in order to assess both where we are and to plan for where we are going. Lately, one of the discussions I’ve been having with clients, especially due...

As a woman, it’s interesting to look out at the world today and see how much it has changed since the times my grandmothers and mother were growing up. Yet, what I also see are a lot of the same issues around identity, capabilities and treatment that, I feel, have...

I’m often asked what makes someone “coachable?” Are there some people who seem to do more & go further with coaching than others? To this, my answer is, undeniably, YES! I believe being coachable is as much about approach & attitude as it is anything else. If...

Words. A new study sites that the average woman uses 20,000 words a day, while the average man comes in at approximately 7,000 words. The point here is not to dive into the reason for the number of words utilized by each gender, but to point out that words hold a...

One of the main focuses of my work is patterns. They are the only thing in life that is unchanging, and today, it feels like everything is changing. I first developed my interest in patterns during a two-year program that I took as an undergraduate. Western...

I recently had the opportunity to visit Paris with my family.  The second day in the City of Lights, we visited the Arc de Triomphe. Looking down from the top of the Arc, you get an amazing view of the city, the grand avenue, Champs-Élysées, and the other eleven...