Traci Philips, the Innate Coach Blog

On our recent family vacation, I had the occasion to listen to an interview with Nely Galán, a media mogul and author of the recently published book, Self Made: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant and Rich In Every Way. Although I liked a lot of what Galán did say, I...

When I was in college, there was a required 2-year course called Western Civilization. It was a holistic and very thorough study of the history of civilization from Mesopotamia to the current day (at that time, the late 1980's) The course was rigorous and took up a...

This morning, I was listening to the radio, and a woman was talking about all of the reasons to be grateful if you are single at this time of the year.  “Hmm”, I thought, “this is a new perspective!”  I mean, normally, this is the time of year we begin to hear all...

Recently, I've been finding myself speaking with others a lot about the concept of expectation vs acceptance. Others have mentioned that they feel somewhat lost if they don't expect certain things in their lives, and feel unsure with the thought of just letting go and...

Many times when we look at things like challenges, we immediately focus on the "challenge" aspect.  This is where considering approach comes in handy.  When doing anything, I like to follow this step process: Intention - write out your intention for taking on the...

When I was 6 years old, I became a competitive swimmer. I had been swimming for awhile, at that point, and I was good. In fact, I was so good, even at 6, that I quickly became the team’s #1 breast stroker. The thing is, I did love the sport. I loved it very much –...