Introspection and Humor

In this busy world, I find it incredibly important to have time to laugh and reflect. I want people to start having internal discussions. Challenge yourself and learn to become more passionate about your beliefs, while having a release from the every-day drain. I meditate often and promote this experience, it helps us tap into things inside our minds that we don't often attempt to connect with. If we can get beyond ourselves and our self-imposed limitations, we will be able to accomplish so much more.

Integrative Wellness Coach and Active Lifestyle Adviser

Chris Wilkins is a Motivational Integrative Wellness Coach and Active Lifestyle Adviser from Phoenix, now based in Mapleton, Utah. His experience as an addictions and mental health therapist and life skills coach, as well as degrees in psychology and social work, have strengthened Chris' abilities to consult with individuals and groups in a confident, comfortable and effective manner. Chris is skilled at motivating clients to achieve goals and realize greater success and, as a result, happiness. Chris' innovative method is supportive yet challenging, and allows for clients to overcome self-imposed limitations and discard barriers to success. Chris works with clients in a wide variety of occupations and situations.
Areas of emphasis are:

Mindfulness Practice
Interpersonal Communication
Relationships
Spirituality
Exercise and Fitness
Nutrition

If you would like to begin a journey toward greater success, fulfillment, happiness, peace of mind/body/spirit and general well-being, contact Chris to determine if he can help clear your path and remove the clutter from your life in order to focus on goals and the best possible ways to achieve them. Initial consultations are free and services are catered to fit your schedule and individual needs.

Chris Wilkins, MSW, LMSW, CSW
Cell: (801) 318-1882
Email: thearizonaroom@gmail.com

**Wellness Coaching is NOT Mental Health counseling, treatment or therapy.

BrainSync

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Failures vs Learning Experiences

The best way to overcome a limitation or area of perceived weakness is to figure out how to make the weakness into a strength. Learn from the error, the lapse in judgment, the loss of time. Do not allow the event to overcome you, rather, overpower it.

As I meet with clients and even colleagues, I am astonished at how easily we allow little failures to bring us down. We catastrophize and make the issue into something of overwhelming force. This is usually not the case. More often, we are able to learn from the mistake.

There are countless times where I have failed. Rather than beat myself up, I learn from each mistake. I understand that I will continue to err and this will NEVER stop until I leave this earth. The only way to progress is to highlight the mistakes we have made, talk about what we learned from them, and map out a plan to prevent it from happening again.

As we do this, others take notice that we are mindful of our imperfections. They will be compelled to cut us some slack. Arrogance is a killer. We create more enemies by being prideful and haughty. Rather, if we show compassion and understanding when others fail, karma will return the favor to us in even greater ways.

Make today the best for you, your life, your family, and for your future.

Chris

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