I offer abundance (money) coaching. I offer life coaching. And now, after a decade hiatus, I am offering photography. i never quit photography totally, but 11 years after I closed the door on Ellen Yale Photography (my commercial/retail business) I am offering a limited selection of my services. It finally feels good again. I, Read More
The reason you feel like there’s not enough… the reason you sometimes feel poor… the reason you have a lack mentality is not because you don’t make enough money.It’s not that you don’t have enough saved.It’s not that you overspend. It’s that you are under-feeling. You are not fully feeling your feelings. Think of the reason you, Read More
I have been rereading the Tao de Ching, and I must need this idea in my life, because this jumped out at me… “When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.” Maybe I am feeling overwhelmed at balancing work and home life, parenting kids, parenting an aging parent, spousing, and well, the world right, Read More
I am breaking the rules again.My marketing team says to pick one thing to “fix”.One niche.One central idea of how I help people. But I’m getting older.I’m less inclined to do what I am told.(I’m such a scamp.) So I am going with more of a smorgasbord strategy.Not because I think it’s a better, Read More
I had a lovely reminder this week that we create what we seek to escape. By trying to avoid something we fear, we draw it to ourselves. Catch 22ish. Our thoughts, like “My kids should come home for Mother’s Day,” create feelings like hurt and sorrow, which drive us to take actions like being a, Read More
We all know that you can’t buy happiness. But… Money eliminates UNhappiness. At least for the basic costs to support yourself and your family. So, if your basic needs are met, what then? Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks says there are four pillars on which a happy life is built: I love this list because, Read More
You have heard it all. Eat less, move more.Spend less, invest more.Life can only be lived in the moment you are experiencing. Blah, blah, blah. Sigh. But knowing and doing are two separate things. It is applying what you know that trips most people up. Why aren’t you doing what you know you should, Read More
When money seems to be a problem… whether there doesn’t seem to be enough, or there is too much… remember that money flows both ways. If you don’t have enough, instead of holding tight to every last penny, try letting money flow out. Give a little something to someone else. Or try this: Give something, Read More
In a recent poll Americans say the “magic number’ to retire is $1.46 million dollars saved.That is 53% higher than people said they needed in 2020. Is that inflation or fear talking? Here is another number: Adults in the United States have an average of $88,400 saved toward retirement. What do you think about, Read More
I was just rewatching a Mike Birbiglia comedy special on Netflix, and here’s what he said about why he journals… “If you write down what you are saddest about you can see your own life as a story. And if you see your life as a story, sometimes you can zoom out and encourage, Read More