Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Kim Barnwell Empowering Your Inner Leader ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://kimbarnwell.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Re-write Your History to Shape the Future You Desire!](https://kimbarnwell.com/re-write-your-history/) - Re-write Your HistoryHave you become a victim to your past? Decided you’re unlovable, unworthy, or less than because of the meaning you’ve assigned to the experiences you’ve had? Life happens, events occur – we see things, exchange words, experience feelings and then we use our interpretation of what we’ve experienced to assign meaning to it - [Failure Tells a Story. Feedback Offers Wisdom](https://kimbarnwell.com/re-framing-failure/) - Failure Tells a Story. Feedback Offers Wisdom.It is amazing how quickly we can turn an unfinished goal, a delay, or a change of direction into a judgment about ourselves.Something does not happen in the timeline we hoped for, or it quietly drops off our list altogether, and before long the mind wants to call it - [Do You See Who I See?](https://kimbarnwell.com/do-you-see-who-i-see/) - How are you seeing yourself? As we grow and evolve, we don’t always notice just how much we’ve grown and evolved and who we’ve become. We’re too close to ourselves to see ourselves as others see us. I recall one day when I was working at the bank (in my previous life), I was just - [Guilt's Gift](https://kimbarnwell.com/guilts-gift/) - Guilt and shame get such a bad rap. I understand how they may not be everyone’s cup of tea, neither guilt or shame make us feel good; it makes us feel small, like we want crawl under something and just disappear. Guilt and shame are awful feelings to have… however if they can serve a - [EGO - Lose It or Strengthen It?](https://kimbarnwell.com/ego-lose-it-or-strengthen-it/) - For the first time today, I saw the term “ego strengthening”, as I was reading an article, and something popped inside my mind. There are many schools of thought that encourage people to lose or diminish their ego mind. This idea has never really felt right to me (or maybe my ego’s been fighting me - [Listen to the Language of Your Emotions](https://kimbarnwell.com/listen-to-the-language-of-your-emotions/) - For years this phrase has decorated my computer and only today did the meaning of it finally dawn on me as I reflected on a response I’d made to an e-mail. Language of Your Emotions Emotions don’t speak – we do. We feel the energy moving inside us (emotion = energy in motion) and interpret - [Co-Creating Reality Tip #2 - Cause and Effect; Interrupting the Flow of Thoughts and Emotions](https://kimbarnwell.com/reality-alchemy-2-understanding-cause-and-effect/) - What Came First, The Chicken or the Egg??? You know what it’s like to get caught up in an emotional downward spiral. One moment you’re feeling fabulous and suddenly you’re aware that you’ve somehow spun into a negative funk. You realize you’ve become angry, frustrated, or critical; thinking thoughts that are perpetuating the mood. How - [Co-creating Reality Tip #1 – Consciously Choose Your Attitude](https://kimbarnwell.com/reality-alchemy-1-attitude-lifters/) - Our attitudes have a direct effect on how we experience our reality. Whether you see the cup as half empty or half full doesn’t really matter; what matters is what you make that mean. Does “half empty” mean there’s plenty of room for more, or that you’re getting low? Does “half full” mean that your - [Trying to Figure It All Out?](https://kimbarnwell.com/trying-to-figure-it-all-out/) - Do you try too hard to “figure” it all out? Being aware of the power within you to consciously create your life, do you find yourself sometimes dissecting the events of your day, trying to figure out what “YOU” did to get what you got? The other day my partner came home looking exhausted. He - [Attitude Lifter! The Power of Sincere Validation](https://kimbarnwell.com/attitude-lifter/) - Never underestimate the power of a kind word. Feels great to hear and just as great to give. We can all use a bit of validating - a reminder of our unique awesomeness! Validation - [What Is So Difficult About NO?](https://kimbarnwell.com/what-is-so-difficult-about-no/) - Do you have a hard time saying no? I do. Whenever my honey, a colleague, friend or even a stranger asks me something that I need or want to say no to, I find it emotionally challenging. I’ve been curious about this lately – why it feels so awkward, and how lately, I’ve even felt - [Attracting Miracles in Sedona](https://kimbarnwell.com/attracting-miracles/) - I love setting an intention, forgetting that I’ve done so and then being surprised as I experience the magic of how it manifests as a reality! This is exactly what happened last week while on vacation in Sedona, Arizona. As Daniel and I were venturing out on a vortex trek to Bell Rock one morning - [Choices – Realizing What You're Really Saying Yes and No To?](https://kimbarnwell.com/choices-realizing-what-you-are-really-saying-yes-and-no-to/) - Consider that every choice you make has an effect. Every time you say yes to something/one, you are saying no to something/one else. What you say yes to effects that which you say yes and no to and what your say no to affects that which you say no and yes to. This little insight - [The Guy in the Glass](https://kimbarnwell.com/the-guy-in-the-glass/) - I was at a seminar last night with Ron White - The Memory Guy and he recited this poem by memory. That was not the most amazing feat he demonstrated - however the poem itself really resonated with me in respect to the work I do with my clients. I see my work as helping - [Coaching With Compassion](https://kimbarnwell.com/coaching-with-compassion/) - Coaching is a very magical experience. And research is continuing to uncover scientific proof - very exciting! Coaching with compassion can 'light up' human thoughts ScienceDaily (2010-11-19) -- Researchers have used an fMRI to document reactions in the human brain to compassionate and critical coaching methods. Students tended to activate areas of the brain associated with openness - [The Illusion of Attraction - Part ONE](https://kimbarnwell.com/the-illusion-of-attraction-part-one/) - I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard people ask, “Why didn’t it work? I did everything I was supposed to; I made myself think positively, envisioned the outcome I wanted, put it on my vision board, held the right emotions… I did everything the Law of Attraction told me to do. So, - [The Illusion of Attraction - Part Two](https://kimbarnwell.com/the-illusion-of-attraction-part-two/) - Back in January I wrote Part One of The Illusion of Attraction. In it I shared how the idea that we are solely responsible for creating our reality is an illusion and how impossible it would be for us to do so. Using David Copperfield’s act as a Master Illusionist, I compared how all that - [How Does One Grow Thicker Skin?](https://kimbarnwell.com/how-does-one-grow-thicker-skin/) - How do you grow thicker skin? As an emotionally sensitive person, I’m often told to grow thicker skin. Which confuses me because my doctor has never once suggested my skin is too thin. Yet non-medical people keep judging my skin as too thin… is there a supplement I can take for that? An herbal remedy - [Busting The Independence Myth](https://kimbarnwell.com/busting-the-independence-myth/) - I was thinking about independence this morning, and reflecting on how hard it is for some of us to ask for, let alone accept it. I know I’m guilty of that myself, and while on one hand, I thoroughly enjoy the activity of figuring things out on my own, I sometimes let myself struggle too - [Taming Christmas Shopping Overwhelm for HSPs and Empaths](https://kimbarnwell.com/taming-christmas-shopping-overwhelm-for-hsps-and-empaths/) - Christmas shopping in malls can be a challenge for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and Empaths. If you’re like me, just looking at the image above stirs a feeling of unease. It’s the crowds. Not only can we be overwhelmed by the noise and people, but we also pick up on both the obvious and - [Bye for Now Dear Feline Friend - Patches 1992-2011](https://kimbarnwell.com/patches-1992-2011/) - Dear Patches Thank you for the joy and love you brought to my life. From the day I found you at the Humane Society, full of nippy spunk and energy, our loving connection grew. Your purrs that soothed, snuggles that warmed, licks of affection and growls of protection are going to be missed. So many - [Change and Trees](https://kimbarnwell.com/change-and-trees/) - Have you ever noticed how peacefully a tree allows its leaves to fall from it every autumn? You don't see the branches of the tree reaching out trying to force their leaves to stay. No, the tree gracefully allows the leaves to fall, courageously baring itself to the harsh winter elements. Then in the spring, - [Conscious Change and Going with the Flow](https://kimbarnwell.com/conscious-change-and-flow/) - When initiating conscious change, there is a balance to be struck between “going with the flow” and “directing the flow”. The universe is constantly receiving and responding to “you”, and what makes up the vibration of “you” includes how you express yourself verbally, mentally, and emotionally as well as your values and beliefs. Once you’ve - [Me and My Three Selves](https://kimbarnwell.com/me-and-my-three-selves/) - Winter has arrived, and here is the proof! This picture was taken outside my window last week. It truly is a beautiful site! The December Issue of Tone is out and yours truly has an article in it. For those who don't receive the Tone Magazine, here it is: Me and My Three SelvesDifferent teachings - [Is this the time for you to create a more balanced, fulfilling life for yourself?](https://kimbarnwell.com/is-this-the-time-for-you-to-create-a-more-balanced-fulfilling-life-for-yourself/) - We all participate in the co-creation of our lives, and we have the ability to consciously be at cause of the effects of our life. As you open yourself up to this truth, and implement the mental and emotional disciplines, you start noticing just how this law operates in your life. My purpose in creating - [Secrets... I Love A Good Secret!](https://kimbarnwell.com/secrets/) - ****note - this entry are notes to a talk I presented at Unity Church of Ottawa many years ago lightly edited in 2023 I love Secrets! I love being in on the "in". When someone shares a secret with me, I feel so honored and trusted. I love Secrets! So, when the movie "The Secret" - [Do We Create Our Reality? It's complicated...](https://kimbarnwell.com/do-we-create-our-reality/) - The mind is a power tool. Thoughts, on their own, do not create, but they do influence all other aspects of the creative process. - [Coaches - Law of Attraction Mentors](https://kimbarnwell.com/coaches-law-of-attraction-mentors/) - Here is an article I recently published in the CTI online newsletter. Enjoy! What do “Coaching” and the “Law of Attraction” have in common? For starters, the law of attraction explains how it is that we can create the lives we desire, while coaches support their clients in creating the life they desire. Secondly, they’ve - [Just a Thought - What if Nothing is Wrong](https://kimbarnwell.com/just-a-thought-what-if-nothing-is-wrong/) - This – right now – is life, and our experience of it. Life includes all we experience. The idea of anything in life being right or wrong doesn’t necessarily make it so. Think about our laws. 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