Nicole Bensen

Tips & Tools

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Journaling

Hi friend! Last week, one of my private coaching clients wanted help sorting through some stressful thoughts and feelings. I grabbed my STAR sheet and walked through the questions with her. Afterward, she said, “I feel so much calmer and better, thank you!” The acronym STAR stands for Study/scrutinize, Test And Restructure, and it helps […]

What’s ONE thing you can do that will make everything else easier (or even unnecessary)? Here is a recent personal example inside!

Hi friend! I’m sharing something a little different today.  You’re here because you want to create your best life: increase joy, set boundaries, feel worthy beyond accomplishments, but NOT at the sake of trading your hard-earned career/status for wellbeing, right? Not today, burnout. Maybe you’ve grabbed my tools like:  If it’s on your vision board to […]

Happy Valentine’s week, friend. This week I’m sharing three, beautiful pieces of writing that moved me, written by Bianca Sparacino, @rainbowsalt on Instagram. This week I hope you make time and space to love YOU. This year, I hope you learn how to let go of everyone’s opinion of your life. I hope you start to […]

Vision Board Workshop

You know those blog posts where you have to scroll for what seems like 3 days before getting to the recipe? If you dislike those as much as I do, here’s the tl;dr on this week’s note: I created The Ultimate Vision Board Workshop and am offering it live (online) twice, Jan 30 and Feb 2. You’ll […]

Nicole and Jonathan Bensen

I LOVE imagining my best possible future. (Read my blog post about it here.) My husband, on the other hand, hates it. If I want to see him roll his eyes and cross his arms fast, I’d ask him, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” 😆 He doesn’t like how nebulous that thought is; […]

Did you set a new year’s resolution? This 5-step tool will help you choose a goal and break it down so you can achieve it step-by-step.

This is an invitation for you to do 2 things in the next 60 seconds to support your mindset and nervous system.

Have you heard of a “Favorite Things Party”? This gift-exchange party is a fun way to learn about your friends and family. Read more!

Last week I was in Paris! What a splendid way to start a blog post. Sigh. Weeks ago I put out a call on Instagram saying I had flight credit I needed to use by the end of the year, and asked if anyone wanted to meet up somewhere in the world, or had suggestions […]