The Clarity Journal
Reflections, guidance, and small steps for seasons of change.
DONNA RUGGIERO
Donna Ruggiero Coaching
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Striving for Wisdom
Becoming your true self takes time, makes you go out of your comfort zone, and dares you to think for yourself.
Accept and Grow
We all have patterns that trigger the parts of us that we don’t like. Once you figure them out, create a plan to train them and change them. Start by reminding yourself that you are human.
Your Are Always Enough
Living in the present and knowing that you are enough are wonderful lessons to teach students of any age.
Working Through Hamster Brain
Changing the narrative opens new neuropathways and gets us to healthier thinking.
You Need Only Walk
For every long walk, every challenge, every new journey, the way to come out successful is by breaking down the work into smaller, more manageable steps.
You Can Do This
If you stay true to yourself through life’s challenges, you’ll rise again - like a cork submerged beneath the water, always finding its way back to the surface. You will make it through.
No Need to Compare
It is difficult for most women not to compare themselves to others. It is important to remember that the only person you should compete with is yourself.
The Secret of the River
What matters most is now. Are you fully present? Are you where you want to be right now?
Making the World More Beautiful
Sometimes our goals don’t just benefit us. Sometimes our goals benefit all those around us.
Creating a Sensory-Based Thinking Environment
If you are a sensory thinker create an environment to sooth your nervous system’s processing needs while stimulating your focus.
Reclaiming your “I”
Women spend so much time helping others find their voice that they sometimes don’t see when it is time to reclaim their own. It’s time to bounce back.
Sorting Through Emotional Intensity
When emotions run high, there are strategies that you can put in place to rebalance and sort through your goals.
The Importance of Risk-taking
I have spent much of my life playing it safe and following the rules because that’s what “nice girls” do. The thing is,…
Puzzle Solving
When neurodivergent minds look at all elements of life as a puzzle to be solved, they open up possibilities.
Chips and Laughter
Marvelous the way we can consciously bring laughter into our day! Make it happen and see the change.
Conspiring With You
To attain your goals, try shifting your mind to believe that, when you want something, all the universe conspires with you. It may help move forward with clarity and purpose.
“Maybe” - A Way Out of Rumination
Coaching helps you search through your “maybes” and get to your goals. It helps you stop fixating and focuses on problem-solving.
What the Tinman Already Has
If you are trying to build self-trust, work through old patterns, or care for yourself with more intention, you do not have to do it alone.