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3 Core Functions of Maps

December 6, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Maps of all kinds serve three essential functions. Here’s how to use them to navigate any territory—physical or the terrain of your own life.

Filed Under: Coaching Tagged With: behavior, coaching, habits, maps, personal development, personal exploration, personal growth, personality, personality assessments, self-awareness

What People Get Wrong About Traits vs States

December 3, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Most people assume that character traits are stable and enduring, while emotional states are temporary. Here’s what they’re missing, and why it matters.

Filed Under: Business, Coaching Tagged With: behavior, human development, personal development, personal growth, personality, state theory, states, trait theory, traits

The Impossible Standard I Never Actually Met

September 15, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Comparing ourselves to our own standard of perfection can be a brutal act of self-sabotage, especially when that standard is a false memory.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: habits, memory, mindset, perfection, perfectionism, personal growth, productivity, ritual, rituals, routines, self-awareness, self-compassion

The Real Reason You Hold Back Your True Self

September 9, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Even when you say you want to be visible, you still hide parts of yourself. Here’s the real reason why.

Filed Under: Coaching, Creating Tagged With: attachment, authentic self, authenticity, coaching, communication, connection, fear, personal growth, relationships, self-awareness, voice

How to Identify the Ideal Conditions For Your Growth

July 19, 2025 | Renée Fishman

It’s generally accepted that there’s no reference manual to tell us what conditions different people need to thrive. This is something we have to discover for ourselves. But what if there is a tool that can help?

Filed Under: Astrology, Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: astrology, coaching, environment, growth, natal chart, people, personal development, personal growth, trees

How Jupiter in Cancer Will Help You Grow Over the Next Year

June 28, 2025 | Renée Fishman

As Jupiter transits through Cancer over the next year, it promises to help you grow exponentially—but not in the way you think.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, Cancer, comfort zone, expansion, Gemini, growth, Jupiter, nervous system regulation, personal growth, safety

3 Challenges of Beginner’s Mind — and How to Overcome Them

June 12, 2025 | Renée Fishman

The attitude of “beginner’s mind” may be the most difficult to master. Here’s why this is so challenging, and how to overcome the challenges.

Filed Under: Learning, Practice, Productivity Tagged With: coaching, mindfulness, mindset, personal development, personal growth, practice

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