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Archive for creating intentions

Posted by Marty Stanley on
 September 25, 2022 

Time To Say Goodbye

Jerry and I were sitting in the gazebo, gazing at the lights of the harbor of Christiansted, listening to Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman singing “Time to Say Good Bye.” I was lamenting about feeling challenged to write my next blog. 20 Years Of Writing You see, between 2003 – 2007 I wrote monthly articles […]

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Posted by Marty Stanley on
 January 3, 2022 

Reflections on Resolutions, Intentions and Rituals

For over 20 years, on New Year’s Eve I‘ve had a very elaborate ritual of creating intentions for the upcoming year. For simplicity, here’s a blog from 2014 that outlines a fun and rewarding way to kick the habit of failed New Year’s resolutions and charts a course for success. Though, for some reason, this […]

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Posted by Marty Stanley on
 November 8, 2021 

How To Make Your Wish Come True – Part 1 – Clarity

We learn at an early age about making wishes through rhymes and rituals. “Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have this wish I wish tonight.” Anonymous   Make a wish before you blow out the candles on your birthday cake!   “How to wish […]

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Posted by Marty Stanley on
 June 30, 2021 

How’s Your Internal Infrastructure?

“Infrastructure: the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses to work effectively.”  Cambridge English Dictionary We’re hearing a lot about infrastructure these days – roads, bridges and buildings collapsing, water systems filled with lead, power grids reaching their limit and millions of people unable to access […]

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Posted by Marty Stanley on
 April 19, 2021 

Courage, Hope and Decisive Action: The Building Blocks of a New Chapter

Creating a New Chapter During the past 8 months, I have written blogs about the many major changes in my life, ranging from falling in love during the pandemic after the age of 65, selling everything and moving to an island in the Caribbean. Needless to say, lots of people have had questions. Here is […]

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Posted by Marty Stanley on
 January 31, 2021 

Random Thoughts on Settling And Having Hope

In my last blog, I shared how one dream ended and another began.  The response was overwhelming, so I want to give you a behind the scenes peek of some of the things that led me to finding the right and perfect man for me… after 35 years of looking for love in all the […]

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Posted by Marty Stanley on
 September 9, 2020 

It’s 2020: Sometimes You Gotta Say “What the F*#& !”

Living The Dream Four years ago when I uprooted my life to move from Kansas City, MO to San Diego, I wrote a series of blogs called Living the Dream to chronicle my decision to leave my home of 25 years and start a new life. It’s been a good run and a decision I […]

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Posted by Marty Stanley on
 March 27, 2019 

Take a Trip!

In 2003 I was at a crossroads in my life. I had left the privileges and comfort of being a corporate executive three years earlier to be an entrepreneur and pursue a passion in a new field as a life and career coach. Starting a business is hard enough, and most people in the Midwest […]

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Posted by Marty Stanley on
 August 7, 2018 

Living The Dream-2 Years Later: Mindset

It was two years ago that I came to Southern California for my “trial visit,” to check it out, find a place to live and prepare for the big adventure. I’d lived in Kansas City for over 20 years and Green Bay for almost 20 years before that. I told my New England family that […]

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Posted by Marty Stanley on
 September 27, 2017 

Introspection on the Letter I – Intentions

One of the cornerstones of my executive coaching process with clients is to establish clarity about their intentions – what they really want, in all aspects of their work and life. A Goal or Intention  For me, intentions are different than goals. Goals are specific and measurable; often linear in nature. They are transactional. Intentions […]

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