Author Archive | Bruce Van Horn

We all have that voice in our head that is constantly talking, constantly narrating a story. Typically, the story is about the way people/life should be. In the story, there is always drama, always stress, because the story is always about the past or the future. With no story, there is no drama. With no […]

Two teenage girls were about to practice a dance until they saw some adults nearby. They stopped and didn’t dance because they thought the adults would judge them. I told the girls the adults didn’t need to judge them because they judged themselves. When we think someone will judge us, we are creating those negative […]

I recently had a conversation with a friend who is going through a dark and painful period of life. She was spending days in bed with the curtains drawn and not interacting with anyone. She used phrases like “this isn’t the real me” and “I don’t have time for this.” After listening compassionately, I reminded […]

Some people believe, when Mercury is in retrograde, you should expect travel delays, communication and relationship problems, technical issues, etc. If you do experience these issues, it may have more to do with the fact that you expected them to happen than it does the actual position of a planet in our solar system.  Listen […]

The purpose of my life coaching is to create a shift; a shift of perspective, a shift of energy, a shift toward thoughts and actions that will empower you to become the fullest expression of who you were created to be. In this episode, one of my clients, Dr. James Sanfilippo, talks about the shifts […]

You are a superhero and your Word is your Superpower! Your Word is the most powerful creative tool you own. Are you using it for good? Do you speak the Truth and speak it in a way that is uplifting and helpful? More important than how you use your Word with others is how you […]

Andy Andrews has written yet another brilliant book: The Bottom of the Pool. We had a ton of fun chatting about life and how we must employ what he calls “bottom of the pool thinking” to break out of old paradigms and create extraordinary results–personally or professionally. His new book explains the concepts that will […]

Your experience of life may not be pleasant, but it may be exactly what you need to move you to the next chapter of your life. It was tempting to think, when I was in the hospital with cancer, that it was “bad” and my body was broken. In fact, it was perfect and gave […]

Are you a visionary? A visionary is a person who has original ideas about what the future will or could be like. So many people are living day to day without a clear vision for what they want to become or express through their life. However, your ability to endure difficult circumstances is directly proportional […]

The word “impossible” is defined as something that is “not able to occur, exist, or be done.” What’s missing from the definition, however, is the idea of “in this moment.” Just because it cannot be done presently, doesn’t mean it can’t be done in the future. Everything that currently exists was, at one point, impossible. […]