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About Julia James

Julia James is a certified life coach and award-winning author of the book, The Mini-Retreat Solution. With over twenty years experience coaching people through positive career transformations, Julia is passionate about helping people connect with their true calling.

Swimming Against the Stream is Natural… Not Just for Salmon – How to Discover Your Strengths

It is fascinating that the expression “to swim against the stream” is a metaphor for making choices in life that go against prevailing opinions. This is considered to be a challenge that is hard to attain. How interesting that we perceive natural phenomena to be difficult. When we think of salmon swimming upstream back to their place of birth or the thousands of miles birds travel to migrate, we see them [...]

Swimming Against the Stream is Natural… Not Just for Salmon – How to Discover Your Strengths2024-07-11T15:31:57-07:00

New Year’s Resolutions – How to Make them Stick

The New Year has just began and you may already be struggling to keep your New Year’s Resolutions. Even with the best of intentions to resolve to quit smoking, work out regularly, or make more money, many of us don’t follow-through and stick to our plans. It’s because many of us create expectations to live up to, rather than a vision to live in to. What can [...]

New Year’s Resolutions – How to Make them Stick2024-07-11T15:32:02-07:00

How to Set Meaningful Goals & Accomplish Them with Ease

How do you feel about making New Year’s Resolutions? Even with the best of intentions to resolve to quit smoking, work out regularly, or make more money, we already know how it’s going to turn out before we begin. Come January 5th, we won’t feel like it anymore. We create an expectation to live up to, rather than a vision to live in to. […]

How to Set Meaningful Goals & Accomplish Them with Ease2015-04-27T04:03:11-07:00

Reduce – Re-Gift – Relax

All too often we let rush, obligation and expectations overshadow the holiday season. Rather than reacting to the many demands that present themselves this time of year, take a moment to ponder the following questions and write down your answers: What is the atmosphere you want to create? With whom do you wish to spend time? How do you want to feel? How do you want to act? Once you have [...]

Reduce – Re-Gift – Relax2020-10-15T14:04:45-07:00

Just a Phone Call Away – Why Life Coaching on the Phone Works Really Well

Over the last seven years of coaching busy professionals on the phone, one of the most common questions I hear before embarking in a new life coaching relationship is: “Where are we going to meet?” My answer is invariably: “On the phone, I call you wherever you are.” My answer raises some natural questions: How can my life coach help me without seeing me? How can I feel comfortable without seeing my life coach? How [...]

Just a Phone Call Away – Why Life Coaching on the Phone Works Really Well2015-05-01T16:46:59-07:00

NEW: Mini-Retreat Community Call

Frazzled and rushed? Struggling with the pressures of daily life? Alone with your challenges?Connect in community to learn how to relax and refresh quickly.Join the FREE monthly Mini-Retreat call & learn how to relax in the midst of your busy life: […]

NEW: Mini-Retreat Community Call2023-02-02T16:34:49-08:00

First Mini-Retreat Workshop in Victoria

Frazzled and rushed? Struggling with the pressures of daily life? Alone with your challenges? –  Connect in community to learn how to relax and refresh quickly. […]

First Mini-Retreat Workshop in Victoria2015-04-27T04:04:43-07:00

Shattering a Widespread Myth: Drinking to Reduce Stress

A glass of wine is the perfect way to reduce stress and relax…or is it? While having a drink seems to have a relaxing effect, in reality our senses are simply numbed by the effect of the alcohol. As alcohol enters our bloodstream, we do not feel our internal tension and stress to the same degree.  Our felt sense while in this numbed state creates an illusion that we are more [...]

Shattering a Widespread Myth: Drinking to Reduce Stress2023-02-02T16:35:03-08:00

Under the Piano Sound Spa Offers Deep Relaxation for Music Lovers

Pianist Craig Addy offers a unique relaxation service inspired by his childhood experience of crawling under the piano while his mother played. Always on the lookout for unique and inspiring ways to relax, I was intrigued by Craig Addy's Under the Piano Sound Spa and surprised my partner John with a special date there. In his cozy, candlelit apartment Craig improvised on the piano just for the two of us. John [...]

Under the Piano Sound Spa Offers Deep Relaxation for Music Lovers2015-05-01T01:04:49-07:00

Happy News

Fall is in the air and as the birds are gathering for their migration south, I am preparing for my move west to the lovely city of Victoria on Vancouver Island. My partner John and I are looking forward to sharing our lives and creating a home together in Victoria. I am deeply grateful for my wonderful, "portable" life coaching business, which allows me to follow my heart and continue supporting my clients, no matter [...]

Happy News2015-06-24T17:45:49-07:00
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