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Life Coach | Helping thoughtful, driven people build a kinder, more authentic relationship with themselves so they can create a life that feels like their own | Creator of the Roots of Authenticity™ framework Life Coach | Helping thoughtful, driven people build a kinder, more authentic relationship with themselves so they can create a life that feels like their own | Creator of Roots of Authenticity
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10/13/2026

Life without constant second-guessing
Imagine making a decision without reopening the case every time someone has a different opinion.

Imagine asking for advice without automatically assuming someone else knows what is best for you.

Imagine setting a boundary without preparing a lengthy argument to prove that you are allowed to have one.
This is what self-trust begins to make possible.

It doesn’t mean you never feel uncertain.

It means uncertainty no longer sends you searching for endless reassurance.

It teels like:

- Allowing feedback to be information rather than a verdict.
- Recognizing that a mistake does not mean you cannot trust yourselt.
- Making decisions based on your values instead of anticipated approval.
- Letting your “no” be complete without over-explaining.
- Knowing you can adjust if new information becomes available.
- Trusting yourself to meet whatever comes next.

Life does not become entirely predictable when you trust yourself.

But your inner world becomes steadier.

You spend less energy questioning every move and more energy participating in the life in front of you.

You stop waiting for complete certainty.

You begin choosing what feels honest, meaningful, and aligned.

That is not recklessness.

It is the quiet confidence of knowing you can rely on

10/08/2026

A client came into one of our sessions carrying a decision she had been circling for weeks.
She had considered every possible outcome.
Made the pros-and-cons lists.
Asked people she trusted for their opinions.
But the more advice she gathered, the less connected she telt to her own voice.
She wasn’t lacking intelligence or information.
She was struggling to give herself permission to choose what she wanted.
Instead of searching for the “perfect” answer, we explored:
What mattered most to her?
Which option reflected her values?
What did she want before she began explaining or defending it?
What was genuine uncertainty-and what was fear of disappointing someone else?
By the end of our conversation, she didn’t have a guarantee that everything would unfold exactly as she hoped.
She had something more useful.
Clarity about the choice that felt most honest and aligned.
She made the decision and took the next step.
The deeper shift wasn’t from doubt to absolute certainty.
It was from looking outside herself for permission to trusting herself enough to move forward.
Self-trust doesn’t mean never

10/06/2026

For capable people, fixing often feels more comfortable than feeling.
When something goes wrong, you move quickly.
You analyze the problem.
Offer the solution.
Make the plan.
Take the next step.
That ability may be one of your greatest strengths.
But immediately moving into action can also become a way of avoiding the uncertainty, sadness, fear, or vulnerability underneath the problem.
Emotional Courage-the second root of Roots of Authenticity™-is the willingness to pause long enough to face what is happening within you.
It might sound like:
“I feel anxious, and I don’t need to solve everything this minute.”
“Someone I love is struggling, and I don’t have to remove their discomfort.”
“I don’t know what comes next, and I can stay present while clarity develops.”
The pause may only be a few seconds.
But within that pause, you can ask:
What am I feeling?
What am I trying to make disappear?
Is immediate action truly necessary?
What response would align with my values?
Some situations require action.
Others require presence.
Emotional courage helps us recognize the difference-and respond with intention instead of reacting from discomtort.
If you recognize yourself in this pattern, my free Roots Assessment offers a gentle place to pause and listen to yourself.
Through 15 reflection questions, you’ll explore your connection to yourself across all five roots—including Emotional Courage-and notice which root you’d like to nurture next.
Take the free Roots Assessment here: https://Inka.in/ gazQ-dQE
Come home to yourself, one honest pause at a time.

09/04/2026

How a childhood moment shaped my relationship with my own joy:

When I was four years old, I found the most beautiful flower.

It was an early summer day, and a bright yellow dandelion caught my eye. It was vibrant, cheerful, and yellow was my mom’s favorite color.

I immediately thought of her.

I carefully picked it and ran into the backyard, holding it out with all the pride a four-year-old could muster.

“Look what I picked for you, Mom!”

She looked at it and replied matter-of-factly:

“It’s a weed.”

I remember the feeling more than the words.

The excitement left my body. My shoulders dropped.

“Oh… well, isn’t it beautiful?” I asked.

There wasn’t much more to say.

She didn’t take the flower.

I dropped it on the ground.

Without realizing it, I made a decision that day:

Don’t be impressed by dandelions.

It seems like such a small moment.

But childhood is filled with small moments that become big beliefs.

As children, we don’t have the perspective to think:

Maybe Mom was having a hard day.
Maybe she just sees dandelions differently.
Maybe this isn’t about me at all.

Instead, we often make meaning from what happens.

Maybe my joy was misplaced.
Maybe my offering wasn’t good enough.
Maybe I was foolish for seeing beauty where others didn’t.

Years later, I can look back at that little girl with so much compassion.

She wasn’t wrong.

She saw beauty in something ordinary.

She wanted to share wonder with someone she loved.

And what I know now is that finding beauty in everyday moments is one of my greatest gifts.

Not everyone will notice what I notice.

Not everyone will value what I value.

And that’s okay.

Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder.

Now, as a mom, whenever one of my kids hands me a dandelion—or any little treasure they’ve found—I receive it with the same excitement they give it.

We put it in a tiny container of water on the windowsill.

Every time I walk by, I smile.

Not just because of the flower.

But because somewhere inside me, that little four-year-old is learning:

Her way of seeing the world was never the problem.

— Jill

Jill Englund | Life Coach
Come Home to Yourself. Build a Life that Feels Like Yours.

09/03/2026

The reason you can't figure out what you want (and it's not because you lack direction).

I hear this often from people who come to coaching:

"I just don't know what I want anymore."

They assume they have a motivation problem.

A confidence problem.

A decision-making problem.

But often, the real issue is something deeper.

They've spent years becoming incredibly skilled at knowing what everyone else needs from them.

They know how to:

Show up.
Be dependable.
Solve problems.
Meet expectations.
Keep moving forward.

They've built a life around being capable.

But somewhere along the way, they stopped asking:

"What do I actually want?"

Not what makes sense.

Not what looks successful.

Not what would make everyone else proud.

What feels true for me?

When you spend years prioritizing external expectations, it can become difficult to hear your own voice.

Your inner compass doesn't disappear.

It just gets quieter.

Finding clarity isn't always about creating the perfect five-year plan or figuring out the next big goal.

Sometimes, it starts with rebuilding the relationship you have with yourself.

Learning what actually matters to you.

Understanding the beliefs that have been driving your choices.

Recognizing the patterns that kept you safe, but may no longer be serving you.

Because clarity doesn't come from forcing yourself to choose the "right" path.

Clarity comes from knowing yourself deeply enough to trust the path you choose.

If you've been feeling stuck, uncertain, or like there's something more waiting for you, the question may not be:

"What should I do next?"

It may be:

"What parts of myself have I been leaving behind?"

That's where authentic change begins.

— Jill

08/21/2026

After my divorce, I had to learn how to mow a lawn for the first time.

At the time, it felt like a much bigger deal than mowing grass.

I bought an electric mower off Facebook Marketplace, wheeled it into my yard, and got to work.

I was nervous.

Not because mowing is particularly difficult, but because I had never done it before.

I was worried I'd mess it up.

I worried I'd look foolish.

I worried my neighbors would see how clueless I was.

As it turns out, I wasn't wrong.

The grass was too long. I wanted to bag the clippings, but nothing was going into the bag. Grass was blowing across the driveway, onto the sidewalk, and clumping throughout the yard.

And then the voice in my head got loud.

"You look like an idiot."

"Your neighbors are probably watching this disaster."

"You have no idea what you're doing, and it shows."

What surprised me wasn't that I had those thoughts.

I've been a life coach for over five years. I know we all have an inner critic.

What surprised me was how quickly and harshly that voice showed up when I felt vulnerable.

Then something shifted. Years of inner work kicked-in, and I caught myself.

I asked:

"What outcome is this kind of self-talk going to create?"

I was already nervous. Why was I making it harder?

So I chose a different response.

I reminded myself that vulnerability is normal when we're learning something new.

That courage doesn't look like confidence—it looks like showing up anyway.

That I was a competent, capable woman figuring something out for the very first time.

I lifted my chin, kept mowing, and finished my yard.

Was it perfect?

Not even close.

Did I struggle?

Absolutely.

Did I figure it out?

Yes.

And every time I've mowed since, it's gotten easier.

Today, I actually enjoy it.

Not because I became an expert lawn mower, but because that experience reinforced something important:

Trusting yourself isn't believing you'll do everything perfectly.

It's believing you'll figure it out, even when you don't know what you're doing yet.

Sometimes growth looks like profound breakthroughs.

And sometimes it looks like mowing your lawn while trying not to launch grass across the neighborhood.

08/16/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions about personal growth is that if you just find the right routine, planner, or morning habit, everything else will fall into place.

Those things can absolutely be helpful.

But they don't create lasting change on their own.

Because behavior is a symptom.

The relationship you have with yourself is the root.

If you believe your worth depends on your performance...

You'll keep chasing the next achievement.

If you believe resting means you're falling behind...

You'll struggle to slow down.

If you believe disappointing someone makes you a bad person...

You'll continue saying yes when your heart is saying no.

That's why the work I do isn't about helping people become more productive.

It's about helping them reconnect with themselves.

When that happens, healthier habits aren't forced.

They become a natural reflection of who that person is becoming.

That's what it means to me to come home to yourself.

Not perfection.

Not performance.

Just the freedom to build a life that feels like yours.

Which belief about yourself has taken the longest to unlearn?

08/08/2026

Last week, I shared the story of my son turning onto a busy road for the first time.

This week, we drove home from the dealership after buying his very first car.

I was in my own vehicle, glancing into the rearview mirror every few seconds, watching him follow behind me on the interstate.

It struck me that this was likely the only time our paths would ever look like this.

Two cars.

Two drivers.

Still traveling the same road.

As I watched him in my mirror, I wasn't thinking about his driving.

I was thinking about everything it had taken to get here.

The hesitant teenager who once said, "I'm not ready."

The countless hours of practice.

The moments of uncertainty.

The growing confidence that only comes from doing something before you fully believe you can.

And then another realization settled in.

This journey wasn't only changing him.

It was changing me.

Parenting has never been just about raising children.

It's about raising ourselves alongside them.

Every season asks us to loosen our grip a little more.

To trade certainty for trust.

To let go without letting go of our love.

As parents, we spend years teaching our children how to navigate the world.

Then, little by little, we have to trust them to do it without US.

That's both beautiful...

and heartbreaking.

But I don't think this lesson belongs only to parents.

Life asks all of us to release old versions of ourselves.

To step into unfamiliar territory before we feel completely prepared.

To trust what we've practiced instead of waiting until fear disappears.

We spend so much of our lives believing confidence comes first.

I've found the opposite is true.

Confidence is usually the reward for courage.

Not the prerequisite.

So here we are.

One new driver.

One learning mom.

Both discovering that growth isn't about holding on tighter.

It's about trusting ourselves enough to keep moving forward.

❤️ Congratulations on your first car, Caden. I'll always be cheering you on-even from a different lane.

- Jil Englund | Life Coach

A heartfelt thank you to a past client for sharing this photo with me as he stepped into a new chapter of his journey.

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