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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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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.

07/31/2026

From the outside, everything looks great.

You're accomplishing goals.

People trust you.

You're dependable.

You keep showing up.

So why does life still feel...heavy?

One reason may be that you've become incredibly skilled at performing.

Performing the role of the leader.

The caregiver.

The achiever.

The reliable one.

The problem is that when we spend years becoming who everyone else needs us to be, we can slowly lose sight of who we are.

That's why I don't believe real transformation starts with changing your behavior.

It starts by exploring the beliefs you've been carrying about your worth.

Because when your identity shifts...

You don't have to force confidence.

You don't have to pretend to have boundaries.

You don't have to convince yourself you're enough.

Those things begin to grow naturally from a healthier relationship with yourself.

The goal isn't to become a different person.

It's to come home to the person you've always been.

Have you ever caught yourself living according to expectations that no longer fit who you are?

Come Home to Yourself.

— Jill

07/28/2026

I was driving 65 miles per hour on the interstate this week.

Behind me, in a separate vehicle, was my 16-year-old son.

Driving his own car.

For the very first time.

The tears came unexpectedly.

Because just one year ago, we were sitting at the edge of our neighborhood.

He had mastered parking lots and quiet streets, but now it was time to turn onto a busy road.

"No, Mom...I'm not ready," he pleaded.

I paused for a moment.

I understood his fear.

But I also knew something he couldn't yet see.

Growth was waiting on the other side of that left turn.

I smiled and said, "Sometimes mama birds have to kick their baby birds out of the nest. When you're ready, take a left."

He did.

His hands gripped the steering wheel.

His heart was racing.

Mine probably was too.

We drove just three blocks before turning back into the neighborhood.

It wasn't a long drive.

But it changed something.

That was the day he stopped letting fear make his decisions.

Over the next several months, he put in the hours.

He practiced.

He learned.

He made mistakes.

He gained confidence.

He passed his driver's test.

And this week, we bought him his first car.

As I watched him safely follow me home from the dealership, my heart filled with gratitude...

because I got to witness what happens when someone chooses courage over certainty.

The truth is, very few of us ever feel ready for the next challenge.

We become ready by taking the turn anyway.

❤️ Congratulations on your first car, Caden. Watching you grow into the young man you are becoming is one of the greatest privileges of my life.

— Mama Bird | Life Coach

Come Home To Yourself. Build A Life That Feels Like You.

07/26/2026

One of my clients recently shared something that stopped me in my tracks:

"He reminded me that my worth isn't tied to my performance."

That sentence captures so much of the work we did together.

When we first started working together, he was successful by most people's standards. He was a thoughtful leader, deeply committed to his work, and someone others could count on.

But underneath all of that was a quiet belief that many high achievers carry:

I have to keep proving my worth.

That belief fueled perfectionism, made it difficult to recover from setbacks, and kept him from experiencing the peace he was working so hard to create.

Through my Roots of Authenticity program, we didn't just work on habits or goals.

We explored the beliefs beneath the behaviors.

He learned to respond instead of react, practice self-compassion instead of self-criticism, and lead from a place of authenticity instead of pressure. As his relationship with himself changed, so did the way he showed up at work, with his family, and in his everyday life.

That's the transformation I'm passionate about.

Because lasting change doesn't come from becoming someone new.

It comes from coming home to yourself.

If you're tired of measuring your value by what you accomplish and you're ready to build a life that feels like yours, I'd love to walk alongside you.

— Jill Englund | Life Coach

07/20/2026

Authenticity has become one of those words we hear everywhere.

But I don't think authenticity means saying whatever you want or living without responsibilities.

To me, authenticity is quieter than that.

It's knowing what matters most to you.

It's recognizing when you've been living according to expectations that no longer fit.

It's learning to make decisions that align with your values instead of your fears.

It's allowing yourself to evolve without apologizing for it.

This work isn't always comfortable.

Sometimes it asks us to let go of identities we've worked hard to build.

But on the other side is something many people haven't experienced in years:
Peace.

Not because life suddenly becomes easy.

Because your life finally begins to feel like yours.

That's the kind of transformation I'm passionate about helping people create.

Because everyone deserves a life that feels authentic—not just impressive.

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