<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Linda Ford Coaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[I help women break the habit of being their insecure self.]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2026 14:01:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lindafordwrites.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why would anyone really care to read my memoir?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a woman in my book club who dislikes memoirs. She finds them self-indulgent. Why would anyone be interested in someone else’s life unless they’re a celebrity? What’s the point of going back into your life and rehashing old stories? Does anyone really care? These are some of her arguments. Memoir is one of the most misunderstood genres of literature. And one of the biggest myths about memoir, if you are writing—or thinking about writing—one, is that it is simply about YOU. That may...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/why-would-anyone-really-care-to-read-my-memoir</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9ab19d7954984b48591d0b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:56:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_214001874d834bf08909f55308d152a0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much more can we take?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’ve all seen those movies where some evil force—a person, a monster, an alien invasion, or an unstoppable blob—attacks the Earth and proceeds to maim, kill, and wreak havoc. The story arc is always the same. We watch the destruction unfold for the first half of the film, sometimes longer, but eventually something happens to interrupt the chaos. Someone intervenes. The tide turns. Good confronts evil. Justice prevails. And we experience the satisfaction of seeing the villains defeated and...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/how-much-more-can-we-take</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a785db51b163fc3edb2ce47</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:12:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_770e938dc5a548f6b26c3df61b21cf2f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the agony and ecstasy of a late bloomer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am what you call a late bloomer. I didn’t enter university until I was thirty-eight—that is how long it took to conquer my insecurity. I didn’t find my soulmate until forty-five, following two failed marriages and an unbroken chain of relationships stretching back to age sixteen. Turning seventy-two this year, I face a demanding question: Did I finally bloom? At an age when most women are balancing grandchildren on their knees, I never had children. There were brief, soft moments when the...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/the-agony-and-ecstasy-of-a-late-bloomer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a478abb9effa8630ce37eba</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:17:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_02d8f7bef95e4e698044f42fd418a04c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARE YOU LONELY OR BORED?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If there’s one day in the year that never fails to trigger me, it’s New Year’s Eve. For me, it’s always been a day of reckoning - truth-telling. I can feel excited about the possibilities of a brand new year on the horizon and at the same time be acutely aware of what feels off in my life. What has felt off (and also surprising) is how lonely I’ve been feeling this year. Yes, you heard me. Lonely. It’s a hard thing to admit. There have been days I’ve had to hold back what feels like an...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/are-you-lonely-or-bored</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67893d798b40164dc47113d1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:13:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_951fd1122bbd43bea724a946cefd4621~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE TRUTH ABOUT MOVING TO IRELAND -]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE TRUTH ABOUT MOVING TO IRELAND - what needed to be said. It has been one year since my husband, two dogs and I made the big move from...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/the-truth-about-moving-to-ireland</link><guid isPermaLink="false">668d30f622b882e2864e4977</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_6f1265ced30c41a2a37cf3b6003dc8c4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_640,h_435,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am not A woman of a certain age ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I despise the phrase - a woman of a certain age. I have been guilty of using it myself, but not anymore. Can we please stop using it,...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/i-am-not-a-woman-of-a-certain-age</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f052d2a43dbc163cc98975</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:28:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_f2ea8f698ccf49a0ac21eb502206d259~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you have no idea what to do next.]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO NEXT! There were big changes in my life in 2023 - after 35 years of living in the US, Tim and decided to...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/when-you-have-no-idea-what-to-do-next</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ad33a29b9fddc79d2a05b3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2024 15:20:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_f8598bc31b56458b8aa1834b90bd4bde~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[giving thanks to my pile of failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[GIVING THANKS FOR A PILE OF FAILURES On this Thanksgiving Day, Consider giving thanks for all the heartache and disappointment you've endured – for all of the people in your past who hurt or betrayed you. Can you be thankful for that? Give thanks for all the losses and pain you've endured - the lost money, jobs, opportunities, clients - failing to achieve your dreams and goals. Can you give thanks for the embarrassment, sadness, public shame, and humiliation you’ve had to live with? When I...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/giving-thank-to-my-pile-of-failures</link><guid isPermaLink="false">656075580f4a7275dfac3d4b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_6f1265ced30c41a2a37cf3b6003dc8c4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_640,h_435,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARE YOU WILLING TO LOOK AND SOUND LIKE AN IDIOT?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ARE YOU WILLING TO LOOK AND SOUND LIKE AN IDIOT? As a coach and solopreneur, I often ask myself the question: What exactly are you...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/are-you-willing-to-look-and-sound-like-an-idiot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6550c3f75a2f8e5a4494e0d3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2023 12:25:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_c763183466a544ae9abbd883eb95cf2e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When to take yourself seriously]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHEN TO TAKE YOURSELF SERIOUSLY You’ve probably heard the advice: “Don’t take yourself so seriously” or “Don’t take it personally”. It’s...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/when-to-take-yourself-seriously-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6546620944a73cf026183c24</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 15:30:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_66f0a4dc6b9742bebc1fec8037f78c97~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE ADDICTION I OVERCAME]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE ADDICTION I OVERCAME We don’t typically view the feeling of insecurity as an addiction. I always saw it as a personality trait I was...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/the-addiction-i-overcame</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65229df2808c4fe4d69b683f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:18:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_fbafdee7764a401c9227c567659fca8c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the search to find my voice and what i got wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[HOW I FOUND MY VOICE - AND WHAT I GOT WRONG I have spent most of my life trying to find my voice - indeed, that search became even more...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/the-search-to-find-my-voice-and-what-i-got-wrong</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651971e5c39c7b13e60dba1b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2023 13:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_aba9865a689f40f9a4fb83ca06aa5beb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The agony and ecstasy of being a late bloomber]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am what you call a late bloomer. I didn't go to college until I was thirty-eight (that's how long it took me to get the courage). I...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/the-agony-and-ecstasy-of-being-a-late-bloomber</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651971152bb3e8b3ead31eda</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2023 13:17:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_f8598bc31b56458b8aa1834b90bd4bde~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[what are you waiting for?]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? As a coach, the habit of waiting is a big issue with my clients. Waiting until they’re ready. Waiting until...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/what-are-you-waiting-for</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6495a6c3e72178fd1a9591d6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:28:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_4aa12ef8c7184bce866b3a34590637d2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARE YOU BORING OR CHARISMATIC?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ARE YOU BORING OR CHARISMATIC? People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/are-you-boring-or-charismatic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">647dc5a710aa58be1d38a081</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:25:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_e493c8659e16485680cbad1d25029326~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the big lie about charisma]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE BIG LIE ABOUT CHARISMA We all want it; we all need it – we believe that some have it; some don’t. Why are we so fascinated by it?...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/the-big-lie-about-charisma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6474b770eab5998b45cafab0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 14:40:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_8f052803295d44ffa840b0b0ce70aeff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A life of no nonsense]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I used to wear pantihose (and thankfully those days are over!), I always bought the brand No Nonsense – they were supportive,...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/a-life-of-no-nonsense</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6457a9c9d10d2a1030aff182</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2023 13:51:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_3eafa01bc8ec49c9a4490e4fbc5a18ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE REASON YOU KEEP SECOND-GUESSING YOURSELF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making decisions in life doesn’t come easy -  especially if they’re big decisions like leaving a marriage, giving up a good-paying job to...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/the-reason-you-keep-second-guessing-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6432db4d58464783059f16f3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2023 15:37:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_0165d119e4ed4fcf9873bfa0657feddf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll have what she's having]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all remember that scene in the movie When Harry Met Sally, where Meg Ryan’s character, Sally fakes an organism. and another woman...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/i-ll-have-what-she-s-having</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6432dab5496e61e17e4a80cd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2023 15:34:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_2ae4ec9b6a374cb78866a8b0b13a2ac9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret weapon within you.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first came to live in the US, I was often told that I should go into sales because of what others referred to as my charming...]]></description><link>https://www.lindafordwrites.com/post/the-secret-weapon-within-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64206c68439ef897dfdc33b4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2023 16:25:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c231_914082c1ea5949a88dfb4fda835e11f2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Linda Ford</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>