Read good books, write good books, and shape the future.

Listen, if you’re like me, you want to find good new science fiction authors, hang out with other science fiction fans, create some stories, and see the future look more like space opera than post-apocalyptic fiction.

I’m working on that.

I have book reviews here. I’ve written a compact and powerful guide to writing available here. I send out a newsletter twice a month, and archive it here. There will be more, as I create it.

The rest of this page explains my work as a life coach. Mental and success technology have made measurable, demonstrable progress recently. Life coaching works. I want our vision of the future to win. So we need to use every available tool to out-compete the apocalypse meme and the luddite meme. If you want to accelerate your life game, I can help.

Life coaching — a new tool for success

“With Anna’s help, I was able to work out some of the fears and anxieties I was having about a major career change. Anna created a comfortable environment where she helped me to clarify exactly what was making me uneasy about making the change. Since that consultation with her, I have successfully taken the leap, and am very happy in my new position.” S.S., Las Cruces, NM.

What is a Life Coach?

Imagine your life is a game. A life coach is your ally in playing the best game you can.

I have been studying success all my life. Recently, success tools have become much more focused and effective. Psychology has created actual methods for becoming happier and more successful. Some self-help books offer systems that do, in fact, improve lives.

You could read all those books, listen to the tapes and teleseminars, attend conferences, sort out for yourself what works, and then apply it on your own. Or you could call me.

Because I’ve already done the research. I’ve already learned how to help clients apply it. And having a coach is one of the tools that works.

“The subtle things she brings to a session are so powerful. She helped me find Ahas! that were already inside me.” J.H., Oklahoma City, OK.

I can help you win your games.

What is North Star?

North Star is a life coach training group founded by Martha Beck. Our core value is freeing the true self. I was hand-trained by Martha Beck and the North Star group to help disconnected souls rediscover their truth. We call it finding your essential self.

“I really feel like you hear me and recognize who I am.” L.W., Portland, OR.

Why find your essential self?

Your essential self holds your best gift to the world. It is the source of your joy. Without it, you are divided against yourself. With it, you are strong. Living from your essential self is like setting down a burden you didn’t even know you were carrying.

All your life, people have told you what to do. It’s easy, under that press of opinions, to lose track of what matters to you. If:

• You don’t know what you want
• You feel like you have lost the juice of life
• You are just going through the motions
• You take no joy in your accomplishments
• Something always seems to be missing

Then your essential self could be buried. I can help.

Have you ever felt like an outsider? Anna Paradox understands. Through three decades of science fiction, she has empathized with people of all genders, ages, and planets. Anna listens. She creates a safe place to be your essential self — a place where you can find your unique vision and the steps to make it a reality. Anna never compromises her sense of her true self, and she will stand up for yours with power and enthusiasm. Smart, unorthodox, and intensely committed, she’ll help you find (or make) a place in the universe where you know you’re completely at home — and with Anna at the helm, that wonderful situation may well be something the world has never seen before. — Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star and columnist for O magazine.

When you choose the games your true self loves, you enjoy them more and play them better.

What games do I coach?

I am far better at coaching the games my essential self loves. These are my favorites:

• Discovering the true self — see my Know Yourself package.
• Writing — See more at my page For Writers.
• Creating a spacefaring future — See The Big Game.

If these games call to you, there’s a good chance we’ll work well together.

How do we do it?

First, we talk. Call me at 505-640-0979 or email me at anna@annaparadox.com. We see if we are a good fit. We also check that the game you want to play is one I can help you with. If we decide to go on, we schedule a series of appointments. Clients who have worked with me have fresh insights, spend more time doing what they love, complete amazing projects, receive luxurious support, and find their lives easier and more fun.

I guarantee my service.

If, after any session, you do not feel I have listened deeply and given you help to move toward your best life, I will refund the cost of that session and cancel and refund all our remaining appointments.

Ready to start?

Call me at 575-640-0979 or email me at anna@annaparadox.com

Not sure?

I understand. You need to know if I will truly serve your essential self.

So, I have a suggestion. Sign up for my newsletter, in the boxes at the right. I’ll send you quality information twice a month on living your best life. You can get to know me, and I’ll be here.

Because this is all about getting an edge in the game of life.