What I learned wrestling a Hosta plant
What if life didn’t have to be hard? Oh, I know what you’re thinking because I used to think it, too.“I have to work hard to get ahead.”“Success doesn’t grow on trees. I have to make it happen.”“I have to…
Thought Management
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When taking control is the best thing to do
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. What comes to mind when you think of mental health? Depression. Anxiety. Addiction. Bipolar disorder. Most often you think of a disease and the negative effects on the people who live with it…
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Autopilot – Great for planes but not brains.
You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment. Good thoughts are like bright colors in a painting. Negative thoughts are dark and dreary and drab. Each day you paint pictures of…
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Is Your Brain a Taskmaster?
I awoke this morning a bit groggy, but the task-master in my brain was already in high gear creating a to-do list that rivaled the length of a giraffe’s neck. I felt a heaviness on my chest and a sense…
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Include You-Time in Your Day
I’ve been talking to my clients, other coaches, and friends about how to make the best out of this new era of COVID-19 on a daily basis and it’s been really interesting. There’s a definite pattern that has emerged around…
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This is important
I recently had the privilege of speaking to a large group of female executives about the cause and consequences of Imposter Syndrome. And while I have devoted the last ten years of my life to helping high-achieving professional women learn…
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Have You Been Told You’re Too Much?
Life is funny. As a young adult just starting out in the work world, I didn’t fit in the corporate space. I didn’t like wearing suits – too confining and I looked like everyone else. I was told my ideas…
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The Secret to Making Things Happen
I’ve been told that to create what I want in this world, I had to make things happen. It was my job to push and grasp and beat out the others to get the job or get promoted. When I…
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What is Your Brain Telling You?
I was reviewing some coaching notes from past clients and noticed something interesting. My clients come from industries that are pretty diverse: manufacturing, tech, hospitality, food processing, professional sports, real estate. They are leaders in their organizations or entrepreneurs who…
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Why You Aren’t Achieving Your Goals
You get fired up. You set a goal. You don’t take the action necessary to achieve that goal. You don’t reach your goal. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Does this sound familiar? People create goals about many things, but often don’t achieve…