November 24, 2020
A client of mine began the year intending to quit the job she hates so she could start her own business. Then, COVID happened, so she let go of that dream and stayed put. It all just seemed too risky. But during a recent group coaching call, I encouraged her to share the fears that […]
September 21, 2020
I was recently talking with a woman who had been daydreaming for years about quitting her corporate job. When I told her my story about leaving my own high paying gig after just one week (during a recession), she called me a hero. I certainly didn’t view it that way. To me, leaving the corporate […]
August 4, 2020
The women around me have taken on a whole new set of responsibilities lately. They are preparing for another semester of homeschooling, adjusting to working from home throughout the day (sometimes in spurts and while Zooming from closets), and running to the grocery for elderly family members in the evenings. They’re also navigating divisive conversations […]
June 11, 2020
As our country, our cities, our businesses, and our friend circles have these incredibly important conversations about racism, I will be fully transparent: I’m scared. I’m scared to say the wrong thing, post the wrong photo, share the wrong resource, or write the wrong words. I want to get it right—how I learn, talk about, […]
May 27, 2020
A client of mine needed to break up with a friend who was also a vendor. The vendor friend had been managing the design of her website, but the website never worked the way it should. She knew she needed to call it quits with him, but she feared the worst. Will he resent me? […]
March 31, 2020
I think it’s safe to say that despite our quarantining and time spent at home, we all feel a sense of urgency right now. We urgently want to make sure our kids are experiencing some semblance of a routine, we urgently want to find ways to be productive and use this time wisely, and we […]
February 4, 2020
When I first started my business, I was stingy with my knowledge, my leads, and my time. Out of fear and in an effort to protect my growing client base, I played it close to the chest. Thankfully, things have changed. As I became more confident in my abilities and more sure of my success, […]
December 18, 2019
I’m exhausted by thinking. A client said that to me recently, and I found it so relatable. I know many who are exhausted by thinking. Or perhaps, more specifically, overthinking. She was ruminating on myriad things—a commitment she wanted to back out of, a situation with her daughter, and so on. Her primary concern was, […]
June 19, 2019
I recently delivered a presentation on combating self-doubt and was blown away by how it resonated in the room.
I shouldn’t have been surprised—I’ve certainly struggled with feeling confident in my abilities, and it’s a common topic of discussion among my clients.
Nevertheless, it can be hard to admit when we’re feeling down on ourselves. And I’ve found we often experience the symptoms without ever really considering the root cause.
January 8, 2019
You gotta be brave before you can be good. I heard the line while watching the movie “Hearts Beat Loud,” and it keeps coming back to me—this idea that bravery precedes many of our successes. It’s a New Year, and many of us have a resolution or two for the next 12 months. But I […]
December 18, 2018
My word for 2018 has been this: courage. I did a lot of things—in all aspects of my life—in the past 12 months that required some guts. I jumped on a last-minute opportunity—as inconvenient and impossible as it seemed it would be—to spend time cross-country being coached by my hero, Marshall Goldsmith. I interviewed many […]
August 21, 2018
A client of mine recently called me in a panic. The plan she mapped out with me over the course of a year—a bold plan to shift from survival to purpose mode, which included uprooting her family and simplifying her life in many areas—was coming to fruition. Am I making a mistake? she asked. Here’s […]