June 10, 2024
A friend of mine is readying to celebrate the release of her book. In her email asking if I’d help spread the word when it hits shelves, she wrote: I want to take you to lunch in exchange for supporting me. Here’s the deal: I’m DELIGHTED to support her. She’s a wonderful person, and I know […]
April 12, 2024
It’s all or nothing. That’s what those of us who are Type A tend to believe, isn’t it? We heard our parents, teachers, and coaches preach to us that anything worth doing is worth doing right. That we had to give everything our best. That 110% is the only way. From careers and families to diets and […]
April 11, 2024
So many of the women I’ve coached feel like they’re on a hamster wheel. Life is coming at them quickly: They have businesses to build, aging parents to care for, teams to manage, relationships to tend to. And they’re tired. They feel like they can’t stop moving, and yet they aren’t getting anywhere. Often, they’re […]
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 […]
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 19, 2020
“I don’t even know what my own interests are anymore.” My client spoke those words, and although the comment didn’t surprise me, it still cracked a little piece of my heart. She’s a successful, ambitious, hardworking 40-something executive with a husband and kids. Which means she’s in the same boat a lot of us are—left […]