I’m not your hope dealer. One of my biggest pet peeves in the personal development world is inspirational leaders selling people on the idea of following their dreams… and then leaving those people hanging without the skills or tools to follow through. It’s not enough to want it. It’s not enough to be amazing at your work. It’s not enough … Read More
Creating career change
The past few weeks my clients have been feeling frustrated and discouraged. While my client’s individual situations are quite different they have been experiencing similar emotions. Well, let’s face it, the past few weeks have been frustrating and discouraging politically, and what I’m hearing from clients is job opportunities, job growth, and career development have taken a back seat to … Read More
When your job isn’t working out
Sometimes you know it on your very first day of work….. this job is not going to work out. Sometimes your new job is great at first and you find out things aren’t quite what you thought they would be. There are many reasons your job isn’t working out but the result is the same- it sucks. So what do you … Read More
Setting goals for the new year!
As we approach the end of the year many people start thinking about their goals for the new year. I’m thinking about mine and, let me tell you, I have big plans for 2017, including polishing my TEDx talk, growing my business, and writing a book! Whew! What about you? Did you accomplish what you wanted in 2016? What do … Read More
Stop trying too hard
“I don’t know, it just seems like you’re trying too hard,” she wrote. That’s the feedback I received when I recently asked a colleague to look over my marketing materials. At first I was angry. I thought, “what am I supposed to do with that?! That’s not good feedback!” “Is there anything more annoying than nonspecific feedback,” I ranted to no one … Read More
Healing from the election
There has been significant confusion, suffering, and pain since the 2016 Presidential election. Every day people vilify, rage, and criticize elected leaders, media, political and social organizations, and even each other. I understand the pain many are feeling, but here’s the thing- I have a life to live and I have important work to do, despite the election results and what’s happening … Read More
My best career tip
As a Career Coach, I work with career professionals and entrepreneurs who are looking to level up. They are usually looking for work or looking to increase their income. There are lots of tools and support I use to work with clients to help them reach their goals. There is one tip I give every client I work with. That’s … Read More
When to say yes, when to say no
As a recovering “yes-er”, I have spent a lot of time thinking about how and when to say no. I was determined to master the skill of saying no and I’ve had a lot of practice at it. For many years, I found it much easier to say no in personal situations and much harder to say no in professional situations. … Read More
10 ways to get happy now
I don’t know about you, but the last few weeks have been busy, exhausting, exciting, challenging, scary, and yes, even a little bit depressing for me. There’s so much big, important stuff happening in my life and the world at large. There’s the election. The holidays are just around the corner. And that’s not even including everything that’s going on … Read More
Take a leap of faith
When was the last time you did something that excited you? How about the last time you did something that scared you? Have you felt exhilarated in the last year? The last 6 months? Maybe you’re not a risk-taker. I get it. You’d rather be comfy. Maybe you’re a comfortador. (Points to those of you that caught that Buffy reference.) … Read More