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

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

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

How to stay sane this election year

You can’t escape it. It’s a presidential election year. As we count down to election day, things just seem to get worse and worse. It’s the time of year that friends and family become enemies. It’s the time of year your feelings for your coworkers go from annoyance to intolerance. Tensions are running high and it’s difficult not to get … Read More

Does It Work To Fake It ’til You Make It?

Can you “fake it ’til you make it” in life? What about your career? Fake it ’til you make it is a practice that suggests you act “as if” something is true until it is true. The idea of fake it ’til you make it is similar to positive affirmations. You repeat a positive message or statement, giving that idea your … Read More

Caged, Comfortable, Charged

Have you ever wondered, “is this all there is?” It’s a question I’ve asked myself at different stages in my life. In his book, The Charge, Brendan Burchard takes a deeper look at the three states of life, which answered the question for me. “Is this all there is?”  Caged. Caged is State number 1, and most people experience it at some point. … Read More

Can you be too happy?

In addition to being able to hit rock bottom emotionally, we humans can also hit an emotional ceiling. Despite having a biological mechanism that is constantly seeking to find pleasure and avoid pain, some have also discovered an emotional mechanism that starts shutting down the pleasure if it gets overloaded. Did you hear that right? Yes, that means it is … Read More

How to gracefully say no

I grew up as a total “yes person”. Would I give you a ride home?  Yes, of course. Would I water your plants across town for 10 days?  Why, yes I would. Would I fill in at your camp counselor job with 45 wild kiddos eating candy in the hot sun so you can go to a baseball game with … Read More