When you hear the word “feedback” what comes up for you? Do you welcome it or cringe and run for the hills? My guess is most of us are at the latter edge of the spectrum. Why? Because most of us have been the receiver of unhelpful feedback at best or feedback that damaged relationships at worst. If you’re in a position where you give feedback (and really this should happen … [Read more...]
You Don’t Owe Anyone Anything. We Owe Ourselves Everything.
You may feel a bit ruffled by the title of this post. But wait?! Isn’t that selfish and egotistical? Before your thoughts go there, think about this: how often have you said yes when you really wanted to say no? How many times have you sacrificed something you wanted, or didn’t know what you wanted, because you were so focused on pleasing someone else? How much does getting … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Cultivate Presence
If I were to sum up my conversations with clients over the last year or so, one of the most common things that comes up is that people are moving away from “doing” and toward “being.” After being on the career treadmill (or, ahem, mountain) for many years and two years of a pandemic (among other life challenges), people are realizing that there is another way to live life. … [Read more...]
How Being a Single Solopreneur Teaches Us to Own Our Worth
It’s almost March. For many of us, that means we’ve braved through the red hearts, rom-coms, dinner out, and all the rest that comes with the month of Valentine’s Day. Whether we are in a relationship or not, our most important relationship is with ourselves. Nothing teaches us that more than being your own boss. As a “ShEO” (that’s female CEO if you haven’t been in the … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Overcome Fear and Get Back in the Saddle When You’ve Royally Bombed at a Work-Related Skill
In my freshman year of college, I nabbed the starring role in the two-person play, The Owl and the Pussycat. Opening night, in front of my parents, my friends, students, and professors, I walked onto the stage of the world-famous Annenberg Center… and promptly forgot my lines. All of them. This ginormous blunder left me with a fear of speaking in front of people without … [Read more...]
Overcoming Self-Doubts
Self-doubts? What are they? Where do they come from? What makes them so tricky to overcome? And what might be a way to keep moving towards your goals? How can we overcome them? Is that even possible? That is a lot of questions to start with. So, where do I begin? I believe we all have self-doubts — some more, some less, depending on the situation and the task. There is … [Read more...]
Coaching – From the Other Side of the Desk – And Why We All Need It
When I started my own executive coaching and leadership development business a number of years ago, I only considered what I was good at – coaching and developing others. My thinking didn’t go much further, and in my line of work, I’m embarrassed to admit that. It took the COVID pandemic to make me stop and take the time to think about my own development, and I mean really … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Step into Your Power as an Entrepreneur
Starting a new business venture is thrilling, terrifying, and, at times, full of doubt and uncertainty. It just comes with the territory. Being an entrepreneur requires being adaptive and moving through high highs and some low lows. So how can we ride the waves of being an entrepreneur and not only keep our sanity, but thrive? Being an entrepreneur is not just about what you … [Read more...]
Sending My Daughter Out into the World with Confidence
I recently experienced an annual ritual that has been repeated for decades and dreaded by many mothers. I dropped my daughter off at college. After spending her whole life, thus far, in California, she is chasing her dreams at New York University. She took the junior college route first and was able to gain so much confidence in her abilities. Of course, I was and still am … [Read more...]
4 Steps to Setting Goals for a Life You Love
I’ve always been a huge goal setter and overachieving person - priding myself on being able to achieve more than work colleagues and peers. I’d set my goals and then hold myself accountable to a huge workload, thinking that it was the right thing to do to forward my career and then later my business. But over time, I realized while I may have been hitting goals and checking … [Read more...]