How We Win When We Fail Big on Purpose
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The learning that comes from failing big defines who we are and gives voice to our purpose.
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Why Crying at Work Won’t Destroy Your Career
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Emotions are part of the human experience—and we can’t pretend that the human experience ends when we open the office door.
Read MoreThree Ways to Get the Most Out of Coaching
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Change takes getting uncomfortable and digging deep. It takes honesty — with your coach and with yourself. And sometimes, it takes good old-fashioned homework. A coach cannot change your life for you. What they can do is help you create a plan to change your own life.
Read More5 Ways to Keep Happy Memories From Fading Fast
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There’s value in more regularly connecting with the good times. Learn how you can savor your past.
Read MoreHow To Stop Living In Fear Of Feedback
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Giving effective feedback is challenging and stressful. It's also a key factor in motivating and growing your people. These hacks will start you on your path to becoming a feedback pro.
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Stop Living Small: Combatting Impostor Syndrome
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Even if you’re doing the best work, if you’re constantly putting yourself down and not owning your success, others will believe what you believe. And even if you keep your impostor feelings to yourself, you’ll still internalize your self-limiting and self-sabotaging feelings and undermine your decisions.
Read MoreTen Questions All New (And Old) Leaders Should Ask Themselves
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You’ve been dreaming about your promotion for years, but now that you're finally the boss, you’re terrified. Where’s the manual? The bad news: There is no manual. The good news: There is no manual. Leadership has no rules. We all make it up as we go.
Read MoreWhy Work With A Career Coach?
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Work is a huge part of what we do and who we are. Shouldn’t we have jobs that have meaning and purpose, that inspire us each day? A job search is an opportunity to explore and develop who you are and why you're here. If we were to focus only on the resume, salary negotiation, and perks, we’d miss a critical part of the equation.
Read MoreQUIZ: What's Your Boss Style?
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As the boss, you bring your own experiences, values, and judgment to the table; this is your boss style. It’s a mix of who you are, what you’ve done, and what you believe. It’s critical to know what your style is - the good, the bad, and the ugly - and determine what’s working well and where you need to make some changes. This quiz will help you get a better understanding of just that.
Read MoreThree Steps to Kickstart Your Journey to a Job You Love
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You must be inspired by your work and inspire others to do remarkable work. I say that as an imperative because life is short. Really short. And you spend so many of your waking hours at work or thinking about work. You must love your work!
Read MoreKick Your Self-Sabotaging Tendencies in the Ass with These Three Strategies
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What happens as we grow up that causes us to lose our sense of self? How do we move from this wondrous place of curiosity, joy, and creativity to one of anxiety, shame, and/or guilt?
Read MoreHow to Respond to The Dreaded Question: What Kind of Job Are You Looking For?
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If you’re looking for a new job (or thinking about looking for one), chances are you don’t know exactly what you’re looking for. Perhaps you have some ideas. Perhaps. But it’s pretty rare that you know just what you’re looking for.
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6 Ways to Stay Engaged at Work When You're Ready To Move On
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Last year, I wrote about how to kick ass and take names in your job search. In sharing this with a client who is renewing her job search, she asked about #3 on the list...
Read MoreA Coach And A Lawyer Walk Into A Bar
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Last night, I sat down next to a lawyer in a bar in Alexandria, VA. After he finished telling me that he had spent his entire Saturday in the office (a life affirming moment that ending my law career with the LSAT was the right move), he naturally asked the infamous, “and what do you do?” question. “I work at an ed tech company. And I'm a Coach.”
Read MoreStop Searching For A Role Model
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A few months before I graduated from business school, my classmate sent me Sheryl Sandberg’s famous “sit at the table” Ted Talk. I immediately identified with Sheryl and developed my first real “girl crush.”
Read MoreThree Strategies to Stop Pleasing Everyone Else And Live Your Life
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Yup, my son is wearing plastic bags where snow boots should be. His mittens don’t match (and definitely aren’t designed for the 5 degree weather he’s standing in). And, yes, we still haven’t thrown out our pumpkin (or Christmas tree for that matter). That’s one way of looking at this picture.
Read MoreThe Waze in Which I Stick to My Intentions
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Last week, I shared my thoughts on resolutions and the importance of creating small, tangible acts that get you results. Building on this idea of moving from the big and lofty to the tangible and practical, I wanted to share my 2017 theme and an exercise I use to keep it present in my life.
Read MoreOn Resolutions
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Even though I’ve always been one of those people that doesn’t like New Year’s, for many years, I went through the resolution routine. Usually related to “being a better person.” This was the year I’d volunteer more, not yell at my husband, or be more patient. This could most quickly be seen to fail when I arrived at the gym on January 2nd.
Read More10 Ways to Make a Job Search A Little Less Painful
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Let’s not sugarcoat this; searching for a job can really suck. And the more you need a new job, the suckier it will probably feel. Like life-sucking. See, no lollipops and roses here.
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