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What Does a Life Coach Do?
Life coaching is something that people are often skeptical about. They wonder about the differences between life...
What Is a Career Change Coach? Your Questions Answered
What Is a Career Change Coach? A career change coach helps clients explore their values, interests, skills, and...
Coach vs. Mentor: Their Definitions, Differences, & How to Determine Which You Need
As a career coach, I’m often asked a simple, yet common question: What is the difference between a coach and a mentor?...
How To Communicate Value Beyond Price
So many of my clients have told me that they have an idea for a product or service but stop short of bringing it to...
Body Language in The Workplace: What Are You Communicating When You Are Silent?
When you understand the power of body language in the workplace, you create the opportunity to be more persuasive,...
Autonomy at Work: Why Working on Your Own Terms Can Make All the Difference
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the majority of the American workforce to shelter in place and as a result, work...
5 Authentic Leadership Characteristics & How You Can Develop Them In Yourself
What Is Authentic Leadership? Bill George’s book, titled “Authentic Leadership”, popularized the term “authentic...
What Is “Me Time” and How Can You Get More Of It?
What Is "Me Time"? Me time is time that you set aside to be present with yourself, mind, body and spirit. Taking time...
Post-COVID, What Does Support For Working Parents Look Like?
Workplaces that thought they offered support for working parents pre-COVID have learned a thing or two since March...
No More Limits: What Are Limiting Beliefs & How Can You Overcome Them?
Benjamin Franklin once said, “You can do anything you set your mind to.” And as a celebrated polymath who boasted...
New Year, Fresh Start
When we think about getting a fresh start in the New Year, we are accustomed to resolutions that involve eating...
How to Navigate a Career Plateau
Navigating a career plateau can be tricky. You may want to maintain your employment but feel hopeless due to the lack...
Self-Promoting Without Feeling Tacky
Self-promoting without feeling tacky can feel like walking a tightrope. Before you start speaking, you feel like a...
Characteristics of a Courageous Woman
The characteristics of a courageous woman are easy to spot when they’re in use but are difficult to characterize in...
Asking For Help At Work Without Feeling Incompetent
Asking for help at work can engender a lot of self-judgment. We feel incompetent when we are unable to accomplish...
Are You Overloaded With Work? An Honest Assessment & How To Cope
It is not uncommon to feel overloaded with work; you’ve felt it, I’ve felt it, we’ve been on teams that are feeling...
Assertiveness vs Aggressiveness
A coaching client recently explained to me the struggle she has in coming off as assertive vs aggressive. She was in...
Why Do Bosses Resist Telecommuting?
Increased productivity and satisfaction, enhanced employee engagement, higher retention rates… With study after study...
Manterrupting: How To Take Your Power Back
As early as the mid-1970’s, research was being conducted on women’s experience in being interrupted by men when...
Video Conferencing Etiquette: What You Need To Know
As of April 1, 2020, usage of video conferencing tool Zoom was up more than 300% from before the pandemic forced...
Claiming Your Identity as a Confident Business Woman
Plenty of successful business women struggle to consistently maintain their confidence. They feel self-assured in one...
What Is A Slash Career & Why Do You Need One?
What is a slash career? Also known as a portfolio career, a slash career is one in which a person makes multiple...
Enneagram Six At Work
Who is the Enneagram Six at Work? The Loyalist, The Trouble Shooter The Enneagram Six is known for being loyal to the...
Enneagram Five At Work
Who is the Enneagram Five at Work? The Wise Person, The Observer, The Sage You will find the Enneagram Five on the...
Enneagram Seven At Work
Who is the Enneagram Seven at Work? The Enthusiast, The Visionary, The Joyful Person Sevens are motivated by a need to...
Enneagram Four At Work
Who is the Enneagram Four at Work? The Romantic, The Original Person, The Individualist In the midst of being...
Enneagram Three At Work
Who is the Enneagram Three at Work? The Achiever, The Effective Person, The Performer Enneagram Threes are...
Enneagram Two At Work
Who is the Enneagram Two at Work? The Nurturer, The Helper, The Giver, The Loving Person The Enneagram Two is...
Enneagram Nine At Work
Who is the Enneagram Nine at Work? The Peacemaker, The Mediator Nines have remarkable inner tranquility and a need to...
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome: Shattering The Glass Ceilings In Our Minds
Impostor Syndrome is a very specific form of intellectual self-doubt, according to the American Psychological...
Enneagram Eight At Work
Who is the Enneagram Eight at Work? The Powerful Person, The Challenger Eights are excellent at taking charge...
Enneagram One At Work
Who is the Enneagram One at Work? The Perfectionist, The Reformer, The Improver, The Good Person People who...
How A Full-Time Working Mom Can Read 52 Books A Year
As a full-time working mom managing a marriage, a family, a side-hustle, and an in-home Airbnb, my time is at an...
Books on Courage and Confidence: Three of My Favorites
Do you run towards, or away from, books on courage and confidence? If you want to say “towards” but the real answer is...
Taking Time to Rest: How Executive Women Make This a Daily Practice
Finding time to rest is not easy. If you work full-time in a demanding career, being intentional about finding rest...
3 Microaggressions in the Workplace: How Women Can Respond
Microaggressions in the workplace are sneaky. Often excused as "old-school" or generational, they can eat away at a...
How To Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
As children and young adults, we are required to step outside our comfort zone on a daily basis. Adults challenge us...
How To Rejoin The Workforce After A Long Break
A friend of mine recently told me that she was considering rejoining the workforce after a long break- eight years, to...
The Word “Should” Has No Place in Your Vocabulary
In emerging from a particularly challenging season, I used the word "should" in lamenting to a mentor all the mistakes...
Why It Is a Good Idea To Ask For A Big Raise
When you visualize yourself asking for a big raise, do you feel excited or anxious? Optimistic or pessimistic? Do you...