One of my clients teaches a program and has hired me to conduct weekly mindset sessions with their students. This week we were talking about using the power of your mind to create goals and generate energy around the things that you really want. In that session, one of the students asked me what I was working on right now and what action steps I was taking. In answering this question, it got me thinking about how while goals are important, so is enjoying the journey. When I think about my …
Can You Take a Day Off?
Last week I took Wednesday afternoon off and took my 4-year-old to the zoo for a mommy/daughter day. No clients. No phones. No checking email. Just 5 hours dedicated to creating memories and connection with my little one. When I got home, she was excitedly telling her dad and sister (and anyone else that would listen) all about the baby tigers she saw and the giraffes she got to feed…and of course the extra special treat of McDonald's for lunch. To this little girl it was the best day …
Turning Challenge into Strength
Oftentimes we focus on the roadblocks to our goals or the weaknesses that we see in ourselves. Sometimes the best way forward is to harness that barrier and see the strength that lies within it. As a little girl, I was so shy I would not even talk to my teachers. I needed time to build these trusting relationships and feel safe to open up leading me to build deep connections. I later discovered that for me building those trusting relationships later helped me build my career as well. What …
An Attitude of Gratitude
I was reading an article the other day and the author, Nataly Kogan, posed the question “Are you chasing your “Big Happy”?” She went on to say that “One of the many things I learned while chasing The Big Happy was that even though a lot of satisfaction and pride comes with achievement, happiness does not. In fact, the chase of this idealized non-existent state of happiness left me depressed and exhausted. The answer I found in every article and book and research paper I read was this: …
5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Business Coach
Hiring a business coach is a big decision. It is also one of the best decisions you can make for your business. There are a lot of coaches out there these days, so how do you find the right coach for you? Here are 5 key things to look for when hiring a business coach. Experience: Your business coach should have extensive and applicable experience in the business world. In order for a coach to be effective, they need to have lived through and experienced many of the challenges their clients …
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