Choices and Changes for the Next Chapter
Meet Your Next Best Friend
Are you a good friend to yourself? Would you talk to your best friend the same way you speak to yourself? We’re all much kinder, more helpful and supportive when we speak to others, then when we self-talk. We may have become more attune to bullying from others, but in...
Have You Ever Felt Like Your Own Worst Enemy?
You're not alone. As a professional leadership coach, I see smart capable people everyday who secretly think they're anything but. There's a scientific term for this. It's called cognitive distortion. Although it's more popularly known as...
Give Ideas a Fighting Chance
The child that disagrees with you, the team member who often argues ... they’re exercising their creative thinking. We all know being agreeable is a very appealing characteristic. But new research shows agreeableness to be one of the highest predictors of...
Never Apologize for Being a Strong Woman
Change can be unsettling for others around you. But as we grow and develop grit, we need to make a commitment to ourselves, to allow ourselves to be our best selves. We love this article by Andrea Heuston which calls on strong women to stand tall:...
Want a Creative Thinker? Don’t Ask an Expert!
Have you heard of expert blindness? That's what researchers say we risk having when we walk into a situation, sure that we already know all the answers. Because we live in an era of specialization, we often feel we have to focus exclusively on what...
Need a Quick Confidence Booster?
Want to know how to instantly appear more confident? It's all in your posture. Just look at superheroes. Research shows there are actual power poses that can make us feel and look more confident, instantly. Here's an example of a power pose-- stand like Wonder...
Not FOMO – Just MO?
We all suffer from Fear Of Missing Out sometimes. Scroll through social media and it hits you - people are definitely living better lives, experiencing more adventures, having much more fun. Whether it’s a fantastic party, an exciting promotion at work, a romantic...
How to Have a Breakthrough Idea
Breakthrough ideas change the world. But they usually come from pursuing concepts that may seem totally outlandish to most people. Who would have thought we would ever willingly step into a stranger’s car ... Uber? Sleep in the apartment of someone we’ve...
Part 2 – When Intelligent People Sabotage Their Own Success
7 Ways to Change Negative Thoughts Getting in The Way of Your Success If irrational thoughts are holding you back from reaching your full potential, here’s how to begin to retrain your mindset: Re-examine the evidence. Don’t simply assume your negative...
Part 1 – Why do Intelligent People Sabotage Their Own Success?
8 Ways You May Be Self-Sabotaging Do you sometimes feel as if the main thing standing in your way of greater success are your own thoughts and perceptions? As a coach, I often see this pattern among my clients - smart, capable...