Coaching
Embrace Your Mistakes
I hate making mistakes… and I have made my share of them. Cue the negative self-talk. Perfectionists are prone to this whenever a mistake is made. But then I was listening to a lecture on how to rewire our brains from negative self-talk, which reminded me of an important lesson. When we make mistakes, our…
What’s Keeping You Awake At Night?
During a full moon, I never sleep well… and last night was no exception. When we don’t get a good night’s sleep, it can make us feel groggy, cranky, and unmotivated. It can also cause paranoia and send us down a rabbit hole of overthinking. The reasons why people experience trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or…
Are You A People-Pleaser?
Are you tired of constantly putting other people’s needs first? Do you say “yes” when you want to say “no”? If so, you are not alone. I have been a lifetime people-pleaser, but I consider myself a “recovering” people-pleaser now. People-pleasing has become an epidemic in our society, and there are three primary reasons for its root cause. …
Reinvention
Change is an inevitable part of life, and we must adapt to it like we do to the changes in weather and seasons. When I retired from the television business six years ago, I spent a year figuring out my next chapter. After I discovered coaching, everything clicked into place. So, in my mid-50s, I embarked on a…
When One Door Closes…
We often encounter unexpected twists and turns that challenge us to adapt and grow. However, job loss is one of the most daunting experiences many of us face. Sudden upheavals, such as downsizing, restructuring, or other circumstances beyond our control, can leave us feeling adrift in a sea of uncertainty. The emotional toll is palpable…
Failure Is Not Your Enemy
Fun fact: I didn’t apply to medical school because I flunked an Organic Chemistry lab in my junior year. While that isn’t the entire story, it was the last straw. For years, I felt like a failure for not becoming a doctor. Eventually, I realized it didn’t matter to anyone else but me, and my “failure” was…
Spring: The Season of Reinvention
We just returned from visiting our three daughters in Oregon over the long weekend. And yes, it is a beautiful and weird coincidence that they all live within an hour of each other. We spent time together eating, drinking, laughing, walking and talking. It was awesome! But another unexpected delight of our trip was the early bloom of…
Time Management
Time management is a constant battle in today’s world. Even as I write this week’s newsletter, I am interrupted by texts, social media notifications, and emails popping into my inbox. Time Management and productivity are enormous challenges for my clients, too. But what if time was something you learned to manage better rather than it…
Reap the Rewards of Routine
As a coach, I work with both executives and entrepreneurs (writers, producers, and small business owners). For my executive clients, their schedules are dictated by their work hours and all that entails: Commuting, In-person or Zoom meetings, phone calls, emails, and then doing their actual jobs. For my entrepreneurs, their schedules are more unstructured. They don’t…
Do You Struggle With FOMO or FOPO?
You know when you are sitting at home, scrolling through your social media feeds, and suddenly, there it is—the ultimate party of the century, the concert of a lifetime, or the brunch where everyone seems to be having a blast? And where are you? On your couch, in your pajamas, questioning everything. That, my friends,…
