Will the real you please stand up?
“They won’t like me if I act like myself.” That’s what a client worried aloud the other day. She was dreading an upcoming networking event and was already exhausted by the turn-herself-inside-out machinations she anticipated undertaking. To please. To win over. To not offend. I’ve heard many versions of this same sentiment: The fear that […]
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What do you want to learn?
A new language? How to knit? Ways to be more patient? How to network effectively? To be a better golfer? To laugh more? Improve your photography skills? How to do that DIY project you’ve been putting off? Tackle French cooking? Master a new yoga pose? How to start a blog? To be a better communicator? […]
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Here’s my question: How can you make it easier?
“There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.” —Warren Buffet There does seem to be a tendency in people (me included!) to make things much more difficult than they have to be. Do you find yourself saying any of these or something similar? I’m overwhelmed. There’s so much […]
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Are you focused on high return activities?
Are you focused on high return activities? In the past few days I’ve witnessed a failure to act on that old adage: Everything that demands your attention doesn’t deserve your attention. When I say “witness”, I’ve observed this with clients, friends, and—yes, myself. Why is it so easy to spend an hour creating the “perfect” electronic business […]
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Do you have a Big Goal?
I am privileged to work with clients who have amazing, inspiring Big Goals. Starting new businesses, writing books, getting fit and healthy, changing careers, paying off significant credit card debt, taking their businesses to a new level—just to name a few Big Goals. “Make no small plans; they have no magic to stir men’s souls.” […]
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I don’t want to be driven anymore
I didn’t realize in early May I was taking a sabbatical. I thought I was just feeling a bit less motivated. Finding it more difficult to focus. Noticing my productivity was falling off. It was a curious turn of events because I’ve always been such a taskmaster with myself—driven, pushing through, doing, doing, doing. But […]
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You just have to take the next right step
Getting into action is often easier said than done. Anyone who says differently is either fibbing or has lived a truly grace-filled life. There are many days when it would be easier to be consumed by inertia in its many forms…sleeping in late, watching reruns of shows that weren’t that great the first time, reading […]
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Are you listening to your intuition?
A recent trip to Mackinac Island has me thinking about lighthouses—those wonderfully picturesque structures that warn of danger from a location sailors could see from a safe distance and serve as a guide into harbors. Interesting—that dual purpose to both warn and guide. To announce danger and light the way to safety. Not unlike a […]
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