AUTHENTIC GROWTH

Sometimes life throws us a curveball Or several. This was my experience last week. I was looking forward to a weekend getaway with some girlfriends. As I headed out the door, I couldn't open [...]

Wrapping it all up with a bow! As we approach year-end, it’s natural to reflect on our accomplishments (or lack there of) throughout the year. Did we meet and achieve the ambitious goals [...]

What do you desire? I’m going to admit to a guilty pleasure - I binge watch #vanlife and #skoolie conversion videos on Instagram. Do I secretly want to throw all my earthly possessions [...]

Are you ready for year-end? How would you like to close out 2024 and what are your plans to celebrate the holiday season? Big parties with lots of gifts and food orgies, travel [...]

Dealing with Ambiguity Life has been a bit of a roller coaster ride lately with lots of ups and downs. I wish we were experiencing more highs, since we’ve definitely been seeing plenty [...]

Time for a rethink! A friend made me aware that my emails were bouncing back, so it was time for me to deal with my severely overloaded inbox. Years of accumulated messages needed [...]

How to get through the craziness? This week’s newsletter is short and sweet and coming to you on Monday with a dose of practicality and inspiration. I don’t know about you, but I’ve [...]

How much do you want to change? When we’re ready to make a change, we know it. We start showing up differently, ready to take the actions needed to move forward into something [...]

How can you be more of yourself? For the ice cream fans out there, what’s your favorite flavor and style? Gelato, sorbet, soft serve? Are you a purist who only likes vanilla or [...]

The waves of change are upon us! I’ve always loved the water! Being by the ocean. Swimming. Floating. Watching the waves. The mist and power of a waterfall. There’s something so calming and [...]

Find it Difficult to Focus? In my coaching and career advising work with students and private clients, I've noticed that it's not uncommon for individuals to struggle with concentration. Some have been formally [...]

Can We Ever Truly Transform? I help many people go through the process of change and know how overwhelming and daunting it can feel. To face your fears, push through them and do [...]

JUST DO IT! You know, that thing that you’ve always wanted to do. What if you gave yourself permission to go after it and went all out to pursue what you care most [...]

How to find your place and pace? I’ve had a yoga practice on and off for well over a decade (maybe 2?). During COVID when I couldn’t get to a yoga studio, I [...]

How do we know when it’s time? There’s a lot of change happening everywhere. I recently visited a cute nearby town that I don’t get to nearly often enough, but really enjoy spending time [...]

Do you like shortcuts? Most of us prefer things to be quick and easy. Use Waze to get to your destination faster even if it takes you on crazy side roads you’ll never [...]

What Is Your Labor Worth? As we close out the summer, I hope you had an enjoyable holiday weekend!  While we don’t often think about the back story, Labor Day is thanks to all [...]

When You Know, You Know What’s keeping you from having everything you want? Probably YOU. While it may be counter-intuitive, I firmly believe we often know what we want, but won’t let ourselves [...]

Have you ever thought… What if my life could be different? How can I do meaningful work that makes a difference? What would it feel like to love your life and feel like [...]

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Turn and face the strange (gotta love classic David Bowie).  I’m feeling like a bit of a Space Oddity myself since I will be temporarily leaving New York in the fall.  I’m [...]

There’s been a lot going on I was considering radio silence this week, but decided to give you all a sneak peek into what I’ve been up to lately. I wanted to share [...]

What is most important? You’re starting a new exercise routine, what’s going to help you be most successful?  Repetition (reps), having great form, spending more time?  All of the above and also it [...]

What if everything were fine? Stuff happens and we make mistakes. Most of us high achievers are very hard on ourselves. How could that happen? What was I thinking?  Damn, I screwed up, [...]

Dealing with luck and circumstances So much of our experience is outside of our control. And yet, we also have the ability to make many decisions, large and small, that influence how we [...]

What do you believe? Our experience is heavily influenced by our thoughts.  If you think things won’t work out, then you are predisposed to proving this is true. You’re wearing amber shades that [...]

Taking the gentler path I have the good fortune to be visiting Paris where my partner is from, and it certainly has its charms. One thing in particular that I’m enjoying is the [...]

What do you know to be true? How do we know things?  Telling truth from fiction is getting harder these days, so we need to uncover information sources that we can count on. [...]

How practical should you be? Being practical is about being smart - doing what’s needed to take care of yourself. This includes things like paying the bills, ensuring there’s a roof over your [...]

Are you interested in growth? Then you must embrace learning!  I’m a continual learner, however I’ve noticed that I’m most passionate about what I’m actually interested in. Learning something just because I “should” [...]

How fast do you expect to change? In reflecting on my personal evolution and observing the growth of my clients, I was reminded what a journey change can be. It starts when you [...]

How do we find the truth? Have you ever gotten side-swiped by someone telling you something unexpected at the least opportune time?  You know, like during your annual performance review when your boss [...]

Don’t cry over spilled tea My teapot leaked. I was doing a cleanse, 3 meals of congee, a rice porridge as part of an Ayurvedic cleanse, and could not eat any sweets, sugar, [...]

Simple Career Switching I know this magical exercise where you close your eyes, click your heels together 3 times and say out loud: “I want a new career. I want a new career. [...]

When have you been inspired? When you consider all the crazy, silly, foolish, exciting and brilliant things you’ve done in your life, what ties them altogether? YOU! You’re a unique and inspiring creative [...]

The things we do for love I love the Tina Turner song, What’s love got to do with it?  I believe that love often sits at the heart of everything important because we [...]

The truth shouldn’t hurt So how do you feel about genuine faux leather or dairy free cheese (real cheddah)? Well, that depends if you’re a vegan then you’re probably cool with it, but [...]

OMG, please forgive me! I’m a bit embarrassed to admit this, I’ve been a bit slapdash in my weekly missives. I would like to apologize for the typos in my writing. I’ve noticed [...]

Are you making conscious choices? I wish I could tell you that I was a master of intentional decision-making when it came to my career, but alas I’d be lying to you and [...]

Finding more professional fulfillment I recently moderated office hours for the Columbia Career Coaching Network for diverse Columbia University to receive coaching guidance. Not surprisingly, there were commonalities among the many different professional [...]

How to find more joy? I’m not sure about you, but joy is a state of being I’d like to experience as much as possible. In fact, it’s something I realized I was [...]

What’s holding you back? After some time away from the daily grind, I have been feeling inspired. I also have an increased sense of urgency in supporting more leaders to step it up. [...]

How can you up-level? So you’re ready to kick things up a notch. Maybe you want a promotion, new job, more visibility, higher compensation or some other growth opportunity that feels like a [...]

Pay attention to the substance. Reality trumps fantasy every time. * * * * * Noticing takes time I recently moved into a new house. Everything looked great when we initially visited however living [...]

Start by looking at your perspective * * * * * So you want to change? Change is an interesting thing. We think we want things to be different, but then we actually get freaked [...]

AKA Setting boundaries * * * * * How and when to quit? There’s been a lot of chatter about “Quiet Quitting” in the TikTokisphere. If you haven’t heard, this is a trend to cutting [...]

Did you ever want to run away? While I was mostly a good girl as a kid, I do remember one time that I seriously considered packing my bags, telling my parents to f*ck off [...]

How does it feel to just let go? You don’t need to sell your soul or get crushed by the corporate grind. Some ideas for making a change * * * * * Can you [...]

5 keys for taking the leap into the unknown to start your own business. * * * * * Do it your way! Many people wonder whether they can go out on their own. What [...]

How to position yourself for growth and navigate making a change. * * * * * How to position yourself? There comes a time when we all discover that aspects of our work just aren’t [...]

When we complain and become impatient, our energy works against us. Gratitude helps us shift our story and our mindset. * * * * * What are you worried about? Having spent a bit of [...]

Are you letting what you’re attached to define who you are to your disadvantage? * * * * * Do our attachments define us? Ok, so this is sort of embarrassing to share, but I [...]

Rituals take us out of our daily routines and can help us reframe our experience in new and surprising ways. Here are some suggestions around mindfulness practices. * * * * * How do you [...]

How do you respond to new possibilities? Do you notice the signs and invitations to change? How can you say yes to what’s calling you? * * * * * Knock, Knock.  Who’s there? Knocks [...]

We can pursue happiness with intention. Here are some thoughts on how to raise your happiness set point. * * * * * Happiness is a thing! In addition to the traditional self-help industry, happiness [...]

Understanding our dreams can reveal powerful insights about how our fears are catching up with us. * * * * * Symbols and Dreams I’m a pretty active dreamer and on good days I remember [...]

Getting away can give us a new perspective and opportunity to reflect on how we have changed or may need to change to develop new ways of looking at the world. * * * * [...]

Finding your voice What do you have to say? Sometimes we are at a loss for words, even those of us who are quite outspoken and communicative.  We can struggle at times to find something [...]