The ancient art that no spreadsheet will ever replace. Let me tell you a story. When I was a girl, I had a teacher named Mr. Hartman who taught us a lesson I’ve never forgotten. He called it “Grasping the Nettle.” He told us that when you grab a stinging nettle timidly, it stings you….
“I can embrace imperfection as part of growth. In forgiveness, both from others and oneself, lies the freedom to learn and communicate better.” Excerpt from So Much to Drool About: Lessons for Living Large – “Letting Go of Perfection”, p.8 This important lesson, taken from an excerpt from my book, reminds us that embracing our…
We’re taught from a young age that some emotions should remain behind closed doors. Anger, fear, sadness, shame – these experiences get categorized as “negative” and therefore need to be suppressed. We learn to put on a brave face and project an image of having it all together, even when we’re struggling on the inside….
A high-powered executive steps on stage to deliver a keynote address. Every detail, from the designer suit to the polished presentation, conveys confidence and success. Yet, beneath that carefully crafted image lies a mix of anxiety, relentless self-doubt, and perhaps a nagging sense of emptiness. This contradiction between external accomplishment and an unseen inner reality…
Your hands tremble slightly as you step up to deliver your presentation. The slides you spent hours working on are polished and your outfit is impeccably pressed. But all you can think about is one thing: don’t mess this up. The need to get it right completely overwhelms the simple purpose of sharing your ideas…
“Happy and free.” I hear those words often as a coach — usually as a goal, a feeling my clients want to find in their lives but aren’t sure how to pursue. But what does that really mean? It’s not as easy a question to answer as it may sound. You can’t take actionable steps…
The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity, or power, but self-rejection. -Henri Nouwen There are times when we all feel like we want more, whether personally, professionally, emotionally —or even all the above. We all occasionally long for things like more money, success, connection, meaning, freedom…or maybe just another serving of our…
Have you ever been told that you’re too much? I think that in some point in our lives, we’ve all been told that we are, in one way or another; too loud, too quiet, too goofy, too serious, too calculative, too carefree. As you navigate your life, you’ll find yourself in various situations that have…
Whether you’re in a work meeting or spending time with people in your personal life, tapping into our own self-love and vulnerability is difficult and, often, terrifying. So often in life, we think that people only want to see the good parts of who we are. We avoid talking about difficulties and frustrations, and instead…
Did you know that Walt Disney was once told that he wasn’t creative enough? Now, with a legacy that has lasted well beyond his lifetime and will certainly be around for much longer, it’s hard to imagine the type of person who would have dared to tell the creator of Disney that his work “lacked…
There are many times in life where you will feel like there’s an incredible pressure to get things right. Oftentimes, a task, no matter how small, can turn into a gargantuan impossibility in your head because of many reasons: pressure from people that you know, pressure from people you’ve seen online, or worse, pressure you’ve…
We are always in research mode. It may sound odd, but it’s true! We’re always finding out new things about ourselves, other people, and the world around us. We will often take that information and subsequently apply it in a way that’s useful going forward. An example of this might be if you try a…
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