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Have you found the power in your shame?

Okay, first of all, how in the hell is it the end of September already?  I know we can have a deeper conversation than one about time or the weather, but I just need to commiserate with you a bit on the fact that it’s fall, and I feel like I didn’t create many summer […]

DON’T CLICK ON THAT HEADLINE!!

I caught myself going down a rabbit hole again just now.  I don’t subscribe to Apple News, but I get on it almost daily and look at the headlines. And before I know it, I’m deep into an article that just moments before I wouldn’t have even known to be interested in. This time it […]

Here’s one of my favorite things to do with my clients.

I help people rewrite their stories so they can experience true freedom.  Sound lofty, doesn’t it?  But here’s what I’ve learned over the years through coaching… We get trapped in our stories. We create stories of our experiences with challenges or difficulties, and we end them as victim stories. We tell those stories over and […]

Get Yourself an Awesome Squad

You know, when you’re trying to do that thing, you know, that thing that scares you. And your mental gremlins come out to play, and they start popping off with thoughts like… “Who are you to do this?” “No one is going to believe you can pull this off!” “You’re never going to do this […]

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How to Resist the Resistance

Work is more fun than fun. It is when you do it. It is not fun when you think about it, especially when you think about it ahead of time. ~ Noel Coward I am FEELING this quote today.  Today was a day full of commitments. Meetings with potential clients; two one-hour talks to different […]

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What if You Only Had 100 Words?

One of my favorite exercises to use while teaching storytelling is the 100-word life story, not 120 words, or 93 words; 100 words exactly to tell your life story.  This exercise forces brevity, and what you choose to focus on in 100 words brings to the surface what you think is important. Here’s one version […]

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