“But you’re so successful!” {part 2}
Two weeks ago, we discussed how common it is for high-achieving women in business to struggle with feeling like a fraud. As women, we’ve been acculturated to minimize our power, and as human beings, we’re neurologically wired to focus on the negative. All of that means we tend to avoid …
Read More“But you’re so successful!” {part 1}
The room was silent as my husband and I folded laundry. Elbow-deep in underwear, I felt my heart lurch when he asked the question: “What’s wrong?” With a deep, unsteady breath, I admitted that I felt like a fraud in my business. Like my success was a sham. Like I …
Read Morethe virtuous cycle of self-trust
I’ve spent the last four years coaching my clients to reach new levels of confidence, fulfillment, and professional success. During that time, I’ve made a point to study the tools and techniques that contribute to deep and lasting change—the kind of exercises and habits that activate transformational growth. Some of …
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the real reason I started my business
When I was 22, I had a recurring fantasy. That fantasy was NOT that I’d wind up pregnant and barefoot in a field…though apparently I managed that anyway. : ) No, like any hot-blooded, fresh-faced, newly minted university graduate, I fantasized about my career. Specifically, I longed for the guts …
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3 ways to quiet the chaos
You know that feeling when it’s a holiday weekend, the boss shuts down work early, and you get to flee and scoot your boot home for a long and luscious break? You have that sensation of being fully and truly unplugged… Like you don’t have a care in the world. …
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the power of soul-goals
When President Joe Biden took the podium last week, it was a blue sky day in Washington D.C. During his inaugural address, he demonstrated the kind of leadership we’ve been sorely lacking these last four years. I’ve always been a sucker for powerful words and speeches (I gave the student commencement address …
Read MoreLet’s talk about comparison-itis
Do you ever find yourself scrolling through social media, your inbox, or an internet ‘research’ wormhole and feeling like absolute CRAP because the other entrepreneurs and experts in your field are absolutely crushing it? You see them spouting off clever captions, pitch-perfect headlines, and announcements about their latest successes… You …
Read Moreyou don’t need to be a *literal* legend to live a legendary life
Do you know the origin story of the goddess Athena? Greek legend has it she sprang fully formed from her father’s head after he swallowed her pregnant mother whole. Zeus got a crippling headache, begged a fellow god to split his immortal head open with an axe, and boom! There she was, …
Read More3 simple ways to practice self-love (no matter how much time you have)
“It is our choices, Harry, that show us what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – Albus Dumbledore Last night I finished rereading the final book in the Harry Potter series. I’ve been losing myself in those pages, swooping through their magic and mystery like a vivifying wind, riding …
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Out of ideas? 3 secret reasons you’re getting stuck (and what to do about them)
You know that feeling when you think about writing (for your blog, newsletter, Instagram channel, or basically anyplace your audience hangs out) and your brain screeches to a halt? The lights go out. The walls go up. The dream of prolific, playful sharing vanishes like a puff of smoke. I …
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