What are you holding onto? I have clients who want something bigger in their life or career, but they can’t seem to move forward and don’t understand why. For example, a client wants to take a different job at a new company. He applies online at multiple places and has had a few networking conversations, […]
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Every single day I meet with people who feel like they aren’t enough. They have thoughts running through their heads that tell them other people are better, smarter, and know more. They may recognize that these thoughts are happening, but they don’t understand how these thoughts impact their behavior. The impact of this kind of
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I was sitting in a book editing retreat to learn the best ways to edit my book a few years ago. It was a small group event held in a beautiful resort in upstate New York to teach all the future authors in the room how to edit our books. During one of the first
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Can you overcome limiting beliefs? The short answer is yes…and it takes time to shift them. These beliefs are ingrained in our brains and may have been there since we were children. Here are some of the types of limiting beliefs that can exist for you: self-limiting beliefs, societal beliefs, and cultural beliefs. These long
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Are you someone who sees change as a good thing? I think it depends on the experiences that you have had with change. If the change experiences that you had were good and brought you new opportunities, you would probably view them in a positive way. However, if the situations that you went through with
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Are you letting opportunities pass you by? In every organization, there are processes that are inefficient, people who need training, frustrations about workload, and problems that need to be solved. These are just a few examples and there are many more that exist in a company. How come no one is trying to solve them?
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How many times have you said or done something that you wished you could take back or change? I remember standing in front of a large audience at a conference and being so nervous. It was in the middle of the conference hall and not in a private room which is where all of my
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“Do you believe in me?” That is the question that most employees want to ask and get the answer from their managers, but they won’t ask it. Why won’t they ask the question? They are too afraid to hear the answer. Instead, they create stories of what their manager might be thinking…”What if my manager
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One of the biggest changes that I have made since I left my corporate career is being comfortable taking imperfect action. It is so empowering to try things and experiment vs. having to get it all right. Now I implement imperfect actions each day without the worry of what anyone else thinks. It is incredibly
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“Now, what am I going to do?” It is the decision that every people pleasing leader dreads. They have held time for themselves to work on a project and someone else sends a meeting invite for the exact same time. Do they give their own time up to take that meeting and make the other
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Every time a leader moves up to the next level it brings excitement, but it also brings out the doubts and insecurities. It can also happen when you take on more responsibilities that are new to you. One of my business mentors referred to it as a new “first.” This is when you go through
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Client Question: “I have an interview coming up for a job that seems perfect for me. I am sure that I will tell them that I can do the job, but what if I get it and then I find that I can’t do it? I don’t want to fail.” The fear of failure
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Client Question: “I am afraid to say what I really think about certain things at work for fear of being judged. How do I move past this?” When you were young, you didn’t even hesitate to say or do things. Over time your parents, teachers and caregivers tried to prevent you from being hurt
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Blog, fearDo you have a bucket list of things that you want to do someday? Your bucket list may be written down so you can see it every day or it may just be a mental list that you keep in your head. Some people may have a large list of items to accomplish while others
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Client Question: “My manager approached me about taking on a bigger role, but I am not sure I am ready for it. What should I do?” If your manager approached you about the job, that is already a vote of confidence that they feel that you are ready for the role. This doesn’t mean
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