Growing up I had to be the smartest girl in class. I would spend hours on homework and get up at 6am to prepare for a test; anything close to a B was unacceptable. And the one time I did get a B, it was devastating. My obsession with getting top grades was not because…
Read MoreFeeling bad doesn’t feel good. Most people that come to see me for coaching or a workshop is because they want to get out of feeling bad and start feeling good! When we are experiencing an uncomfortable emotion, we usually want out of it…and we’ll try a variety of methods to do so. We repress…
Read MoreWe all get triggered. When we are the person triggered it is not pleasurable, but at least we have an understanding of what’s happening and the influence on our behavior. But when someone else is triggered, be it a romantic partner, friend, colleague, parent or even a stranger, it can feel even worse! We’ve all…
Read MoreAs much as you may want it, you don’t have 100% control over your life. In fact, control is an illusion. But what you do have is CHOICE and that’s awesome. Our inner and outer choices influence our reality more than anything else. That’s why the choices you make are incredibly important! So what’s a…
Read MoreConsider this question: Do you TRULY value yourself? I just got off the phone with a new client who has had her own business for three years and still wonders if she is going to be able to pay her bills every month. She does incredible work and, most importantly, is committed to delivering 110%…
Read MoreI have a miraculous story to share with you which will reaffirm your faith in the Universe’s timing. . . This past weekend I had the honor of standing up in my bestie Melissa’s wedding. It was an incredibly beautiful ceremony full of love, connection and tears of joy. What made this wedding so incredible…
Read MoreI’ve heard from so many people over the past two weeks about situations that have them throwing their hands in the air and saying, “What the heck is going on??” Break-ups, communication and technology breakdowns, illness, and unexpected challenges seemed contagious. Perhaps we can blame it on Mercury being in retrograde (which thankfully ended on…
Read MoreOne of the biggest mistakes that I see us make when it comes to relationships is loving other people the way we want and need to be loved, rather than loving them in the way they want and need to be loved. And I don’t just mean romantic relationships; this mistake applies to all our…
Read MoreOften great lessons come from unexpected teachers… Recently I heard a woman share about how she was with her friend’s seven-month-old baby boy and witnessed him experiencing frustration over his natural limitations. He was trying to communicate his needs but did not yet have the verbal skills to do so. He was attempting to feed…
Read MoreI’m writing this blog after facilitating a retreat for YPO where most of the participants were 20-somethings. I was inspired by their strong intentions to be successful in all aspects of their lives. I was also touched by the incredible amount of pressure, expectations, confusion, and anxiety that they were experiencing. Embarking on the decade…
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