Do you ever find yourself stopped in your tracks? Here's a mindset piece to help you pick up and move forward with passion. Maybe you have your newsletter all set to go – and don’t hit the send button. Maybe you have your talk 90% complete, but instead of polishing it and setting up [...]
What I wrote a couple of days ago about the power of pure positive feedback made me remember another related story I wanted to share with you, from another art class. When I was learning watercolors, I was part of a wonderful small group of women who were jumping in eagerly, even though much of [...]
Would you like to absolutely make someone's day? Have you ever had someone compliment you, and then dull it with – "but…" or "except for…" Wow, that takes the wind out the compliment, doesn't it? In business we're taught to use a "feedback sandwich" which says: tell three positive specific things, give one stretch, [...]
Inspiration Where do I find it? How do I get it back when it’s gone AWOL? What are some strategies for those moments when I just plain NEED IT NOW and it’s not there? I got this email from a client this morning, and it really spoke to me. I thought I'd answer her [...]
Do you want to magnify your results in any class you take, any project you take on, any conversation you engage in? Get crystal clear about your intention for doing whatever it is you do. Setting an intention is the most powerful way to laser-focus your attention, both consciously and unconsciously, so you achieve precisely [...]
Are you struggling to find your purpose? People spend a lot of time wrestling with the idea of purpose. So many people want to be more ON PURPOSE – living what matters, making the difference that they know they are here to make. And in the process of trying to figure that out, it’s easy [...]
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will [...]
Is your stuff attached with Velcro? I love Velcro – it is such a simple material, that allows me to attach something firmly when it serves me to have it attached, and release it easily when I’m ready to take it off. And recently it’s occurred to me that Velcro is the perfect metaphor for [...]
Is this you? You offer tremendous value in the world. You are very good at what you do. You’ve got solid marketing, You know how to hold a powerful sales call, You’re getting out there in the world… What’s missing? Clients. When you’ve got all the skills, tactics and strategies in place, and you still [...]
How I got caught – and served – by coaching’s most powerful premise. So – there I was in day three of the seminar, feeling good, happy with how I was showing up, interacting powerfully and pleasantly…when I got the rug pulled out from under me and I had to look at EVERYTHING differently. It [...]
