Five Reasons Not to Hire a Coach

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Why Hiring a Coach can Change Your Life Do you have clarity on where you are going with your career or business? Do you have a vision for one year from now… five years? Are on track and making progress? Are you in charge of your future or are you drifting along, just waiting to…

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Ten Ways to Make the Most of a Conference

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Do you come prepared to learn… or to be entertained? Do you go to workshops, conferences and seminars? Are they beneficial or just a waste of time and money? Every year I attend and speak at conferences. Conferences and seminars are great ways to expand your knowledge as well as your network. Each conference provides…

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The Burnout Cure: Seven Tips

How to take back control in your life Are you overwhelmed? Overworked? Over-committed? All of the above?  So many clients that I talk to everyday would describe themselves as burned out not fired up. Days are characterized by TOO MUCH. There is too much to do on the job. Just answering emails is a never-ending…

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Top Ten Ways to Travel Smarter

People don’t take trips.  Trips take people.  ~John Steinbeck I love to travel.  Every year I attend a lot of seminars and retreats.  I speak at a lot of conferences.  I’ve taken groups of high school students to Europe and back (didn’t even lose any)! Most of my travel involves business but sometimes I travel…

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Lost?

If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll probably end up somewhere else.   ~David Campbell Does this quote sound like you? Do you know where you are going? Do you feel like you are always busy but never get anything done? Do you have lots of lists but nothing to show for it?…

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What is your greatest regret?

In a book entitled, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, an Australian nurse, Bonnie Ware, who spent years caring for the terminally ill writes that the number one regret of her patients is this:  I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.  What about you? Are you living…

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What Are You Afraid of?

Is fear getting in your way? A few years ago I consulted with Trish, an aspiring author. We originally met at an author event where she asked the question, “How would you go about getting a children’s book published?  I’ve written a story and I’m not sure what to do next.”  I worked with her for…

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What Type of Introvert Are You?

Introvert or Extrovert? Do you wish you were someone else–personality wise?  Introverts may wish they were more outgoing. Extroverts wish they were more calm and focused.  In this series of posts on personality style, I’ll be sharing how understanding our temperament can lead us to celebrate our strengths and and stand in our own power rather than…

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5 secrets to a Zen-like Calm at Work

Taking Charge of Your Feelings Research shows that two out of every three people are unhappy at work… Are you one of them? Did you know that there are a higher number of heart attacks on Sunday evening than any other day of the week?  Bet you can guess why… Whether your job is your…

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Seize the Opportunity

What are you waiting for? I’ve spent a good deal of my life waiting. n fact, I could say that I’m seriously an expert at it. I know and have used all the excuses: waiting for the right time, waiting to be sure, waiting until everything is perfectly aligned, waiting for the right person or…

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