Impostor Syndrome Ends Here

Impostor Syndrome Ends Here

Impostor Syndrome – sounds disturbing doesn’t it? Synonyms for impostor include creepy words like phony, fraud, sham, and pretender. In other words, it’s someone who is pretending to be something they’re not. In an interesting twist, Impostor Syndrome is...
Claim the Amazing Power of Your Work

Claim the Amazing Power of Your Work

Back in July I wrote about the importance of claiming our power by owning our wins. In the weeks since then, I’ve invested a lot of time creating my new coaching program, the Women’s Career Conservatory. While talking with women about this program, I kept hearing “No...
Secrets of working with introverts

Secrets of working with introverts

A version of this post first appeared on The Quill. Although there’s a lot of talk about extroverts and introverts in the workplace, there’s not much information about how to work effectively with introverts. Let’s start by re-iterating that the labels extrovert and...
How to Own Your Unique and Amazing Power

How to Own Your Unique and Amazing Power

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually,...
The Dastardly Golden Handcuffs Trap

The Dastardly Golden Handcuffs Trap

What exactly are golden handcuffs? The phrase was coined in the 1970’s to identify deferred benefits (bonuses, options, etc.) that companies offered highly paid and valuable employees to keep them from leaving their companies. Golden handcuffs are a subject my clients...