It’s the second day of 2017, and I’m determined to not to make the same mistakes I made last year. The universe agrees. I was grabbing a marker from a coffee cup on my desk, when I read the quote on the cup: We cannot solve our problems with the same...
Since it’s the holiday season, I thought I’d write a quick post sharing one of my favorite quotes. “Since the house is on fire, let us warm ourselves.” Italian proverb This quote has been on my bulletin board forever. It caught my eye when it came up on...
Do you ever wonder who or what is in control of your life? Have you ever been in a situation where you thought you were in control and then realized you weren’t? Lately, I’ve noticed that many people around me are in situations where they aren’t in control and they’re...
December can be a tricky time to look for a job. Some businesses are hiring, and others are setting the stage for hiring in January. So what do you do if you’re looking for a job or thinking about looking for a job – put the search on hold? Absolutely not! Instead,...
What would you try if you knew you couldn’t fail? December 4, 2016 I’ve been asking my clients this question since I started coaching, but I had never intentionally answered it myself. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I started coaching as my original answer to...
So you’re probably wondering what Masterminds are and what they have to do with goals. They’re a hot topic right now, particularly in the start-up and entrepreneurial spaces. But Masterminds aren’t new. They’ve been around for 75 years. What’s a Mastermind? Napoleon...
As I’ve said before, I’m fairly new to successful goal setting. Too many times in the past I’ve scribbled down New Year’s resolutions and goals in the margins of notebooks or on miscellaneous scraps of paper that I conveniently misplaced or on sticky notes adorning my...
Reaching our goals is partially determined by the time we invest in creating them. I’ve read a lot of books and articles about the fundamentals of goal setting and I’ve distilled that information into my 3 Top Goal Getters. I use these fundamental ideas when setting...
This isn’t the blog post I was going to write this week. As a matter of fact, I spent all week not writing that blog post about goals. You’ll see it on Tuesday. This morning I realized why I hadn’t written it. I didn’t need to talk to you all about goals. Nope, I need...
Last week I wrote about that nagging feeling that it’s impossible to reach your goals. So I thought I’d write about what successful goal setting can look – and feel – like. The first step to creating goals we can reach is to reflect on our goals from last year, both...
