Stuck in the familiar

Stuck in the familiar

There is a current trend causing more damage to your life than you might think. It can suck your energy, take away your motivation, and ultimately hinder your success. What is this dangerous trench? Getting stuck in the familiar.    Whether it’s at work or in your...
Be Nice

Be Nice

It’s amazing what you can get done when you’re nice. I recently moved across the country. Again. Now, you know, moving is not fun. It’s stressful, it’s hectic, it’s tiring. And then there’s the unpacking to do!   The first morning my husband and I woke up in our new...
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Are you fighting self-doubt? Do you fear you won’t be able to maintain your current level of success? Do you doubt your competency or think you aren’t worthy of your accomplishments? Are you certain everyone around you will someday realize you are a fraud? You...
Creating Time

Creating Time

A friend of mine was recently chatting with a group of other entrepreneurs about their struggles in start-up businesses. There were a lot of common themes like managing multiple clients, drumming up a new business, what business management products to buy and dealing...
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills

Recently I commiserated with a friend whose boss, the CEO of a large organization, had charged her with learning to do fundraising. That word alone makes some people cringe, doesn’t it?   My friend protested to the CEO, coming up with every excuse to not accept the...
Reputation Management

Reputation Management

Warren Buffet once said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” Benjamin Franklin said, “It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.”...