When you Feel the Resistance to Change, ask yourself this One Question
One day, I walked into a Spanish bistro. What happened that night changed the course of my life, and I never would have imagined it then. Picture a cozy, intimate space with 10 tables or so. In the middle of the room was a 3ft x 3ft wooden box, and as it turned out...
3 Secrets for Successful Consultation Conversations
You’re having a consultation conversation with a prospective client, and you believe that you’ve provided them with ample information for them to make an empowered decision to step into working with you. How do you feel when the person says, “Let me think about it…”...
It’s Time to Step up your Game When…
You know what it’s like when you can’t ignore the longing in your heart and the whispers of your soul, right? Your best self, the part of you that only wants what’s best for your highest good is calling you forward to step into the next version of you. Every day you...
5 Ways to Overcome OTS when Building your Business
I typically facilitate two, sometimes three wisdom circle masterminds each month. This is value-packed, powerful event at which 10-12 business women meet in an intimate business setting to get to know each other, mastermind business challenges and brainstorm...
Networking Coffee Dates are a Waste of Time
“I am so frustrated! What is wrong with the people in this town? The networking coffee dates I’m doing are such a waste of time!” I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard this sentiment from clients and colleagues over the years. People have written blogs venting...
Why Your Marketing is Not Working for You
I often hear business owners exclaim that a particular marketing tactic they are using “doesn’t work.” They say this because they aren’t getting the results they’re expecting from using a particular tool or channel for creating visibility and exposure for themselves...
How to Reach your Business Goals, without Knowing ALL the Details
“You want me to do what!!!!!????” I gasped at my coach. “Do nothing.” She said with a detached, matter-of-fact tone. “What do you mean do nothing? I’m a strategist! I like to be in control. I need to know where I’m going, why I’m doing it and exactly how I’m going to...
Embracing your Hidden Gifts will Supercharge your Business Success
One of the many hidden gifts of being a highly sensitive person (HSP) is the extreme ability to sense and feel things, due to a highly permeable nervous system. “It’s like feeling something with 50 fingers as opposed to 10,” explains Judith Orloff, a psychiatrist and...
It’s Time to Stand in YOUR Spotlight
Each time we step into every communications situation it is an opportunity to inspire, influence and motivate others. Whether you are networking, delivering a presentation or workshop, in sales conversations or written proposals, on phone calls, email exchanges, or...
I’ve Been Failing Since 1984
As a recovering perfectionist, I haven’t been one to look back at my previous accomplishments to see how far I’ve come and celebrate those wins. Oh no. My modus operandi up until a few years ago had been to keep looking forward to all that I hadn’t yet accomplished...