Hope you’re having a great week. So, the last post was a really extensive question/request with lots of information and details. This one? Check it out. I’m burned out. Yes. That’s the whole question via email. In the subject line. I wrote back asking if the person wanted to add a bit more information so I could make some specific suggestions. *Crickets* in response. So, I’m going to make a leap here and figure someone is super super super burned out, and respond to that. Dear Burned Out, I hear you. I hear you. I hear you. Not only do I hear it from clients of all ages, in so many diff ..read more

Hi — how’s it going? Hope you’re having a great summer, and enjoying every minute. ‘At a loss’ is a busy executive, with a hectic schedule, two children, and a new divorce. She wants to know how to help her children — but she has no time to help herself. She doesn’t have the time for self improvement, but wants to know how she can jump right in to help her son who is getting into trouble at school. She asks me for some help with dealing with her son’s experience at school. I give her some suggestions, but also suggest she take some time to help herself and develop her inner core. Do some core ..read more

  Hope you’re enjoying July! If you’re on vacation — have a great one! If you’re going on vacation soon — have fun! If you aren’t taking vacation — have fun any which way you can! I’m on a quasi-vacation, so I figured I’d share some posts I wrote a couple of years ago that work any time. Enjoy! During the summer I have clients who begin creative writing projects. Maybe it’s the long days. The lazy days. The inspiration of being outdoors more, and seeing the world differently. Maybe it’s a trip that inspired them. I’m reposting a post I first put up in August of 2013. It got a great respon ..read more

Embed from Getty Images Happy early summer! Every year about this time I start thinking about possible lessons or interpretations of Independence Day. In that vein, I’ve been thinking of the spirit of independence from old ways and things that aren’t right for you anymore… which makes me think about how important it is to find what you want in life and find ways to turn your dream to a reality… To that end, I bring you — A real-time question-comment from a long term client — let’s call him G. Along with that, A quick thought about why G is the perfect person to learn from Coaching questions i ..read more

Hope the week has been great so far — the weekend is fast approaching! Is it your first week of the summer? Whatever it is, have fun. Then again, have fun today. Don’t wait for the weekend, or special occasions — make every day special. Appreciate it. This is a post I’m recycling for #ThrowBackThursday. It’s a theory I began working on well over a decade ago while working with individual coaching clients, and it’s been proving to be true. I’m proud to say that instructors are teaching it in their classes in the USA as well as internationally. It’s about how different people make changes in dif ..read more

Hi again — hope you’re having a great week. I got a great question last week from Man of a Few Words who Needs To Be Offline on Vacation (MFWNOV), but I needed some more information in order to answer it in more detail. So I asked. Here’s how the email exchange went. The first one was 12 words. Really. Question from (MFWNOV): I need to be offline on vacation how can I do it? My response: Do you want to be? (MFWNOV): NO Me: Why do you have to be? (MFWNOV): my wife said she’ll divorce me Me: For being online. (MFWNOV): i’m online a lot Me: How much? (MFWNOV): all the time for work and to relax ..read more

Hope you’re having a great week! And now, for the 4th and final part of the series on Imposter Syndrome. In part 1, In A Panic had gotten the job of her dreams — and it sent her into a tailspin. In Part 2 I talked about something that comes up with many/most individual & group clients, that I call Situational Imposter Syndrome. In Part 3 I described how sometimes it makes perfect sense to experience Imposter Syndrome. In this final installment of the series on Imposter Syndrome, I’ll share some thoughts on Can Career Change, Promotion or even Passion/Meaning Projects Trigger Imposter Syndr ..read more

Happy June! I’ll be continuing the series on Imposter Syndrome — & including some new tips & thoughts on questions I’ve gotten about it since I started this series.   Imposter Syndrome…let’s be honest, who hasn’t experienced it at one time or another? In part 1, In A Panic had gotten the job of her dreams — and it sent her into a tailspin. In Part 2 I talked about something that comes up with many/most individual & group clients, that I call Situational Imposter Syndrome. Today I’ll talk about why it makes perfect sense to experience Imposter Syndrome sometimes. Coaching Tip ..read more

  In part 1, In A Panic had gotten the job of her dreams — and it sent her into a tailspin. That actually makes a lot of sense, and happens quite often. The question for her, and anyone who’s ever experienced these feelings of imposter syndrome is,  what’s causing them? If you aren’t an imposter, what’s causing the feelings of imposter syndrome? If you aren’t an imposter, and you’re feeling imposter-y are you doomed to feeling that way forever? (No.) Are there things you can do to feel real? (Yes.) If you are an imposter — what can you do to change that situation? (A lot of things. O ..read more

Happy Wednesday! (Why shouldn’t Wednesday get a special salutation?) Quick Intro: I’ve gotten a lot of great questions so far, and while I’ll be focusing on different topics, the topic of Imposter Syndrome comes up a lot with people. In their professional lives, their personal lives, as partners, parents, experts in their field, sports, hobbies, career and life changes….even vacations. (Really). I picked one question that touches on a lot of the issues, and as I started answering it grew and grew and grew. This will be a few parts. Someone calling herself In A Panic is in a really tough spot ..read more