“Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.” ~ Anne Sweeney My life looked good on paper. I graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance, received a master’s degree in accounting, got my CPA license, and had a successful…
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I want to illustrate a concept using a metaphor of characters on a bus. The idea for this post came from several sources. The overarching concept comes from the Co-Active model I am trained in through the Coaches Training Institute®. This concept is supplemented with information in the book, “Taming Your Gremlin”, by Richard David Carson. The material comes…
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To celebrate my 2016 accomplishments, I asked for a spa gift certificate for Christmas. I used it New Year’s Eve by getting a massage, manicure, and pedicure. I hadn’t had a massage in about 6 months so I decided to splurge on a massage that was almost 3 hours. It seemed like a good idea…
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My nickname growing up was Spunky. I remember a shirt I loved, and wore often, with the word on it. While I thought the word was cool, I never thought much about the meaning. In fact, until recently, the word evoked a completely different connotation for me. I thought Spunky meant funky, goofy, silly, or playful. None…
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“Going after your dream is a risk. Building a business is a risk. Believing you can actually make a difference, is a risk. Risk believing in yourself. Risk trusting your ability to figure it out and get the help you need. Risk taking the actions to make the difference you truly want to make.” These…
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I’m part of an Academy of coaches and as part of my membership, I participate in live group coaching calls with other coaches bi-weekly. Our mentor/coach always starts the coaching calls by requesting us to share “actions taken, lessons learned” from the previous two weeks. Through this process, I’ve come to realize that most of my learning comes…
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Yesterday I attended a great workshop on goal setting. At the beginning of the presentation, the presenter provided some statistics. One of the statistics was that only 8% of people are successful in achieving their new year’s resolutions. The presenter added that this 8% is based on the total number of people who set new year’s resolutions. If…
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It’s hard to believe that it’s December and we are coming up on a new year. With the 2017 year fast approaching, I thought the topic of goal setting was important and relevant to consider to help you finish the 2016 year up strong and start considering your goals for 2017. Goal setting has always been important…
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About 6 months ago, I had a big realization. I woke up one day and realized that my life wasn’t going in the direction that I wanted it to go. So, I decided to something about it. I took responsibility for my life and took a BIG leap to change the direction of my career and pursue…
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We all know that self-confidence is important but how exactly do we go about increasing it? I have 5 tips for you: 1. Get to know yourself. See my blog post earlier this week, Do you Know Yourself?. Find out what you like, what makes you come alive, what keeps you grounded in yourself, what your…
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