My friends and I went to Mt. Rainier National Park for a few days.  We did the most popular hike twice. The first time we went, we couldn’t see beyond where we walked because of the heavy fog.  We appreciated the little things we could see – the floor of flowers, morning dew on the […]

Opportunities often come when we least expect them. In a recent coaching conversation with my client Annie, she shared her recent good fortune. A new role had come her way, checking all her desired boxes and more— a promotion in a team with a riveting vision, a position that not only played to her strengths […]

In a coaching conversation, Sam brought up his challenge – as a first-time manager, he has a problem with being direct with his reports because he wants to 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞. I asked him why he wanted to be nice. He said he doesn’t want to be seen as a jerk. And, he feels the need […]

One of the most common fears for people is the fear of rejections. Me too. That’s why I didn’t ask for things.  It worked well until my coach woke me up when I didn’t even ask my own family to be at my wedding. It’s so powerful that I wrote a post about The Power of […]

“I would like to know how to keep myself motivated?” My client brought this topic up the other day.  She has been stepping up to lead a women engineering community at work for a while.  I asked why she does it since it’s outside of her work responsibilities. Upon answering the question, her face lit […]