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Let’s pick up where we left off in “Wisdom I paid for. So you don’t have to–Part 1.” Here, I share with you wisdom snacks 8-14.

8. It’s NOT the thought that counts.

There was a time in my life when I believed that intentions are what ma...

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Recently, a friend, who is also a Professional Coach, asked me the following question:

What is a piece of wisdom that you feel you have consumed and digested in your life and would now like to share with others? She continued, “Wisdom that ...

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Personality is a myth.

For many of us, it’s also a lifelong distraction from our purpose.

We are trained from a young age to believe that this thing we call our personality is something solid, fixed, and foundational. While still growing in...

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Is there something magical about Transformational Coaching?

At first, it can feel that way. You start in a place that seems almost impossible to change—and somehow, you end up somewhere entirely different. Even when your external circumstanc...

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In last week’s article, I shared two core pillars of Transformational Coaching:

Radical Acceptance and

Radical Responsibility.

I’ve capitalized these concepts intentionally because I want them to stand apart from your everyday run-of-the-m...

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If I’ve learned one thing in my career as a Professional Coach, it’s this: all change begins with Radical Acceptance. Think back on your life and identify one meaningful change you made that stayed with you. I promise you—it started with full...

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In last week’s article, I wrote about how fear paralyzes so many of us, taking away our ability to take desired and deliberate actions. I offered deep, genuine understanding as the antidote to fear and a path to action.

Today, I’m expanding ...

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“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

— Physicist and Chemist, Marie Curie

I realize that I have feared—and continue to fear—many things throughout my d...

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This week, Jews all around the world are observing Passover, a recollection of our ancestors' time as slaves and a grateful recalling of their journey to freedom.

If you believe in symbols, as I do, Passover is rife with them. Every seemingl...

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“Why should I work with a Professional Coach?”

Let’s be honest—you’ve probably asked yourself this before. No matter how much you learn about coaching, it’s still hard to understand why people would pay so much for something you can’t see, w...

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I just spent five days at a Coaching Retreat with an intimate group of five extraordinary women. Together, we made six, and together, we made magic.

Left to my default, I can be a lone wolf. I’ll take the few over the many, quiet over noise,...

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When I think about identity, I think about how we diagnose having multiple personalities as a disorder. Yet, most of us live lives with multiple personalities and don’t seem to think it’s a problem!

We are different people depending on our r...

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Many of you know that in 1982, my partners and I opened the first Versace boutique in the United States.

Considering the iconic brand it became in the following decades, it wasn't as daunting as you might think. Gianni Versace was still...

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The impact of Perfectionism is like the force of Gravity.

Most (I’m hoping all) of us are aware of it, and ignorance doesn’t shield us from its effects. 

In other words, not understanding gravity will not prevent us from falling, and i...

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Years ago, my son and I were traveling by plane.

We were sitting in coach.

He is a big guy, and I’m not such a big woman (in size).

We sat quietly and peacefully beside each other for 2 hours until I spoke. 

Me: “Can I ask you a question?...

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After a concert, a fan once approached the great violinist Isaac Stern and said, “Mr. Stern, I would do anything to play like you.”

“Really?” answered the virtuoso. “Would you practice 10 hours a day for 20 years? Because that’s what I did.”...

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How long have you believed that if you just had more willpower, you could finally make that habit change you’ve tried and failed at so many times?

If you ask people why they want to work with a Professional Coach, one of the top three reason...

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People like us, growth-minded optimizers that is, LOVE lists!

Data supports our intuition that lists work. People who create lists become more conscientious over time and procrastinate less, which brings to mind Annie Dillard’s wise words, “...

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What if you had indisputable evidence that your words could unquestionably shape your life?

What if, like magic, everything you uttered created your reality, both for the better and the worse?

I’m not talking about mantras and spells.

I’m ...

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Pain made itself at home in my body sometime in my forties.

Those who are quick to blame my trail and ultra running practice as “too much” and, therefore, the cause of my pain should note that my pain began years before I even knew there was...

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Recently, I wrote a piece on regrets—specifically, how to not create them.

I shared Bronnie Ware’s book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, a worthy read which, contrary to our perception of the subject, is not morbid but inspiring.

After I...