Coaching and Therapy share a powerful mission—to make people feel and do better. But they're not the same. Therapy delves into the roots of our behaviors. Coaching propels us toward tangible progress. While Therapy helps us move from dysfunctional to functional, Coaching takes over as a high-performance engine to bring us to optimal. Many people work with both. Here are 6 insights about the real difference—and why it might matter less than you think.

Quite accidentally, yesterday morning I found a written reflection of mine from many years ago in response to the following question: Where have I left? And where am I arriving?

When new changes arise and abundance blooms, your upper limit hits the ceiling. You sabotage yourself and drop back into the old familiar zone where you feel secure. This is the inner thermostat setting that determines how much love, success, and creativity you allow yourself. But once you have awareness of this dynamic, you can reset it. Here are the 11 powerful practices for re-calibrating and centering your focus.

Last week, as I passed a park bench, I noticed four women who were clearly in their eighties, huddled together, chatting, laughing and genuinely having a great time. Here is an abbreviated list of my thoughts as I passed them each time.

Transformational Coaching takes skill, creativity and commitment. But more than anything else, it takes time.

In my work, limiting beliefs around money are some of the hardest to unearth and transform. Most of us are still carrying around our great grandparents’ beliefs about money and allowing them to decide our present day to day actions.

Some people have interesting lives. And some have happy lives. So, what’s the difference?

So many of us believe that if we slow down our thinking, we will come to a dead stop or fall off the cliff or maybe we’ll just lie on the couch all day and lose the thread of our lives forever, intoxicated by Netflix and chips! I’m here to tell you the contrary.

Imagine yourself on the morning of January 1st 2023. You’re holding a cup of your morning potion of choice as you sit or stand in your favorite spot. Reflecting on the last 4 months of your life, you are overcome with thoughts and feelings of deep gratitude and pride.

I’m often asked to explain what makes for a “great” Life Coach, as well as the reverse. So here's my list of 9 things a great coach can help her clients with and 7 things she/he can leave to other professions.

Increasingly, more people are investing their resources in service of self-growth and potential. Most of us did not learn how to cultivate our emotional well being, skillfully manage our thoughts, and gain the tools and skills essential for creating a life that is more often peaceful and purposeful rather than chaotic and volatile. A great place to start is with an assessment of our life values.

Tomorrow, hundreds will begin a 100-mile journey on foot, testing mind, body, and soul. Though I haven’t completed this race, my ultrarunning family has shown me courage, unconditional support, and the privilege of living fully—feeling alive, connected, and loved through shared adventure and values.

Intimacy isn’t a trait we’re born with—it’s a practice we cultivate. Through radical acceptance, creating safety, mindful vulnerability, and nurturing connection, we can build authentic, lasting closeness in relationships, whether personal or professional.

Motivation is a fair weather friend. It feels like a superpower for a week or month, but disappears overnight when circumstances change—leaving shame and guilt behind. There's a better way. Instead of chasing motivation fueled by external circumstances, shift to inspiration. Inspiration sparks a fire inside you that belongs to no one but yourself. This is the real fuel for achieving your goals.

Much of the work I do with my clients centers around cultivating their sense of compassion, for others and for themselves. I've found that most of us can find a level of compassion for others, but when it comes to ourselves, we can be obstinate and harsh. We expect so much of ourselves and confuse our lack of self-compassion for ambition, strength, and control. We falsely believe that the more we judge ourselves, the higher our future performance will be.

In my recent experience completing the grueling Broken Arrow 52K race, I discovered the transformative power of having a coach—someone who guides, supports, and believes in you when you can’t fully believe in yourself. This story illustrates how coaching can help us push past self-doubt, embrace challenges, and achieve what we once thought impossible.

Recently, I completed an endurance race I had quit years ago, finishing last but under the cutoff time. Despite the achievement, my inner Gremlin tried to steal my joy. I realized that external validation can’t quiet self-doubt; true change comes from creating compassionate, loving thoughts. For me, that meant recognizing: whether first, last, or in the middle, I’m still the same person—and I’m good enough.

In the work of life and career coaching, highly productive individuals often seek the latest time hacks, yet the most powerful principle I teach is surprisingly simple: slow down. Only by focusing fully on the task or person in front of us can we create maximum value. Rushing reduces effectiveness, while slowing down—through mindfulness, presence, and singular focus—enhances productivity, satisfaction, and results.

It was a privilege to have the opportunity to coach one of my peers, Rebekah Weintraub. Here’s what Rebekah writes about the experience.