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It’s not unusual for me to start a coaching session by asking, “What would make this conversation extraordinary for you?”
Because coaching is all about going from good to great — ordinary to extraordinary.
And yet, my...
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Last week in The Wisdom Circle, my private coaching group of extraordinary women, we explored joy.
So many of us confuse joy with happiness. Let me explain.
Happiness is a state of being.
Joy is an emotion created in any given...
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Transformational Coaching takes skill, creativity and commitment. But more than anything else, it takes time.
Can one conversation be full of insights and deeply valuable? Can it be unforgettable and impactful?
Absolutely.
But,...
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Last week’s blog amplified a communal sigh of relief, “We made it!” and begged the answer to the question, “Now what?”.
While we are learning how to slow down and live more consciously, our default tendency...
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We made it!
There were a few dodgy turns, and we weren’t sure if we could handle the curves. We were scared, anxious, and just wanted to zone out with Netflix.
We fell, got back up and lived to tell.
We were embarrassed, ashamed,...
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When did ambition become a four letter word?
Think of the last time you used the word “ambitious” to describe yourself or another person. Was it in an entirely positive context? Did it sound a little cringy even when it was...
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Why are old people slow? Because the fast ones are dead!
— Anonymous wisdom
I won’t get a tattoo. I have nothing against tattoos or people who have them, it’s just not my thing. But if it was, I know exactly what...
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In last week’s article, I shared my learnings about making money. I’m not a financial advisor or a money expert, so I chose to go upstream and address the three areas that I am an expert in:
- Shining a light on false and...
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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...
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Do you belong?
I don’t! At least not until fairly recently in my life.
You see, although I don’t present as one, I am naturally more of an introvert.
Additionally, for reasons mostly of my own creation and external...
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I received an email recently from a friend I haven’t spoken to in a while.
She asked, “So what’s new in your life?”
Oddly, an emotion I couldn’t identify with or name...
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The blog I wrote two weeks ago — 4 Life Principles to Quit the Hustle addressed a myth most driven people assume to be true — that striving for more, going faster, and competing to be...
I am a permanent resident of what the author, Franz Johansson calls The Intersection in his seminal work, The Medici Effect.
I live at the intersection of female, Iranian, American, Jew, Mother and Coach.
My platform is not a political one. But one cannot be a professional coach and not be a...
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If you describe yourself as driven, high-achieving and ambitious, then you’ve probably drunk the Kool-Aid. If you’re in your late thirties or above (depending on when you started...
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Dinner at my aunt Melody, and my uncle Daniel's house is always gracious, engaging, and full of the kind of goodness that comes from sharing a meal (an exquisite one in this case) with a family of...
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When I ask potential clients for the reasons they want to be coached, almost always they want more of one or both of two things — power and money.
Before you judge, ask yourself if power and...
The first episode of Amateur to Pro — a weekly solo-cast offering insights for leaving the “amateur” mindset behind, no matter your age, and adopting the mindsets, skill sets and practices that can help you live life like a Pro is live!
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Words are powerful and distinctions help us turn words into roadmaps for action.
If you don’t already have a bias for action, my work won’t help you.
But if you are or want to become an action hero, you’ll want to become obsessed with words, their meanings and ensuing...
Things that age well:
- Humans who take care of themselves
- Life lessons
- Wine
- Cheddar cheese
- Icelandic skata
- Grandparents
- Jeans
- Trees
- Kids (with a bit of luck!)
- You and me
The one thing that does NOT age well: Problems
Culturally and socially, we’ve got a problem with aging. We...
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.
- Helps you focus on the things that are right with you rather than...
Last night, my daughter was having a tough time.
She was angry at herself and stuck in a cycle of rumination over a totally innocent mistake she had made.
In last week’s blog I wrote about the value of reflection and how experience without reflection does not lead to the kind of learning...
Questioning our worth is the unsolicited and unwelcome gift of adulthood.
No one ever looked at a newborn and gauged their worth. Children don’t question their worth unless they experience early life trauma. Even then, their experience is more one of confusion than unworthiness.
However, as...
A very long time ago, Julius Caesar said, “Ut est rerum omnium magister usus” which roughly translates to — experience is the best teacher.
And we’ve since repeated this “truth” a gazillion times — to ourselves, our children and anyone who is willing to...
If you’re reading this article, you are a grower — a person who wants to live better, more skillfully and with more ease.
I want to make your goal of growing and expanding easier by sharing a single transformative and life changing practice.
If you commit to ONLY this one practice and...
