As we enter a new year, some of you may have resolutions in mind. Others may have abandoned the practice of resolution-setting after years of failing to accomplish what you set out to do. As a coach, I am keenly aware of the power each of us has to make meaningful changes in our lives. I’m also cognizant of the courage, self-awareness and drive it takes to make a change stick. The fact is, our brains prefer equilibrium and so we are hard wired to avoid rocking the boat, even

When you think about your relationships, how many people, outside of your spouse or partner, know and care about “the real you”? For many people who live in America, this number has declined so significantly that the term “friendship recession” has started to pop up. A 2021 poll of U.S. residents from the Survey Center for American Life found the following:    Twelve percent of Americans report having no close friends, up from about 3 percent in the 1990s.   Men report being

As a coach, I often see people so busy with day-to-day tasks that they never get around to planting the seeds for meaningful change. Big dreams fall to the wayside as these individuals check off more pressing items from growing to-do lists. Most of these clients are exceptionally dedicated, hard-working and productive. And therein lies the problem: Too much of a focus on getting things done deprives people of the more quiet, contemplative space needed to consider the things t

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Back when I led a communications team, I would frequently emerge from our team meetings buoyed by the boisterous brainstorming and the...

If you’re like many people, you’re feeling whiplashed by change and worried about the future.  In addition to the political change the...

At the gym the other day, a woman in my exercise class stopped me and said, “I just want you to know that you are looking so much...