Motivate This!

At one time or another, we all struggle with getting, and staying, motivated.  Wouldn’t it be great if every time we set a goal, we simply just achieved it systematically?  If, step-by-step, we just “got ‘er done!” and reaped the benefits of being completely unstoppable?  Unfortunately, human beings are wired up to resist.  We resist [...]

Start With A Vision

     Sometimes I’m not a nice person.  When I’m on auto pilot, I call people ugly.  I really get a rush out of swearing, particularly when my husband is around because it really irritates him.  I’m a hothead and I like to yell and slam doors.  I’ve lied to friends, cheated at games and when I was younger I even [...]

Be Your Own Best Stimulus Package (2 of 2)

So you’ve created a vision, you’ve got a plan and you’ve set up an accountability system… seems like that’s all you need to succeed, right?  WRONG!  The next three pieces to the puzzle are actually the most important.  While you may have a plan, you need to work it. In order to work your plan, [...]

Be Your Own Best Stimulus Package (part 1 of 2)

The government seems to be intervening into our lives everywhere these days.  One would think that we are all clueless morons that can’t innovate for ourselves.  Sure, tax cuts are nice, but you don’t need government help to grow your business during a recession.   Even more important, if you can’t grow your business during a recession… you can’t grow your [...]

WHO NEEDS A COACH? you do… and so do I.

I get the question all the time… “Who needs a coach?”  Well, I guess it’s really more of a conversation-ending statement… a rhetorical question.  My answer though, always is “YOU DO… oh and, by the way, so do I.” Coaching isn’t for losers.  It’s not for people who are failing, miserable or confused.  (Though such [...]

Four Heads Are Better Than One

      When it comes to your business, you may be the expert, but you are not always the best person to see where you get stopped by your habits.  Those of us that are committed to pushing the envelope of innovation in our lives and businesses our goals when we have a coach.  Athletes have had coaches [...]

Connection is Key

Last night, I sat with a childhood friend in Boston having a conversation that COULD HAVE changed a life, but it missed the mark.  My friend and I were sitting in the kitchen with a group of her close friends (new acquaintances to me) talking deeply about my diagnosis of breast cancer last year and my experiences [...]