Editor’s Notebook 232

The Editor’s Notebook is my place to share the things I’m loving this week and other random links that have caught my eye. Enjoy! What I’m Loving This Week Turn Ordinary Moments into Memorable Ones with the ‘Last Time’ Exercise. A great strategy for appreciating the mundane parts of life. How Meditation Improves Writing Skills.…

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Simple Ways to Keep Your Business Thriving in 2021

Many of my clients are feeling burned out from struggling to keep their businesses afloat during the pandemic. When you’re focused on “putting out fires,” it can be hard to think about the future, let alone thriving and growing. Keeping track of all the elements of your business might not be easy when you’re distracted…

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5 Ways to Make Your Small Business Stand Out

When they’re first starting their businesses, many of my clients worry about how to stand out from the competition. Thousands of small businesses are created every year, and many of them struggle to stay relevant, grow their audiences, and get sales. What does your small business offer that makes you unique in a sea of…

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4 Brilliant Benefits of Training for Career Progression

When I was still working in the corporate world in my 20s, I was known as a “job hopper.” That’s someone who “hops” from job to job instead of staying in the same position for decades like our parents and grandparents used to do. It’s supposed to be an insult, but I wore my “job…

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Are You an Amateur or a Professional? How to Tell For Sure!

One of the toughest lessons I’ve ever had to learn in my nearly 10 years as a life coach is that I can’t save everyone. No matter how many doable strategies I provide, motivational emails I send, or accountability calls I make, there will still be clients who won’t do the work. Sometimes they need…

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How to Stop Procrastinating for Good | 3 Procrastination Traps

Please imagine me doing my best impression of Admiral Ackbar: “IT’S A TRAP!!!” No, we’re not battling star destroyers or Darth Vader today, but we are fighting our way out of the common traps that stop us from living our happiest lives. When I first started my business (back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth), procrastination weighed…

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Why I’m Not a Certified Life Coach | My Controversial Decision

The best decision I ever made for my business was also my most controversial one. What? Me, controversial? While I might seem like a mild-mannered Life Editor who spends her days coaching clients, reading productivity books, and submitting to the whims of my perfect dog Skyla, in actuality, my very first choice as a life coach…

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