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You Are Creating Your Future Today

A few years ago, I asked my boss for an enormous favor. I sat across the desk from her at our company’s Chicago headquarters and explained my situation. My husband had recently gotten a new job in San Francisco, and we were moving in a month and a half. Then I asked for her to…

Link Roundup: April 2013 Wish List

Rainy days have a bad reputation. People complain about rain making their days gloomy, spoiling their plans, and putting everyone in a foul mood. And there’s the saying about “saving for a rainy day,” as if rainy days are when everything goes to hell. But I say rainy days are wonderful! In fact, I always…

Link Roundup: March 30, 2013

Happy Easter! Sorry, I don’t have a cute Easter outfit to show you, but I was eying all the pretty pastel dresses at the mall. We don’t celebrate Easter in the traditional sense (unless you count Chris gobbling up peanut butter eggs traditional). But Easter and springtime are about renewal and fresh starts. And since…

The Sucky Job Survival Guide

One of my clients just scored the job interview of a lifetime. We both went a little crazy with excitement when she got the good news (woo hoo!). My client–let’s call her Anne–is in a terrible job right now; one that stresses her out to the point where she’s been feeling ill for weeks. Not…

Keep It Simple, Sister!

Here’s a life lesson that took me far too long to learn: things don’t have to be complex to work. Like most people I know, I’m always on the lookout for the next bright, shiny object. What new app, product, gadget, or gizmo will make me more productive? But often times these new fascinations of…

You’re Getting Warmer: Are Your Choices Bringing You Closer to Your Goals?

Everyone knows that you can’t reach your goals overnight. Unless you win the lottery, in which case—cool! Send me a postcard from your private island paradise. We make billions of choices in our lives, and it’s these choices (sometimes seemingly insignificant choices) that determine when, how, and if ever we achieve our goals. Here’s an…

The Green-Eyed Monster Strikes Again: Handling Jealousy

I’m in a mastermind group of other coaches, and we often share our triumphs and struggles on Facebook. Whenever one of my coaching friends gets a new client or sells out her program, I’m always there cheering her on and patting her on the back. But sometimes…sometimes I don’t feel so happy for my friends…sometimes…