If I hadn’t become a coach, I may have become an astronaut. As it turns out, the quality that would have made me a good astronaut is the same one …
Be the Tree: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder with Mindful Leadership
This summer, I am sharing a special series called “Be the Tree: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder with Mindful Leadership.” I created it in response to: My own experience …
Your Future Depends on Where Your Attention is Focused
This month, the “big idea” that the Business Coaching Advantage is working with is: attention matters. Where we choose to focus our attention can make all the difference between creating new success …
Are You Ready for Positive Thinking?
A Three-Step Process to Develop Positive Thinking (When You’re Ready For It) “What a horrible summer we had,” a friend pronounced to me recently, and she wasn’t the first. It’s …
Breaking My Own Glass Ceiling: From “Less Than” to Leading
Breaking My Own Glass Ceiling: From “Less Than” To Leading I was almost forty years old when I began to think more about how some men pay less attention to …
Savour Summer While it Lasts (and Boost Your Creativity!)
Savour Summer While it Lasts (and Boost Your Creativity!) Summer’s here and it’s time for some fun. Canadians only get to experience warm air, deep blue skies and delightfully green …
How to identify (and stop) career sabotage
We’ve all heard about self-sabotage, but how do you know if you’re doing it? After all, sabotage is so effective because it flies under our radar and we’re usually not aware of …
Career-Changers: What Kind Are You?
(Originally published in the September 2016 edition of the Talk/Touch/Move newsletter, republished with permission.) In my work as a career and life coach, I hear from a lot of people who …
Can’t sleep? Try the Anti-Ruminator
If there’s something to ruminate about, you can bet I’ll be ruminating about it – often long into the night when I’d rather be fast asleep. Recently, however, I decided …
Self-Trust: The Key to Successful Career Transition
Earlier this week, someone I met asked me about my coaching practice: “Who do I coach, and what is your coaching about?” I answered the question as I usually do, …