All The Terrible, Horrible, No Good Things You Never Knew About Me

I’m hearing that transparency is a good thing, and that it helps people and inspires them. So before anyone starts to think I’ve got it all worked out, I’ll drop my trousers again and tell you about some persistent patterns that keep cropping up.   I don’t make a stand against people I love until… [Continue Reading]

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State of the Union Address

This post is different from my norm, but there is so much overlap between my friends, my clients, and my readers that going ‘on the record’ about my decision-making process is simply … more efficient. :) Since I stopped actively promoting my coaching, several people have spoken to me privately about it, concerned that I… [Continue Reading]

Passing on Good Advice

I got some great advice from Sebastian Marshall once. He said to set your metrics and track your progress against your goal and to aim for 60-80% achievement. I thought he was nuts to begin with, but then I figured out why is was such great advice. Two great reasons for this; 1 is that it inures you to failure so that… [Continue Reading]

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Review: The Millionaire Next Door

The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko. Taylor Trade Publishing, 1996.   Who should read this book? Anyone. Everyone. And if you’re a woman, you should read Millionaire Women Next Doortoo.   What problem does it solve? What were the insights, or what did it… [Continue Reading]

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Look Sweetheart: Feeling Stuck Is What Makes You Grow

  I have something I need to get off my chest. I know I’m a coach and I’m supposed to be enlightened and understanding and stuff, but every time somebody says to me, “Ugh. I’m so stuck. I don’t know what to do, but I just hate this feeling.” I want to shake them by… [Continue Reading]

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