I've noticed that when we plan to accomplish a goal and create our actions, there's a piece missing that can de-rail so many of us.  Setting the goal and determining how we'll get there is only a piece of the puzzle...

Accounting for that 'thing' that has the potential to de-rail us could be an important component of your next goal setting and action planning exercise.....

Starting your business – the one that you’ve thought of, explored and now finally launched out into the world, is a huge accomplishment.

What comes next is no easy task.

Finding people to work with: Clients. Customers.

A decision so powerful it changes the course of things.

At first, it’s not visible on the surface, to anyone else.

He proceeded to tell me his story of working in the financial industry and how he became so dissatisfied that it significantly impacted him professionally and personally. He said that he almost became a different person. 

Between blogging, booking yourself into networking events, focussing on one product/service offering or the next....how do you know where to focus your time and energy?

Something else was calling to me and I just couldn't figure it out.

There’s an event that takes place around this time of year that can fill us with a mixture of both positive anticipation and dread.

If you’re having trouble moving forward, figuring out the next step in your life – whether it be your career, your business, or your personal life and you feel that you just don’t know which way to take things, looking to your past could offer up clues....

I've been thinking lately about acceptance & strength.

Acceptance of what you ask?
 

Have you ever gone from job to job giving it your best shot, finding success, (or in some cases not)...only to discover that what you thought was going to be the perfect work for you, just.....wasn't?

Are you still looking for work that connects with who you are and what you truly want to be doing?

What is coaching? And what does it mean to be coached?

Before going into a definition of coaching – first let me share with you these words:....

I had this realization a while back and since then, I've found it to be true so many times that I thought I would share it here.  

I realized that as we move through our days, we are faced with a myriad of opportunities in how we 'show up'.  

I've noticed something that happens to many of us when we have a goal we want to achieve... Something we’ve never achieved before.

This is Part II of a 2-part article. If you missed Part 1, click here.

This article is about what I did to turn my situation around to start my recovery from burnout. 

This is Part I of a two-part article. 

There have been times in my career when I got very close to burnout but was able to re-set myself – even when I started new jobs and dove into each new learning curve and new set of challenges. 

However, one senior role was very hectic.