Making change can feel like walking a tightrope suspended between two skyscrapers. Having a plan makes us feel like we’ve got our safety harness on. But here’s where ‘having a plan’ starts to fall down.

Most of my new clients come to me because they’re unhappy at work and want to make a change. But in addition to these “outer changes,” something else happens during our coaching together that is so much more transformative: My clients learn to trust themselves.

What challenge are you facing, and what about that challenge thrills you? Here’s how an urgent trip to the dentist reminded me about the duality of life. 

There are lots of reasons why we choose to change. Is boredom one of them?

Read how the Coaching Circle changed Laura’s life, personally and professionally. Yours can too.

Boundaries aren’t about saying no or setting limits that negatively impact other people. Boundaries are about saying YES to what I value. Saying YES to me. Here’s what happened when I recently set an important boundary.

I never set out to become an “Authenticity Coach.” In fact, all I really wanted to do when I started coaching was help people find better jobs that they actually enjoyed. It wasn’t until recently that I started to see that I’m actually in the “Authenticity Business.”

I’ll often ask my clients: what will you make this mean? It’s a reference to the idea that, in every moment, we have a choice about the story we tell ourselves. So what does it mean if you’ve fallen off your own to-do list?

One of the toughest hurdles my clients have to overcome in our work together is the acknowledgement and acceptance of their worthiness. What would shift for all of us if we could take a moment to actually pause and affirm our worthiness out loud?