Resilience is the ability to bounce back, and even bounce forward, in times of adversity. Individual attributes can be developed to strengthen one’s resilience, but a group of resilient individuals does not equate to a resilient organization. There are different factors at play once you consider resilience within a system of interrelatedness and interdependencies. As...Read More

Intense emotions—from bitter spouses, grieving family members, or hurt victims—make legal representation complicated. Addin resentful coworkers, demanding bosses, and sensitive employees, and productivity becomes even more challenging. Compounding matters is our own emotional state related to worry about missing a deadline, overlooking a strategy, or the angst of not being responsive. In all of these...Read More

B.O.U.N.C.E. is a mind gym that focuses on building resilience, basically a workgroup, to practice shifting your mindset every week to strengthen your coping strategies.  Here are the top reasons to attend the upcoming B.O.U.N.C.E. workgroup: Clarify your purpose. The first component of B.O.U.N.C.E. is Belief. This refers to your belief in a greater meaning...Read More

There is no denying it, we all make a mistake at some point, if we didn’t, no one would need business or life coaching.  However, we’re more likely to succeed if we know how to recognize missteps and bounce back. While sugary snack cakes may not have all the answers to life, the Twinkie can teach...Read More

When I ask a company owner what they believe their company culture is, they rarely know. Understanding your company’s culture helps you hire the right employees, especially when expanding your team. It sometimes takes executive coaching and business coaching to help management assess and understand the importance of company culture. What is Company Culture? In...Read More

Private coaching is working one-on-one with a professional coach to help you clarify and surpass your biggest goals. The goals you set and the time we share is completely personalized. Because it’s a one-on-one session, we focus on your immediate needs. When life and business events come up, you can change direction. This differs from...Read More

Typically, the goals related to business coaching and life coaching differ. Within business coaching, the focus is typically on profitability, staff development, and operations. Whereas, life coaching is typically focused on a personal pursuit such as identifying your new career or field, managing challenging relationships, and personal growth through stress management and fulfillment. Even though...Read More

“When you can’t change the direction of the wind – adjust your sails,” is a quote from inspirational writer, H. Jackson Brown, Jr. As a professional coach, I’ve used this quote with my clients many times. I often go on to explain it further, saying, “If a sailor knows a storm is coming from a...Read More

Therapy: This relies on awareness of past experiences to bring about healing in the present. It sometimes involves prescriptions when a mental illness is diagnosed. Coaching: A coach does not aim to treat or cure mental health issues. Coaching sheds light on unseen possibilities and strengths, linking awareness to action. In simple terms, therapy and...Read More

Being confident is a wonderful feeling. Not having confidence can be grueling.  Confidence is a quiet feeling inside, knowing that you are competent and capable. Boasting about your greatness and questioning your decisions are both manifestations of insecurity. Sometimes the differences are hard to discern. The four characteristics below describe true confidence that indicates a...Read More