Create the career + life that have you jump out of bed in the morning.
Confident.
Focused.
And on fire.
Tips, tools and insights to help you live your full potential.
And stun the world (+ yourself) with what you’re truly capable of.
Mulling over what you could have done or should have said…
Things seem so much simpler, so much more clear and straightforward in hindsight. All of a sudden, we realize what we SHOULD have done. Or what we shouldn’t have said. All of a sudden, we see that that thing COULDN'T have worked. Or what would have worked...
When nothing seems to be going right.
Most often our glasses are half full. It’s just our thinking and our (often unconscious) focus on what ISN’T working, that is making us feel as if NOTHING is working. As if it's NEVER gonna work. As if the glass is empty. Your brain isn't spontaneously...
When life throws you a curveball… (3 things I’m doing right now.)
You know how they say “life is what happens when you are busy making other plans”? That’s definitely what has been happening to me over the past weeks. Life has been throwing me a serious curveball and sent me on an intense roller coaster that I’ll still be riding...
The daily choice that changes everything. (No hyperbole.)
Do you notice all the things you’re telling yourself? If you’d tell those exact same things to someone else, would you consider yourself to be uplifting, encouraging, inspiring? If yes, turn up the volume. If not, change that channel. The words that would have...
Not living your full potential? Here’s why. (And how to change that.)
We were sipping from a cappuccino in the art deco café in the museum. We were chatting about all the small + big things in life. My favorite kind of conversation. And as was taking in my surroundings, I started musing about what a great place the museum would be...
Doing everything “right” didn’t bring me the success, confidence + fulfillment I hoped for.
I would be the one who liked the music others liked - so I would fit right in. I would be the one to read the books others loved - so I wouldn't be judged. I would be the one who took up running – not because it was fun, but because everyone was doing it. And I...
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How to get crystal clear on what you want. [Exercise]
If you'd feel more confident, what would your life look like? If you wouldn't worry about what they would think about you, what would your life look like? If you wouldn't worry about mistakes or getting it wrong, what would your life look like? What would be...
You’ll feel more confident once you’ve …
Have you ever thought something like this: I'll feel more confident once I've ..... (fill in the blank). I'll feel more confident once I've nailed that presentation. I'll feel more confident once I've taken that additional class or training. I'll feel more...
Are you always trying to “fix yourself”? Here’s why that’s not working.
Confidence does not require a specific set of talents + strengths. Confidence does not require the absence of weaknesses, mistakes + screw-ups. Confidence doesn't require you to "fix" yourself. You can be confident exactly the way you are - right now. ...