“It’s so hard to decide in this situation,” my client, Jennifer, said. “What’s holding you back?” I asked. “I think … it’s probably self-doubt. Or fear,” she said. “Self-doubt and fear are really connected. Would you like to be fearless?”…
“Two people are slamming me down. One’s at work and the other is my own mother,” my client Sandra said. We had an extended discussion. I helped her rehearse ways to interact with the “energy-vampires” and protect her own well-being. The…
“You’re a great coach,” I said to my friend Marion. “Yeah, but I don’t have enough clients,” she lamented. “What’s causing that?” I asked. After she provided all sorts of reasons, including the economy and more, she finally confessed, “I’m…
“You don’t understand. I can’t trust Will. He left me there stranded,” Cheryl said, tears in her eyes. Her boyfriend forgot to pick her up at the airport. This immediately triggered her to not only remember but also, in a…
Tonight, I learned from author Bernard Roth as he gave a speech on his book, The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing and Take Command of Your Life. Bernie is the Rodney H. Adams Professor of Engineering and the academic…
“I’m exhausted,” my new client Cheryl said. “I hear you,” I replied, “Based on what you do for your business, it’s no wonder.” Cheryl, like many of us who own a business, is working seven days a week. She wonders…
Feel exhausted? Or is procrastination killing your dream? Similarly, my client, Helen, said, “I’m just too exhausted at the end of the day to do any writing.” “I hear you,” I replied. “Would you like to explore some options?” She…