We all make mistakes. It’s how we handle it that can make matters better—or worse. 1. Congratulations: You Failed Call it what it is: You messed up! Did you crash your car into a light pole? Or was it only that you tucked your skirt into your underpants and walked through the office before realizing it?
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(from rd.com) You’ve heard the saying: “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” These strategies can help you ensure a successful transition to the career of your dreams. 1. Figure out how much money you need to get your business off the ground As a career coach, I often have a client to come to me with a great
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As you know, we all have the same 24 hours. And yet, at some point everyone wishes they had more time, if only they could put more hours in the day. In fact, for 60% of my clients, time management is a primary goal. Recently, 3 of my clients have had great success with exactly that
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I started off 2017 with an education resolution: I wanted more of it. And so, I signed up for a class on Happiness, created by the Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and offered by edX. I can’t recommend it highly enough. In my first lesson, I had a couple of significant take-aways about happiness: it’s correlated
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The days between school ending and summer beginning; what are they called again? It’s not an official holiday…but parents definitely need to find child care. There are wonky half days, field days, fun days, picnics and ceremonies, ah, those early dismissals and auditorium events usually called for some time between 11AM and 2PM. It’s not
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I was taking a fast-paced walk the other day, and came to an intersection manned by a crossing guard. The light was red and the crossing guard was across the street. No cars coming in either direction, and so I began to cross. A sharp whistle came from you know who followed by, “You can’t cross now!” I
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I have two impressive clients, one a lawyer and one a doctor. They are highly accomplished in their fields. On the same day, each separately asked me the same question at one point during the session: “Am I doing the girl thing?” And I knew exactly what they meant. But, being a coach, my job is
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A couple weeks ago, I mentioned that I’d be speaking at the Online Stepmom Summit. Today, I’m the featured stepmom. Check out my billing: Allison Task: The No-Nonsense Stepmom and Positive Role Model: Using Food, Fun, and Other Techniques to Bond a Family Something tells me that the conference host was thinking “No BS Stepmom”, but went with
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I woke up this morning with my eldest son and the election results. I snuggled my son, sad for him and his future. My instincts to protect him from this sad reality, the votes for hate and cruelty. I planned to wear black and mourn, to protest the hate. I thought of the Hillary sign
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