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When I was young, I had big, audacious dreams, and I advocated for them. There’s a key conversation from my culinary school interview that illustrates this: Admissions officer “Why do you want to go to culinary school?” Me: “I want to help people enjoy cooking. Regular people. In families these days, both parents work, and […]

Of course you do. This is one of the main reasons folks come to see me for coaching sessions. My clients seek clarity when they’re fuzzy, motivation when they’re stuck, and accountability to make sure it gets done. These are the three frameworks that help clients find motivation and shift to action: Create a positive feedback

First, a word of thanks. My Montclair-based coaching practice (and this newsletter) is turning EIGHT. We have done some exceptional work together, and I thank you for the opportunity to collaborate. My  clients are some of the people I admire most; it’s an honor to work with you. AND, as with all healthy, long term

Spring is here and I find myself like one of those buds on a tree just waiting to explode. I’ve got three years of pent up energy inside me, and baby – I’m about to let ‘er rip! In fact, I just busted up my hand in a kickboxing class (you shoulda seen the bag).

Grit is a concept popularized by Angela Duckworth ten years ago  with her book and 6-minute Ted Talk (watch it). It appears to be making the rounds on Linked In again. To me, Grit is focus and intensity, and a desire to succeed. A classic example of using grit is finishing a marathon (or improving

When I see the words “Free to Be…” I hear the banjo bum ba da bum bum, that drum, and there’s a land that I see where the children are free… And I feel good. It’s my childhood. Days of Pete Seeger, Harry Chapin (Kleenex alert on that link), hope and possibility. My early caregivers played Free to Be You and

In the spirit of winter, I went offline and inside for the last week of the year. So many of us feel the pressure to spend the turn of the year with ACTIVITY and TRAVEL and GATHERING WITH OTHERS, and this year I tried a different approach. I know a few of you made the

That’s a powerful subject line, right? And I promise I haven’t fully lost it (just partially, in a good way). The sweet little story to follow is true, and I wanted to share it with you in this week of gratitude to encourage a deep awareness of those around us, and the impact we have

In mid-October, I had a client share that she was extra stressed because “It’s basically Christmas! I’m already doing my shopping.” Boy do I get it. A trip to Home Goods or WalMart makes it clear — we’ve been in Christmas since September! I can feel the pressure myself, it’s tangible — physiological. A mantra