Think about how much time you spend networking. How many groups are you a member of? How many hours a week / a month do you spend networking with other people? What do you get for all the time you invest? Probably not very much because...
I never thought I would be so lucky to find a career path that brought me such joy and fulfillment as coaching has. Being given the honor of witnessing the evolution of so many of my clients from capable business owners to confident leaders has...
As I sit here writing this message about fall, the temperature today in Phoenix will be 100F. Everything is still green and the flowers are still in full bloom. It doesn't feel like fall, but there is an internal message within each of us that...
We all know of the group Alcoholics Anonymous. I’m thinking about starting a group called Failure Anonymous. I probably won’t be the only one joining the group, because I have no doubt there are a lot of women out there feeling the same way. The pandemic...
Is it the pandemic that has brought my motivation down or am I not as passionate about my work as I used to be? What an ironic question because my business purpose is to help people find fulfillment from their work. Over the past week,...
Life is filled with things to stress about. While this emotion is not specific to women, it sometimes feels like women can get easily overwhelmed by stress. Stress occurs as an offshoot of the different situations we encounter. Over the past few months, we have definitely...
I wake up in the morning, workout, have breakfast, and then sit down at my desk and focus on my top priorities. I’m able to give my complete focus on my business. My workday flows because my one and only priority is my business. I’m...
The past three months have been incredibly challenging on a variety of levels. It has been laced with uncertainty about the strength of our businesses, the health of people we care most about, and our personal financial stability. For many, uncertainty still lingers. This uncertainty...
We all do it. We draw assumptions about a situation based on a story, life experience, or self-protection mechanism we have created from our past. We draw assumptions about certain things, like why we shouldn’t call someone, why we didn’t get a new client, or...
I love our Reflection Friday open forum conversations because I never know where they will take us. They always provide some new perspectives and insights for me. Our small gathering of women this week didn’t let me down. The conversation was rich, thought-provoking, and filled...
What is happening around us is something we have never experienced before in our lives and hopefully will never go through again. It has sparked emotions and a new norm that has physically separated us, scared us and thrown us into a level of uncertainty...
We all struggle to create new habits in our life. We jump into with excitement and vigor, only to see the enthusiasm fade away when we realize the struggle. Even though we know how beneficial the new habit would be, our protective mechanisms kick in...
I always look forward to our Reflection Friday call. Our conversations bring new insights and challenge our old perspectives. As women, we’re quick to take on so many responsibilities. We’re superwomen! We can do it all (cheers and rah, rah for us!). We are quick to...
I never set New Year resolutions because they don’t work. Change takes some level of self-discipline, which doesn’t automatically come because of an artificial new beginning – i.e. the start of a new calendar year. Self-discipline comes from a deep desire for something to be...
Simon Sinek said, “Time is our most precious commodity”. This couldn’t be truer for professional women. We are pulled in many directions between our personal and professional lives. Between the demands of family and business responsibilities, it’s sometimes a miracle we retain our sanity. So,...
I have osteoporosis. I know this may be a strange way to start a blog on Joy, but it is very much related. I had been living with it for years because previous doctors never tested for it. When it was discovered, I needed medication...
Why is self-care so difficult for women? We are great in telling our friends they need to take care of themselves; we’re always there to care for others and sacrifice our own needs, yet when it comes to ourselves, we find excuses to not invest...
It is the solution to your business challenges Think about the last challenge you encountered in your business – slow growth, employee turnover, unmet client needs. Now think about how you approached the challenge – did you implement the same methods used in the past?...
It's easy to find excuses to put off the things we don't enjoy doing. But how does stop you from achieving your goals?...
The things you fear the most are the things you must do. Don't let your limiting beliefs hold you back....