In the world of coaching we hear a lot about serving—how it’s best to serve our clients. I just gave a talk on the difference between serving and pleasing—and I’m still receiving messages about how impactful it was for participants. Most people know that serving translates to focusing on the read more…

One of my former clients, let’s call her Jessica, made a bold move last week. She closed her Instagram and Facebook accounts. As a professional coach and speaker, this was a radical choice—especially in today’s day and age. She realized she was spending more time in her online life, than read more…

When I “turned pro” and became serious about my business, I started mapping out my year in advance. Each January, I’d plot out what I was offering and when. I wanted to have a sense of how I would make money each month or quarter. This is the first year read more…

I was talking with a coach this week who went full-force in her professional coaching practice a mere three months ago. She courageously took the leap. She started. This is huge. So many people don’t even get that far. What I loved about our conversation was her willingness to experiment read more…

I’m working with a client who is starting graduate school after taking some time off to follow her heart passion in the Peace Corps. Yeah, she’s kinda bad ass! It’s been a while since she’s been a student, so showing up for class has been somewhat challenging. She’s bucking up read more…