A few years ago a successful company founder hired me. Her company had great press, tons of social media mentions, influencers hawking her products, happy customers. And…she felt like a total and complete “mess” behind the scenes.  Her exact words were “everyone thinks this is a well oiled machine but I feel like I can’t…

In my first year of college, I signed up to be a business major. I went to an entire semester of Finance, Marketing and other business classes. You might be surprised to hear I didn’t like it.  I REALLY wanted to focus on my writing and the arts. So I dropped out of the business…

My friend Mark went gluten-free last year, because he suspected gluten was causing his mood swings and digestive issues. But two months into being meticulously gluten-free, he still felt sluggish and depressed. While scouring his list of foods, he found the culprit: SOY SAUCE! Soy sauce has gluten in it! He had no idea! He…

Six days into 2021, watching violent insurrectionists storming the US Capitol, we got a glimpse that this was not going to be a “going back to normal” kind of year. This year has already come in like a “bucking bronco” as one of my colleagues has said.  And while you may be relieved the US…

About seven years ago, I quit going to all of the “Envision Your New Year” type workshops that I was bombarded with every January. I also quit ordering yearly planners. Why? Because I’d use that planner for a few weeks and months later I’d find it in a random drawer completely forgotten. There’s a reason…

For the last eleven years, I see the same thing every new year. I see you excitedly sharing you finally joined that book publishing mastermind that will get you to write and publish your bestseller. The business coaching program that promises to make you the next household name or your next six figures. The one…

Ever heard about the time the meat industry sued Oprah? On her old TV show, she did an episode on mad cow disease and a couple of cattle ranchers in Texas claimed her show caused meat sales to plummet and sued her. She stood up for herself and was eventually acquitted.  About that time in…

Ever been “money ghosted”? Bet you have. You might have unknowingly money ghosted someone, or yourself, too… There’s no topic that causes more ghosting and avoidance in business and personal transactions than money.  Money is a triggering topic. The most horrendous comments I get from internet trolls are always on posts where I talk about…

We’re getting into holiday time, and whichever tradition you celebrate, I want to wish you a happy, easeful and gentle time.  My end-of-the-year vacation started today and I moved into a brand new home a few weeks ago. I’ll be posting pics of my magical cottage on Instagram stories, so make sure if we aren’t…

When you have BIG goals, your relationships are EVERYTHING. It’s profoundly important to have people around you who you trust to call you out on your BS with love. BUT…in order for that trust to truly be there, you need to know those people actually mean you well and cheer you on as hard as…