I recently met with the incredibly insightful and intuitive Anna Gannon who said something that stopped me in my tracks: I’m taking energy from my clients and not returning it. This phrase really stuck with me and I’ve been sitting with it ever since. So what does this mean? You
We often intellectualize the truth—but how do we feel it? In many conversations with clients, I hear a gap: the knowing which seems far from the feeling. For example: “I know I’ve accomplished a lot.” “I have great experience.” “I’m connected and a good networker.” “I’m strategic.” And then, there’s
Is Your Calendar a Tetris Nightmare? A client once showed me his calendar and called it a “good week.” To me, it looked like a chaotic game of Tetris gone wrong: overlapping meetings, a tangled mess of high and low-level priorities, social “obligations,” and zero time blocked off for thinking.
I’ve been rethinking my approach to goal setting. Here’s the thing—I am a goal-setter. But I’m also a goal-breaker: not record-shattering but forgetting, slipping, quitting, and sometimes falling-flat-on-my-face. I tend to jump into action and bite off more than I can chew. Yes, I’m a coach, but I’m still human.
Retreats have become a booming industry, full of promises to change and transform lives. According to Statista, wellness tourism—including health and wellness retreats—was valued at over $650 billion in 2022. Experts forecast it will climb to $1.4 trillion by 2027, growing at 16.6% annually as more people seek holistic getaways.
I recently reconnected with Joanna, a client I coached about six months ago. When we first met, she was in a dark place—stuck in a toxic work environment with an abusive boss. Despite her best efforts to make it work, she saw no way forward—only a way out. Sometimes we
I’ve just been spit out by the magical Disney World machine, having bled (money) and been beaten down (by toy-hungry kids). But there was an unexpected joy: watching my son brave his first big roller coaster. As he hesitated in front of the ride, my aunt told him, “When you’re
Why is coaching so popular? Over the past few years, the coaching space has picked up a ton of momentum. ICF’s 2023 report estimates that coach practitioners generated $4.65B in revenue in 2022¹. This represents a 60% increase from its 2019 estimate of $2.85B². Breaking down that 60% growth yields
We all know the importance of physical fitness: the long-term benefits of moving our bodies to build up strength and agility. But what about our mental fitness? Contrary to what you might think, mental fitness is not the same as mental health. It’s about building internal resilience—the ability to shift
For me, work-life balance is about separation, not integration. For the first time, both my kids are getting on a bus that leaves at 8:15 and returns at 4:15. It’s the longest stretch I’ve had without them since I let go of the nanny and my corporate career. Moving past the
Thank you for reading to my new newsletter here! My goal is to share my coaching insights, client learnings, and my own life lessons so that you can grow your mental fitness and maximize your happiness and potential. I hope everyone had a long weekend with a healthy dose of
