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Here's a fun method that will give you a more accurate picture. All year, I've been keeping a Ta-Da list in my Apple Notes...

A lot of smart people still follow career advice that made sense early on but doesn't hold up later in their careers. Career "wisdom" gets repeated until it becomes a set of beliefs - and some of the most common ones I hear from senior leaders are the very things keeping them stuck. Here are three worth challenging: Career lie #1: "Let your work speak for itself" In high-performing environments, this is gospel. Do great work and the rest will follow, right? The truth is, nobo

As an executive coach working with senior leaders, I've noticed a pattern: the most successful people are often the harshest on themselves. They'll tell me they're incredibly supportive of their teams and friends, yet maintain impossibly high standards for themselves. But research shows that people who are harsh with others are usually just as harsh with themselves

this is exactly the time to talk about an abundance mindset. It’s easy to feel abundant when things are going well.It’s much harder - and more powerful - when everything feels uncertain.

Fresh from several Vision Builder conversations, I want to share an analogy that's had a profound impact on my clients. We often think about

I tried goal-free living in December, based on Stephen Shapiro's book. As someone who's had goals since a young age, this was profound.

There are so many opinions flying around about goals right now. Should we be setting January goals? Are resolutions destined to fail?...

This week, I noticed an interesting theme emerging in my coaching sessions that I felt compelled to share with you.

I've been following Sarah Hart Unger's concept of dividing the year into five sections rather than just quarters, with this final period

In today's episode of The Executive Coach podcast, I'm sharing a recent conversation I had with Anita Anello on her podcast, The Messy Middl

Having built 100s of visions with my clients over the years, this is what I've observed: