What Do Salmon, Salad, and a Yacht Rock Concert Have in Common?

I found myself at a Yacht Rock concert. The band was The Captain and Camille. They cover all the best hits of the 70s— my absolute favorite decade for music! We ate, we sang, we danced. I caught myself on the dance floor, realizing I was living out the life I envisioned when I planned my year. I was dancing with my husband, letting myself be free of worry, experiencing pur...

In life, the journey is often filled with unexpected challenges and setbacks (aka "the sh*t"). It's easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of daily tasks, client demands, and the relentless pursuit of "doing". Yet, amidst all the yuck, there's a powerful truth that can profoundly shape our experience: we have the ability to choose our perspective.

One of my all-time favorite quotes is by Viktor Frankl, a renowned psychiatrist and Holoc...

Resourcefulness is the heartbeat of Entrepreneurship. It’s the art of finding ways to leverage what you HAVE to create what you NEED.

It’s also vital skill for anyone looking to thrive in BOTH business and life.

As Entrepreneurs and Business Owners, the ability to be resourceful can mean the difference between surviving and thriving.

So, what does it mean to be a resourceful person?

A resourceful person can solve problems quickly a...

As a Business Owner, who also wears many other hats outside the office, it's easy to find yourself juggling a multitude of tasks and projects simultaneously. 

This juggling act can feel like progress, yet it can leave you with a lot of "open loops."

Open loops are unfinished tasks or projects that not only linger in your physical space, they linger in your mental space. Understanding what open loops are, how they impact your mental ca...

Assessments have become quite popular. Most of us have engaged in some kind of an assessment, whether it's a requirement for work or because it's a popular craze that everyone's doing. From Enneagram and Myers Briggs to DISC and 16 Personalities, people love to share and compare their results.

In this post, I'll dive into the topic of assessments- exploring both the WHAT and WHY. I'll also provide a short list of my 4 favorite assessme...

Operating a successful business and living a fulfilling life CAN be easy, however even with the best laid plans- challenges are inevitable. How you handle those challenges determines whether you continue strolling along easy street or jump on the struggle bus.

Today, I want to talk to you about what you can do when challenges come your way, in both your business and your life.

Because once you have a more empowering way to see and ex...

Recently, I shared an article titled the Top 4 Topics I Discuss in Coaching Conversations. Curious to know the most commonly discussed topics of my Consulting conversations?

In this (2 part) article, I'll be sharing the Top 4 Topics I Discuss in Consulting Conversations, because I'm equally passionate about the Consulting work I do with Clients.

1. Employee Management

For most Business Owners, it's probably no surprise this is t...

Recently, I shared Part 1 of an article titled the Top 4 Topics I Discuss in Consulting Conversations.  In Part 2, continue to read about how I approach Consulting conversations related to Topic #3: Systems and Processes and Topic #4: Time Management. 

3. Systems & Processes

For Clients who want to talk about stress, overwhelm and challenges related to their Team's performance, a non-existent or unclear system/process is typically a...

I've always been a positive, upbeat kinda Gal, but I can assure you- I have my moments (just not and many as I used to, thanks to coaching).

Back in my less stable, up & down days, my creative mind worked overtime- concocting wild stories about who I was, who everyone else was and how other people saw me (and what they thought about me, and what they said about me, because of course, I was the focus of every conversation, right?).

I c...