Posts by Jan
How a Ta Da List Can Shrink Your To Do List
Considering one of my favorite classes to teach and things to work on with my coaching clients is accomplishing goals and conquering overwhelm, you might think my To Do list would be one of my favorite things. I have two other lists that I actually think are more powerful. The “What I Accomplished Last Week”…
Read MoreIs Your Brand Keeping You From Getting Promoted? Did you know you had one?
Have you ever thought about what your personal “brand” is? Just like companies, we as individuals have a brand. Most people develop this unconsciously. As you make decisions and interact with people, your brand is developed. People see that you are dependable or intense or love to have fun while you work or a bit…
Read MoreDon’t Build a Business That Bores You
I used to sit in meetings and listen to a partner I worked with tell clients how “passionate” we were about some really tedious work. I almost choked every time he said it. I was not passionate about it at ALL. That wasn’t my function on the team anyway, but I couldn’t even imagine how…
Read MoreYou Can’t Create Something Amazing if You Hate Creating It
Do you enjoy the process? This question has stuck with me from yesterday’s free November coaching call. Sometimes we want to have things and be things, but we aren’t enjoying what it takes to get there. If you want to have ripped 6-pack abs – do you enjoy the workouts and the food and the…
Read MoreIf You Have a Plan B, You Aren’t Committed to Making Plan A Success
If it doesn’t work, then what? Last night’s free November coaching call brought up this basic fear that everyone faces when they are considering a change. Switching jobs, quitting your job and starting a business, moving – anything that feels like it is permanent. That it cannot be undone. The scariest part is the idea…
Read MoreStart Now.
So many things from tonight’s free November coaching call. But the one that really stuck out was the concept of starting now. Whatever it is that you are wanting to do. Go do it. And if you don’t know what you want to do, what are you too afraid to admit you want to do?…
Read MoreDo You Have a Business? Or Are You Hoping Your Hobby Will Support You?
If you are self-employed, but you don’t have the revenue you want, are you doing all the things a business does? When you look at a business that has been around for a while, they have people or departments who specifically focus on sales/marketing, finance/accounting/legal, operations, HR, and strategy/leadership. If you are self-employed and your…
Read MoreHow to Bring It Home! Finish 2018 your way
When I had 3 kids under age 5, every night seemed like some epic sporting match of dinner, bath, and bed. About 10 minutes before we were done, my then-husband would typically collapse and just lay on the floor. He loved football and I would remind him, “You Don’t Quit on the 5-yard Line” At…
Read MoreI wrote this for us…Do you want your kids to live your life?
Throughout our kids’ entire childhoods, we tell them they can be anything they want. We sit through school concerts listening to them sing their little hearts out about how important it is to dream. We sign them up for music and art classes and take them to sports practices and games. Helping them find something…
Read MoreWelcome to the Jungle (Graceland and Road Rules)
What an awesome first day! Cece told me today that when she’s a mom she is going to take her kids on the same road trip and that she feels like “the luckiest kid in the world!” Score!!! (She also said she was “Elvis-ed out!”). We piled in the mini van this morning and left…
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