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Inspiring both simple and profound changes that cultivate greater clarity, self-awareness, fulfillment, work-life balance, leadership and success.

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Career

Considering a Career Change? 9 Questions to Ask Yourself

Making a prudent career change requires careful consideration, pointed soul-searching and intentional preparation. It’s tempting to switch career gears when…
Leadership

Lead Your Team to Success: Ask The Right Questions

When Joel, a senior VP of sales, first began his executive coaching engagement with me, he was perplexed. His team had…
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Career, Leadership, Life

Does Your Life Align With Your Purpose?

“The secret of success is consistency of purpose.” — Benjamin Disraeli Life is made up of moments. One that I’ll…
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Career, Leadership

Switch your Mental Playlist to Positive

Today’s music streaming solutions make it easy to add a new playlist to your repertoire. Whether it’s for a morning…
Leadership

6 Ways Leaders Can Eliminate Gender Bias in the Workplace

While we’re often quick to give ourselves a collective pat on the back for how far we’ve come in promoting…
Leadership

Measuring the ROI of Executive Coaching

A frequently cited survey by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the Association Resource Centre found that the mean ROI of coaching was seven…
Career

Career Change: The Power of Incremental Shifts

When you’re considering a career change, it can feel big. And so, understandably, small steps can feel so… insignificant. The…
Career

The ROI of Career Coaching: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Career coaching is an investment — of your time, money and energy. Is it worth it? How can you determine…
Career, Leadership, Wellness

Are Your Belief Systems Helping — or Hindering — Your Performance?

“I’ll believe it when I see it … ” the mantra of the skeptic. “I’ll see it when I believe…
Career, High School/College

Saving Your Sanity, Supporting Your Child: How to Cope With Your Child’s Career Struggles

If your child is struggling with a lack of direction in their career, watching from the sidelines can be frustrating…
Career, Leadership

Hiring Your Own Executive Coach: 3 Essential Criteria

For those in management and executive positions, it can be challenging to keep pace with the growing demands of the…
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Accountability, Career, Leadership

Why Radical Accountability Is a Game-Changer — At Work and In Life

“Are you accountable?” … “How high is your ‘say-do’ ratio?” I often ask clients these two questions at the onset of…
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Career

How to Manage the Emotional Roller Coaster of a Career Change

You decide it’s time. After several years in your “chosen” position, you’re itching to make a career change. Whether you’re…
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High School/College, Leadership

Leadership Starts with the Alarm Clock

Over the past several weekends, I’ve had the opportunity to share parts of JMA’s MindMastery™ workshop program with The Few…
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Career, Leadership, Life

Swap Your New Year’s Resolution for an Annual Intention

New Year’s Day has a magical, fresh-slate quality to it, almost begging for you to resolve to do something differently…

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