Imagine you are in a meeting. All of your colleagues or business friends are sitting around a large table politely chatting and maybe even laughing with each other. They all look so at ease, so comfortable don’t they? But you don’t. You feel your body tensing up as you look around. That old familiar feeling […]
Why Your Story Matters
If two people were to either praise you or criticize you, whom would you believe more? For every 10 great things you praise me for, I promise you I will mainly be thinking about the 1 negative thing you said about me. Part of this comes from my upbringing and conditioning. Most of us were […]
How To Use Storytelling to Connect with Your Ideal Clients
As a business owner, you need to be able to connect with your ideal clients, the ones who are more than happy to pay your fees and who are looking (right now!) for someone exactly like you to help them. The fact is, people want to see the real you. They want to be able […]
I Was Scared on So Many Levels
There are two things I am most fearful of: 1. Heights and 2. Dealing with people who have hurt me (or my family) in the past. This past weekend, my husband Scott and I traveled to Chicago to celebrate my youngest step-son’s graduation from Navy bootcamp. I was really excited to see a little glimpse […]
How An Art Teacher Changed My Life
I was a quiet, shy kid. People didn’t really “see” me, not the real me. I could be funny and silly with my friends but put me in a group and I would clam right up. I let others be funny and entertaining. I didn’t need the spotlight but I did like the feeling of […]