Doing What You were Made For on Purpose

I was recently on The Nook Podcast talking about how to actually do what you were meant to do. I’m not talking stumbling into something that kinda fits. I’m talking, knowing your life goals, knowing your strengths, and actually moving forward to be the person who aligns with those strengths. I’m talking connecting with your […]

No One Needs a Coach

Do you need a coach? Or does your cofounder? Your husband? Your direct report? That guy from your YC class? How do you know who needs one? What would happen if you didn’t get one? I’ve got an opinion on this. No, you do not need a coach. Maybe you’ve been part of a conversation […]

Motherhood changed my perspective—and elevated my career

Back in January, I wrote about why I was ready to be braver this year. That post was me saying ‘this is going to be a big year for me.’ Ten months later, I can confidently say I was right. I transformed my coaching and consulting company, Kickass Enterprises, and it continues to transform my […]

Transforming from a Good Manager to a Great Leader

Want to learn about how you can transform from being a good manager to being a great leader — and help others to do the same? Or have you already been on that journey? As a CEO coach, I’ve found that one of the biggest signs your company is on the right track is that your management […]

The 3 unspoken challenges of women leaders in tech: To be seen, to be heard, and to be ourselves.

As coaches to some of the most influential women leaders in tech, Miriam Meima and I are well versed with the challenges women leaders face. There are several layers: the well publicized challenges; the quiet, subtle aches, and the emerging potential of a new model for leadership, an idea ripe with so much potential we […]

Pilates for the Soul: A simple process for aligning with your life with your vision (or where to begin with “being the change”)

What do you value? What do you stand for? What are you committed to? What is your purpose? What do you believe in? From childhood through adulthood, and all the way to our death beds, our attitude about these questions will probably change a lot. So will our appetites for answering them. Many of us […]

Letting Go

The seed for today’s post is an email exchange I had in 2017 with a client who is near and dear to me. The subject was “letting go.” In a hurry to get my blog done today, I found it saved in an email folder called ‘blog post potential’. Funny enough, “letting go” is exactly […]

Fantasies for Nerds: The Perfect Morning Routine

I have a fantasy that is so hot it wakes me up at night. Tossing and turning, I obsess about the life that is just around the corner for me. Just one app or one hack away. Just one smidge of willpower more, and a bit of life design perfection, and I will be there! […]

Samurai Training

If you really knew me, you’d know I’m feeling a lot of creativity and challenger energy flowing through me these days. My work is learning to work with it and to let it flow — to be in partnership and consciously allow this power to guide me. What’s coming through clearly is massive desire to slice through […]