Welcome to my worst procrastination story: If you’re anything like me, you’ve had stretches when a task on your to-do list refuses to get done. It’s on the list day after day but not getting crossed off. This happened a few years ago: one seemingly simple item on my...
Avoidance
Fortune Favors the Bold Musician
If you're waiting for your internal messaging to tell you that you're ready to take that next courageous step in your career, I have news for you: Fortune Favors the Bold Musician. Huh? This means that the way to get things happening in your career is not to wait for...
Distractions & Avoidance
MONDAY BYTES - October 22, 2012 What is it you’re avoiding? What tough realization, or hard work, or change in your daily habits, are you putting off? The confusing thing is that we can be very busy and productive, but be focusing on the things that DON’T really make...
Ready for a change?
MONDAY BYTES - January 16, 2012 My good friend Florrie (thank you!) pointed this out to me recently, a hard truth about how coaching and professional development REALLY works. We'd been emailing about what moves people to action, and she wrote, "Did anyone ever cajole...



