These days your personal power seems to come in short supply. Yes, you know you are successful – at least on paper. You have earned your MBA. You have been put in charge of the high-profile clean energy project. You have a team of hard-working and incredibly talented employees looking up to you for your leadership. However – there is one thing missing from the picture – your confidence. It feels like a dream even. You put yourself on autopilot, show up, smile and get the job

This week I had quite a bit of conversations around fear in my business. It’s the thing that surreptitiously invites itself in on the front porch of your mind early every morning. It manifests itself in many ways. It’s that voice that tells you that you are not inspirational enough to be a great leader. It’s the queasy feeling you get in the pits of your stomach when you think about asking your boss for a raise. It’s that dash of self-doubt and hesitation that you experience

Have you ever felt like you had an experience that just shouldn’t have happened? Perhaps you made the wrong decision in taking that finance role at the healthcare startup? Or maybe you made a mistake in hiring a particular member of your team? Or perhaps you made a terrible judgment in trusting your business partner? We live in a world of perfectionism. We need to get things right. They need to be done exactly the way society, our friends, or even our loved ones prescribe. An

This week I had an interesting realization. My business coach challenged me to do something a little different and bold in my business. Something that would get me in front of people, talking about the benefits of staying healthy during the holidays – and A LOT different from what I have been doing. I loved the idea. I actually saw myself coming up with a creative copy for the program and getting people energized. I started visualizing what success would look like and how I a