The Compass You Didn’t Know You Had Have you ever had a strong reaction to something someone said—and couldn’t quite explain why it bothered you so much? Or felt drawn to a person, opportunity, or cause in a way that just made sense, even if you couldn’t articulate it? That’s your values at work. YourContinue reading “Understanding Your Values: The Invisible Compass Guiding Your Life”
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Discovering Your Core Values: The Foundation of Authentic Living
Foundations of Success: Intention – Choosing On Purpose
It’s Not Just That You Show Up—It’s How You can have awareness. You can be willing. You can know your values. But if you’re not intentional about how you act on all of that? You’re just going through the motions. Intention is the bridge between knowing and doing—done with purpose. It’s the difference between busy-nessContinue reading “Foundations of Success: Intention – Choosing On Purpose”
Foundations of Success: Values – Your True Compass
Your Compass in the Storm You can have all the awareness in the world. You can be willing to take the next step. But if you don’t know what direction you’re moving in, you’ll end up walking in circles—or worse, chasing someone else’s destination. That’s where values come in. Your values are your True Compass.Continue reading “Foundations of Success: Values – Your True Compass”
Foundations of Success: The Importance of Awareness
You Can’t Build on Ground You Haven’t Surveyed We’ve all heard the saying: “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” In the real world, that translates to something more honest: know yourself, know what you impact, and know why you’re doing it—or you’ll be miserable. I’ve faced retaliation.Continue reading “Foundations of Success: The Importance of Awareness”
Foundations of Success: Unglamorous Work That Changes Everything
You See the Outcome. You Don’t See the Work. When people come to me with frustrations about their career or life, it often sounds like a complaint about someone else. “Why did she get promoted and not me?” “How does he afford that house?” “They just got lucky.” But underneath that complaint is usually aContinue reading “Foundations of Success: Unglamorous Work That Changes Everything”
Alignment as a Path to Achievement: The Power of Knowing Your Why
🌿 Finding Your Why At some point, we all hit moments when life or work feels heavier than we can handle. The goals blur, the motivation fades, and we start to question why we’re even doing it all. That’s when understanding your why becomes your anchor. In both career and life coaching, I often talkContinue reading “Alignment as a Path to Achievement: The Power of Knowing Your Why”
The Hidden Power of Reflection: Looking Back to Move Forward
🍂 Why Reflection Matters In life and career coaching, we often encourage clients to look forward—not backward. Therapy is where the past is unpacked, while coaching is focused on building the future. And yet, I believe there’s a place for reflection. Not the kind of reflection that traps us in regret, but the kind thatContinue reading “The Hidden Power of Reflection: Looking Back to Move Forward”
The Filing Cabinet of Life: Experience Fuels our Foundation
There’s a simple truth I keep coming back to: every moment is a choice. We don’t get to decide which moments will be perfect and which will be tragic. Life has a way of handing us both; sometimes in the same week, sometimes in the same breath. What we do get to decide though, isContinue reading “The Filing Cabinet of Life: Experience Fuels our Foundation”
Leading Without a Title: Influence Over Authority
🌟 Leadership Doesn’t Start With a Title—It Starts With How You Show Up There’s a long-held belief that to lead, you need the word “manager,” “director,” or “chief” in your title. But if you’ve been following along on Authentic Evolution, you know that’s far from the truth. Real leadership doesn’t rely on rank. It’s rootedContinue reading “Leading Without a Title: Influence Over Authority”
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