My publisher created a description of my new book plus a quick survey so you can pick your favorite title at http://tiny.cc/OtBDK.
It should only take you two minutes. I appreciate your help. I can love the title but it means nothing if you don’t love it too.
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Change is only difficult when you can’t let go of the past. Judith Valente, who suddenly lost her job as a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal but now happily writes poetry and leads spiritual retreats for busy professionals, says the breakthrough in her thinking occurred when she realized life is a continuum. Valente [...]

I just hosted a teleconference for the International Coach Federation (ICF) on coaching the psyche and soul of high-achieving women. If you are an ICF member, you can access the recording in their virtual education section. One of the participants, Sally McCue, sent me this great distinction as a follow on to our session:
A Strong [...]

I’ve said this before…the leader sets the emotional tone. The leader in a room is the person with social dominance, not just a title. The energy you put out as a leader either uplifts or downgrades the climate in the room, even more than your words.
On this note, Valerie Williams has been coaching and teaching [...]

I am attending a marketing workshop. Although there are signs that the economy is at least flattening out if not turning around, the room is still full of negative and scared energy. Obviously, we can’t control the story of our lives. Yet we can control the mood of the main character.
When it comes to business, [...]

3 Signs of Stress to Watch Out For

The recession has taken an emotional toll on all of us. Watch out for these signs of stress:

One of the ways of coping with this economic crisis is to have an “eye for gratitude.” A recent study found female-owned companies faring better than male-owned businesses due to resilience. This means they focus more on what they have instead of what they have lost. A good way to shift your mindset is to visit a 2nd or 3rd world country. When you can shift your mind to appreciating what you have, you will find what you need to succeed.

On the way to the Houston airport, the taxi driver told me that he didn’t know until a few years ago that Washington, DC was not in Washington State.
I would not have judged this man to be uneducated or even inarticulate. He was a well-dressed, white, 57-year-old American man born and raised in Houston. If [...]

Thursday, both my Skype account and my brain were hijacked. The day started out calmly as I went through my routine in preparation for a flight to Florida. Yet the moment I gave my brain a break, the hijacking started.
As I drove to the airport, I reran the final scene of a television program I [...]

I heard Tori Murden McClure interviewed on NPR about her experiences as the first woman to successfully row across the Atlantic.  Amazing.  She didn’t talk about the technical fete; her stories reflect the internal battles we all fight as humans.
In particular, I loved when she talked about the time she capsized and spent what seemed [...]