Archive for the Authenticity

I have a friend who’s relationship was rocky for years. She is a powerful executive coach who is asked to speak on leadership world-wide. When she met her boyfriend, he was the marketing VP for a well-known global corporation. During their relationship, he moved on to creating his own consultancy. Their travels and changes in [...]

I took my partner, Karl, to Kauai for his 50th birthday. We celebrated by standing at the top of a 800-foot waterfall. Fabulous!! Yet hiking to that spot, and on a slippery trail on the Na Pali coast, I had a chance to observe some of my quirky high-achiever behavior.
While hiking, when I am in [...]

One of the facts about many high-achieving women that boggles me is around the concept of perfection. I generally see high-achievers as risk takers. Yet if you are a true perfectionist, you will probably avoid doing things you can’t do well. Or  if you discover you can’t do it well, you give up trying.
This might [...]

When people you know see you, their brains react to the file they keep in their memory of who you are. Unfortunately, the negative words often direct people’s reactions to you before the positive ones. “There’s Jane,” says the brain. “She’s a smart, passionate driver who never lets up. Quick…hide behind the copy machine.”
Do you [...]

“…the only standard of perfection we have to meet is to be perfectly ourselves.” ~ Ann Wilson Schaef
No matter what we do and who we are, some people will think we are amazing and some will think we are assholes. This is especially true of high-achievers. We either bring out the best or worst in [...]

One of the hardest transitions I have had to make is going from being the center of attention to coaching and inspiring others to stand in the light of admiration. Not that I have totally given up center stage. Yet I now see that my purpose is truly in passing the baton. 
I am in Panama teaching [...]

“Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing.” Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Women Who Run With Wolves
Do you know what brings out your wild side? Is there anything you either need to tame or to express?
How you express your [...]