January 2011
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Your Big Why
Usually when we first start thinking of our big dreams, we focus solely on the What. What is my passion? What do I want to do for a career? What is my life purpose? But what we really should be putting all of our energy into is our Why. Your Why is the driving force [...]
Friday Wrap-up: The Short But Sweet Edition
Annnnnd the Friday Wrap-up is back! Well it’s back for this week. There’s really no telling what the future holds for the Wrap-up. Anyway here it is. What Do YOU Do? – It’s inevitable. You’re at a networking event and the first thing you hear is ‘So, what do you do?’ This question has always [...]
Professional Success vs. Personal Fulfillment
I love listening to people speak. In college, I had the opportunity to hear Maya Angelou speak and was completely transformed. So it’s no big surprise that I love TED Talks. And the one that Sheryl Sandberg gave at TEDWomen was no exception. She spoke about something I’ve thought a lot about myself: professional women [...]
How To Do Awesome Work.
Here at Polka Dot Coaching, I’m all about helping you get unstuck so you can get your awesome work done, whatever that awesome work happens to be. It seems like such a daunting task – getting your awesome work done, doesn’t it? But it doesn’t have to be. In fact, I know the secret to [...]
Strut Your Stuff!
I recently met up with a former work colleague and as we were catching up I noticed that she had a habit of playing down her achievements. When I congratulated her on her latest promotion she waved me off, “oh it’s not that big of a deal.” When I oohed & aahed about her completing [...]
Resolution Overwhelm
I went to brunch with my friend, Alaia, on Sunday and we talked about the contradictory nature of January. Image Credit: svv On the one hand, everyone is ready and willing to wipe the slate clean, to start anew. There’s a lot of talk about resolutions and goals and getting started on the right foot. [...]
This is YOUR Year!
Happy New Year to you and yours! 2010 was a crazy, fun, fast-paced year filled with lots of accomplishments and loads of laughter. For those of you following along with my #Reverb10 posts, you know that 2010 was a year of ‘Yes’ for me. The theme I’ve chosen for 2011 is explosion. I want to [...]
