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Powerful agreements create powerful relationships.

One of the most valuable relationships in my life is with the women in my private coaching group, The Wisdom Circle.

By design, no one in this group is new to coaching and its greatest value lies i...

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Our life is the sum of our choices. 

— Albert Camus

I’m obsessed with the art of decision making! Decisions decide direction.

What was the last impactful decision you made? How did you go about making it? Do you want to make better decisions?

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Sometimes I run on trails, and because I work full time and often can’t just cut loose to spend four hours in the mountains (yes, trail-running in LA is a sport of commitment!), I run around the neighborhood park.

It can be mind numbing to do the sa...

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It’s not unusual for me to start a coaching session by asking, “What would make this conversation extraordinary for you?”

Because coaching is all about going from good to great — ordinary to extraordinary.

And yet, my greatest hope and wish for my ...

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Last week in The Wisdom Circle, my private coaching group of extraordinary women, we explored joy.

So many of us confuse joy with happiness. Let me explain.

Happiness is a state of being.

Joy is an emotion created in any given moment thro...

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Transformational Coaching takes skill, creativity and commitment. But more than anything else, it takes time.

Can one conversation be full of insights and deeply valuable? Can it be unforgettable and impactful?

Absolutely.

But, when done ...

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Last week’s blog amplified a communal sigh of relief, “We made it!” and begged the answer to the question, “Now what?”.

While we are learning how to slow down and live more consciously, our default tendency is to be future focused. We are a ...

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We made it!

There were a few dodgy turns, and we weren’t sure if we could handle the curves. We were scared, anxious, and just wanted to zone out with Netflix.

We fell, got back up and lived to tell.

We were embarrassed, ashamed, and thoug...

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When did ambition become a four letter word?

Think of the last time you used the word “ambitious” to describe yourself or another person. Was it in an entirely positive context? Did it sound a little cringy even when it was meant to be a com...

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Why are old people slow? Because the fast ones are dead!

— Anonymous wisdom

I won’t get a tattoo. I have nothing against tattoos or people who have them, it’s just not my thing. But if it was, I know exactly what tattoo I would carry on my ...

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In last week’s article, I shared my learnings about making money. I’m not a financial advisor or a money expert, so I chose to go upstream and address the three areas that I am an expert in:

1. Shining a light on false and unhelpful beliefs.
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In my work, limiting beliefs around money are some of the hardest to unearth and transform. Most of us are still carrying around our great grandparents’ beliefs about money and allowing them to decide o...

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Do you belong?

I don’t! At least not until fairly recently in my life.

You see, although I don’t present as one, I am naturally more of an introvert.

Additionally, for reasons mostly of my own creation and external circumstances like escap...

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I received an email recently from a friend I haven’t spoken to in a while.

She asked, “So what’s new in your life?”

Oddly, an emotion I couldn’t identify with or name right away washed over me. It was...

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The blog I wrote two weeks ago — 4 Life Principles to Quit the Hustle addressed a myth most driven people assume to be true — that striving for more, going faster, and competing to be better than others i...

I am a permanent resident of what the author, Franz Johansson calls The Intersection in his seminal work, The Medici Effect.

I live at the intersection of female, Iranian, American, Jew, Mother and Coach.

My platform is not a political one. But one cannot be a professional coach and not be a stand...

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If you describe yourself as driven, high-achieving and ambitious, then you’ve probably drunk the Kool-Aid. If you’re in your late thirties or above (depending on when you started drinking full out) you’re...

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Dinner at my aunt Melody, and my uncle Daniel's house is always gracious, engaging, and full of the kind of goodness that comes from sharing a meal (an exquisite one in this case) with a family of people ...

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When I ask potential clients for the reasons they want to be coached, almost always they want more of one or both of two things — power and money.

Before you judge, ask yourself if power and money aren’t...

The first episode of Amateur to Pro — a weekly solo-cast offering insights for leaving the “amateur” mindset behind, no matter your age, and adopting the mindsets, skill sets and practices that can help you live life like a Pro is live!

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Words are powerful and distinctions help us turn words into roadmaps for action.

If you don’t already have a bias for action, my work won’t help you.

But if you are or want to become an action hero, you’ll want to become obsessed with words, their meanings and ensuing distinctions.

Distinctions a...

Things that age well:

1. Humans who take care of themselves
2. Life lessons
3. Wine
4. Cheddar cheese
5. Icelandic skata
6. Grandparents
7. Jeans
8. Trees
9. Kids (with a bit of luck!)
10. You and me

The one thing that does NOT age well: Problems

Culturally and socially, we’ve got a problem with aging. We despe...

I’m often asked to explain what makes for a “great” Life Coach, as well as the reverse.

So here's my list of 9 things a great coach can help her clients with and 7 things she/he can leave to other professions.

1. Helps you focus on the things that are right with you rather than the things you think
...

Last night, my daughter was having a tough time.

She was angry at herself and stuck in a cycle of rumination over a totally innocent mistake she had made.

In last week’s blog I wrote about the value of reflection and how experience without reflection does not lead to the kind of learning that stic...