Wednesday Coaching Tip

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29 Oct: Leadership Balance: Meeting Your Team’s Needs While Managing Your Own Responsibilities

Leadership isn’t just about what you do for others; it’s also about managing your responsibilities. It’s a lot, and you’re not alone in feeling it! Supporting others starts with supporting yourself—but what if the work you are responsible for can’t be delegated? Consider Rachael, juggling an overflowing list of responsibilities that only she could manage, all while supporting a team…

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22 Oct: Compassionate Confidence

Even if you’re not from the Midwest, you may be familiar with the term “Minnesota nice.” It’s a phrase that implies polite friendliness and an aversion to open confrontation. To be nice is about people pleasing in service of being liked.  So, what’s the difference between being nice and being kind? Being kind is behavior that’s thoughtful, caring, and considerate,…

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09 Oct: Thank You Notes

Hi all, Coach Lauren here!  We’re just a few weeks away from November, and November and Thanksgiving bring some well-deserved attention to gratitude practices and today I wanted to share one of mine: thank you letters. I’m fortunate to have had great parents who taught me the value of writing thank you letters. After every birthday I had less than…

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18 Sep: Navigating Workplace Stress: A Personal Guide to Finding Balance and Well-being

As a professional coach, I often help people through the personal challenges of their work situations. These challenges can be emotionally charged, which is natural when something important to us isn’t going well. One client shared that she drove home from work crying daily and would get physically ill on Sunday evenings, knowing she had to face work on Monday….

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11 Sep: Small things you can do to add more self-care to your day-to-day!

Storytime: the idea of “self-care” used to stress me out. I already had a massive to-do list, and now people were telling me I need to add tasks such as “do a face mask”, “take a bath”, etc. on top of everything else, otherwise I’m not apparently not taking care of myself or making myself a priority. The whole thing…

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28 Aug: How Lily Transformed Her Work Relationships Through Better Communication

Have you ever felt like your ideas are constantly overlooked at work? Do you sometimes wonder why your suggestions don’t resonate with your team, even though you’re confident in their potential? If so, you’re not alone. Lily worked as a project manager at a fast-paced marketing firm. She was creative, driven, and always full of ideas, but there was a…

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21 Aug: The Stories We Tell Ourselves: How to Rewrite Your Internal Narrative

In recent years, the significance of storytelling in communication has been increasingly recognized. Courses, books, and expert mentors abound, all focused on helping individuals refine their personal narratives. We acknowledge the power of storytelling when it comes to communicating with others, yet often neglect the most crucial stories of all—the ones we tell ourselves. Recently, I had a conversation with…