Month: March 2016
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Mentoring Young Women
Mentoring A friend was recently talking about mentoring young women in technology. I thought this was a great idea. Although it wasn’t something I could take on right now, it got me thinking, what would I say if I was to mentor young women? What would be my advice to young women who are newly…
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Why Do I Coach?
Why do I coach? In early 2011, I was driving onto the Microsoft Redmond campus to attend a meeting with a client. I was consulting at the time and had been for five years. I knew it wasn’t my passion but I liked the flexibility, and my project, and hadn’t yet figured out what I…
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Lessons Learned As A Solopreneur
Taking the leap to solopreneurship. I was speaking with someone recently who suggested that they’d like to make the leap one day and leave the corporate world. They didn’t feel ready yet but suggested that maybe I could share my solopreneur “lessons learned”. I loved this conversation. I loved that they wanted to leave their…
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Three Steps To Create A Sense Of Accomplishment
Yesterday I was feeling grumpy. My energy had been scattered. My head was spinning from one task or activity to another one. I wasn’t feeling a sense of accomplishment. My mood was sour and feeling that my day wasn’t productive was adding to the negative mood. I had a lot to get done and was…