Advice, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Empowerment, Inspiring Thoughts, Living Real, Uncategorized, Yes I Can Thinking
How to Make Decisions That Are Ultimately Right for You
My wonderful coaching clients ask me frequently, “How do I know if this is the right step? I’m just so confused.” To get clear on the next step to take that will be ultimately beneficial for you, answer... Read More
Empowerment
Breakthroughs, Careers, Challenges, Empowerment, Inspiration for Change, Kathy Caprino, Tips for Empowerment, Uncategorized
Are We Just Too Demoralized to Fight, Or Just Catching Our Breath?
In a powerful article in the Harvard Business Review called “Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership” authors and researchers Drs. Alice Eagly and Linda Carli explore women, leadership and gender equality, and observe that “signs of a pause in... Read More
Advice, Breakthroughs, Career and Life Satisfaction Survey, Challenges, Empowerment, Inspiration for Change, Kathy Caprino, Yes I Can Thinking
Five Ways to Power-Up and Get What You Want
Here’s a quick rundown on five tactics for gaining more strength and power in your life and work, beginning today: 1) Do the inner work you have to do – I’ve had more than a few folks tell... Read More
Advice, Breakthroughs, Career and Life Satisfaction Survey, Empowerment, Featured, Inspiration for Change, Uncategorized, Women in Business, Work-Life Balance
Why You Can’t Find Balance – and Why You Won’t, Until You Take These Steps
Lately, I’ve been asked to coach and speak with hundreds of working women around the issue of work-life balance and time management. Women are more stressed, strained and sick than ever, as these economic times have hit families,... Read More
Careers, Empowerment, Following Your Dreams, Support for Change, Uncategorized
Can You Make a Good Living Being a Life Coach?
Running a coaching and consulting company dedicated to helping women achieve breakthrough in their lives and work, I meet thousands of folks each year who want to reinvent, many of whom are considering launching a coaching or consulting practice,... Read More
Careers, Empowerment, Inspiration for Change, Uncategorized
Are You Self-Sustaining or Community-Sustaining, or both!
In speaking today with my fabulous digital strategy mentor Nettie Hartsock, we stumbled on an interesting concept, which is this…in the digital world, it’s all about open contributing and sharing generously, giving of yourself freely. It’s also about shining... Read More
Decoding "The Secret", Empowerment
How Believing in “The Secret” Can Damage Your Life
I’ve spent years developing a spiritual life that is both deeply meaningful and practically useful to me in my life and work. This was no easy feat for me. I had to cast off all the religious doctrine and... Read More
Careers, Empowerment
How To Do More of What You Love (and less of what you hate)
People ask me all the time, “Is now really the time to consider making big changes in my life, or reinventing?” I say YES! Crisis times like these are the perfect time to reinvent. They push you to purify, shed... Read More
Empowerment, Support for Change, Uncategorized
Why Aren’t We Taking Action to Get the Help We Need?
Today, I was chatting with my friend and colleague Beth Leas who runs a fabulous holistic health care center in CT called the Total Life Care Center. In her work and her business, she supports hundreds of other... Read More
Empowerment, Feeling Your Best, Inspiration for Change
Move Away from Fear
In the past two months, I’ve had more than a handful of clients who are dealing with some intense emotional conflicts with others. In fact, I’ve had one or two interpersonal interactions myself that left me reeling. What do... Read More
Empowerment, Inspiration for Change, Support for Change
Are You Having “Palate Fatigue?”
Yesterday, I met with a new friend, JoAnn LoGiurato, Founder of Dancing on Grapes (http://www.dancingongrapes.com), who delivers empowering, educational (and totally fun!) programs and events designed to educate and empower women in their knowledge and experiences of wine. ... Read More
Empowerment, Feeling Your Best, Following Your Dreams, Inspiration for Change
Feeling Like a Wobbly Beginner?
Happy Birthday Geminis! Today’s my birthday, and I am particularly energized and excited about the possibilities on this special day, after a long bout of moving backwards or sideways (retrogrades tend to do that!). But I’m not always feeling... Read More
Advice, Careers, Empowerment, Inspiration for Change, Support for Change, Women in Leadership
What Employers Can (and Must) Do To Support Women at Work
What are the 12 common crises working women face today, and what can employers do to help working women face these challenges effectively?
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Advice, Empowerment, Feeling Your Best, Inspiration for Change, Tips for Empowerment
Been Harshly Criticized Lately? What To Do When Others Try to Make You Wrong
Anyone who has stood up for something they believe in -- and been attacked for it -- knows it’s challenging at best, devastating at worst. What should you do if you’ve been harshly demeaned or criticized for your... Read More
Advice, Careers, Empowerment, Men vs. Women at Work, Support for Change
Women Bullying Women at Work: Can We Reverse the Trend?
In my 18-year corporate life, I experienced a great deal of bullying from women, most of which came from female bosses and a handful of “equals” in the political hierarchy. These experiences were traumatic, and I had no... Read More
Empowerment, Following Your Dreams, Inspiration for Change, Support for Change
The Power of Community for Women
Community for women is powerful. I see this phenomenon frequently – women may feel completely stuck and alone (“broken down” as I call it) in their problems, but when they make the commitment to take a small step... Read More