Breakthroughs, Feeling Your Best, Inspiration for Change, Kathy Caprino, Living Real, Tips for Empowerment
Loving Who They Are and Who They Aren’t
A few days ago, I was taking a break with a friend, sitting outside in a beautiful park, soaking up the sun. I relished the chance to sit quietly in nature and catch up. We got around to discussing... Read More
Kathy Caprino
Breakthroughs, Careers, Challenges, Following Your Dreams, Inspiration for Change, Kathy Caprino, Support for Change, Uncategorized
What My Five Careers Have Taught Me: Top 10 Lessons of Career Reinvention
I’ve significantly revised my career numerous times over my 25 years of working, and each time, I’ve learned some powerful, surprising lessons — about myself, my capabilities, perceptions, misconceptions, and about what it takes for me to attain what... Read More
Advice, Careers, Empowerment, Kathy Caprino, Leadership, success, Women in Business, Women in Leadership
The Wrong Kind of Help – Six Key Traits of “Help” that Hurts
As an empowerment researcher, I’ve studied for eight years what constitutes “helpful” help versus advice or counsel that diminishes and demeans, or sends you in the wrong direction. The sad news is that thousands of so-called “helpers” in our... Read More
Careers, Challenges, Empowerment, Kathy Caprino, success, Tips for Empowerment, Uncategorized
The Top 6 Reasons People Want Out of Their Work
I’ve recently become immersed in executive search work through my new role as Marketing VP for Synergy Partners USA – a specialized executive search firm based in Wilton, CT. I’m loving the new work — it helps me be of service both... Read More
Feeling Your Best, Inspiring Thoughts, Kathy Caprino, Mother's Day, Uncategorized
Honoring the Loving Mother in You
Happy Mother’s Day to you! Mother’s Day is a time of honoring and appreciating our mothers and what they have done, given, and sacrificed for us. If you are a mother, I hope you are being showered with love... Read More
Breakthroughs, Careers, Empowerment, Featured, Kathy Caprino, Leadership, Men vs. Women at Work, success, Women in Leadership
The Seven Key Traits of a Great Leader
In the past several months, I’ve immersed myself in the process of understanding more about what makes a truly great leader in the corporate world. I’ve also explored the current research and thinking about women’s leadership styles and approaches... Read More
Breakthroughs, Careers, Challenges, Kathy Caprino, Women in Business, Women in Leadership
Do America’s Employers Really Care about Women’s Issues?
Last Thursday, I had a wonderfully powerful meeting with three inspiring colleagues who are authors affiliated with the publisher of my book Breakdown Breakthrough – Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Each of these folks has a breadth of knowledge and diversity of experience... Read More
Advice, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Inspiration for Change, Kathy Caprino, Marketing Support, Small Business, Uncategorized, Women in Business
Why “Good” Marketing Advice Can Lead You Astray
A significant number of my awesome coaching and consulting colleagues and friends across the country have shared with me in the past year that they’ve hired outside marketing help with disappointing (or disastrous) results. Despite finding “experts” who seem... Read More
Breakthroughs, Challenges, Inspiration for Change, Kathy Caprino
See Progress – We Are Moving Forward
I read this morning Rick Hanson’s beautiful newsletter “Just One Thing” – a year’s worth of weekly practices to help us grow in happiness, love and wisdom. This piece was about “Seeing Progress,” and it was a balm for... Read More
Advice, Breakthroughs, Empowerment, Kathy Caprino, Marketing Support, success
Why We Find “Make Money Quick!” Promises Such a Turn-off
In speaking to many of my coaching and consulting friends in the past few months, I’ve noticed that the folks I’m most connected with — those with whom I share the most emotional, spiritual and behavioral common ground –... Read More
Books, Breakthroughs, Empowerment, Kathy Caprino, Wake Up Calls
Brush Those “Haters” Off
Hello! How’s your week going? Great, I hope. Personally, I’ve had a few hard knocks this week from several people who indicated they’d like to offer constructive feedback, but then proceeded to tear down and put down. Helpful or... Read More
Breakthroughs, Careers, Empowerment, Inspiration for Change, Kathy Caprino, Women in Leadership
Three Critical Success Steps for Professional Women
In the past several years, I’ve had the great pleasure of coaching and partnering with some amazing women in the U.S. – senior managers and leaders in Fortune 500 companies and non-profits who absolutely love their work, relish their... Read More
Breakthroughs, Careers, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Kathy Caprino, Small Business, success, Women in Business, Women in Leadership
Top 10 Things I Love About Running My Own Small Business
I saw a neat HARO (@helpareporter) query today asking for the top things folks love best about running their own small businesses. It felt SO good to think about this question, and to bring again to my heart and... Read More
Advice, Challenges, Empowerment, Featured, Inspiration for Change, Kathy Caprino, My 52 Mistakes
Mistake #3 – Letting the “Pendulum Effect” Rule My Life
Hi Friends, Happy to share my latest vblog on my Mistake #3 – Letting the “Pendulum Effect” Rule My Life – another installment of My 52 Mistakes. This mistake is all about waiting too long to make change, resisting... Read More
Breakthroughs, Challenges, Empowerment, Inspiration for Change, Kathy Caprino, Yes I Can Thinking
A New Kind of Year
Hello and Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were lovely, and you feel refreshed and excited about the New Year. What a challenging year 2010 was for so many, including me. In thinking about what I would like... Read More
Advice, Breakthroughs, Kathy Caprino, success, Support for Change, Tips for Empowerment
Get Over Yourself and Get Going
Hi Friends – happy to share that More.com published my piece “Get Over Yourself and Get Going” today – about the secret sauce to real, heartfelt and authentic success. I’m not talking here about the kind of success that... Read More