Challenges, Kathy Caprino, Living Real, Parenting, Uncategorized, Work-Life Balance
Is Your To-Do List Making Your Head Explode?
In honor of Twitter’s #Friday Follow tradition, I decided to “Friday Follow” myself all around the office and the house today, to observe what the heck I do all day as an entrepreneur, career coach, writer, and mom, and... Read More
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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
Advice, Books, Breakthroughs, Career and Life Satisfaction Survey, Challenges, Featured, Inspiration for Change, Kathy Caprino, Men and Women, Men vs. Women at Work, Tips for Empowerment, Uncategorized
The Differences Between a Man and Woman’s Perspective on Happiness
“9 out of 10 women studied are experiencing at least one of the 12 crises working women face today, and over half don’t know what to do about it. On average, working women are experiencing three crises at the... Read More
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Blog Action Day – What Can One Individual Do To Address Climate Change? Take Action!
As with any major shift occurring in the world, one person can’t turn it around all by him/herself. But each of us can have a direct and significant impact, and that impact reverberates and spreads. Blog Action Day ’09... 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
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
Men and Women, Tips for Empowerment, Uncategorized
The Real Deal with Women Today
As so much national research is revealing, women are sadder and sicker than ever before, and more so in midlife than in other times of their lives. Here’s recent Huffington Post piece about the sad and shocking truth... Read More
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The Global Woman’s Crusade
Nicholas Kristof’s New York Times article “The Woman’s Crusade” of August 17th is very moving, about the plight of women and girls in our world. Hope you’ll check it out here. In response to Kristof’s “Half the Sky”... Read More
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Women and Speaking Up
On Saturday, I was a guest along with a terrific communications consultant Diane DiResta on a neat radio show: Live with Lisa! Radio – hosted by Lisa Wexler. The lively and revealing discussion centered around the issue of women and reinvention,... Read More
Inspiration for Change, Uncategorized
Surviving and Thriving Through Tough Times
Many clients have asked me how to keep moving forward in their lives when what’s appearing in their lives is crushingly challenging. The tips below will help you stay focused and energized, and keep you on your way to... Read More
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Is Striving to be Superwoman Getting Old?
I’ve spent a good number of years researching the crises of working women today, and how we can overcome them. In the process I’ve learned so much about what it means to craft a rewarding, fulfilling professional and personal... Read More
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Welcome to the New Ellia Blog!
Greetings and welcome to the new Breakdown, Breakthrough Blog! This serves as a forum for discussion, insights, and exploration for all individuals wishing to get unstuck from their current situations, and break through to passion, power, and purpose in... Read More
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3 Questions That Help You Move
In thinking about your life, have you ever been completely stuck in a situation, not knowing what next step to take? Or have you found yourself ruminating about something, going around and around about it, without finding a way... Read More
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Breakdown, Breakthrough
In working on my book intensively these past few months, I’ve been acutely aware of something surprising. As many of you know, I’m writing about the typical crises professional women face today (12 crises of disempowerment, to be exact),... Read More
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De-Stressing and Enjoying Your Holiday Times
Happy Halloween to You! As the chill of Autumn arrives, we know that busy times are ahead — complete with ghosts and goblins, turkey trots, Christmas, Hanukah, New Year’s and other beautiful celebrations fast approaching. Along with the bustle... Read More