We all could be more successful in our relationships. Dr. Katherine Helm is a professor of psychology and a practicing psychologist. She has authored several publications about couples’ issues. Dr. Helm reached out to me for coaching before her TEDx Talk on how to revolutionize your relationship. She agreed to [...]
I’m often flown in to train executives on how to reach people internally and externally better. I teach them how to make deeper connections so they can be more successful. Sometimes I’m asked if being vulnerable on stage, in the media, or with the people you lead makes you look [...]
The first time I presented after starting my company was a nightmare. I was terrible. A major Chicago publisher asked me to talk about how small businesses can land TV interviews. There were about 100 people in the room. I wasn't that nervous. But I felt like I had to [...]
Do you have a problem with those pesky words that come flying out of your mouth when you can’t think of anything else to say? They’re filler words or crutch words. The “uh’s” and the “like’s” that buy us a few seconds of thinking time when our mouths try to [...]
My daughter turned three recently. I spent a couple of weeks brainstorming. I called my contacts to find the perfect gluten-free cake that would also be over the top beautiful, hunted down the best "mermaid rainbow" decorations I could find at a local stationery shop, and built a menu for [...]
People want to do business with people they know, like, and trust. But what do you do if you're meeting someone for the first time and want to convince them to do something, such as hire you to speak or buy something else from you? Those first few minutes are [...]
If you have resistance to something this morning, trust your gut and know you feel that resistance for a good reason. Sometimes we think we must push through, forcing something to happen. I fight this daily now. When I used to force things to go exactly as I wanted them [...]
I was at a dinner party recently with eight other Chicago women. My lawyer hosted it. When one woman arrived (also a lawyer), she had a Starbucks in her hand and joked, "Who walks into a dinner party with her own coffee?" More on her in a second. Last week, [...]
We all have seasons in our careers where we’ve been knocked down. It might be getting laid off, having a toxic boss, or losing a business. The question is: Will you get back up? And if so, how do you start? One of my clients received a significant industry award [...]
Whenever we're speaking -- whether it's to our internal teams, to clients, during an online webinar, at an event, or in the media -- developing a solid mindset is critical to presenting powerfully and memorably. But that needs to happen before we even step into the room, be it virtual [...]
