Choose Happiness fine art photograph by Sandra Arduini Photography

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to be discouraged in our jobs, fearful about money or angry when we’re doing something we not only don’t love, but can barely tolerate? It’s easy to put on our poopy pants and complain, ain’t it? And those complaints breed contempt, anger, frustration, and – let’s be honest – total unhappiness.

While I know it’s easier said than done, being happy/positive is a choice. But it’s a choice we often have to fake-’til-we-make, and one that’s usually only learned after years of experience and trial-and-error.

Here’s the Myth: Happiness comes when we reach our desires. Read the rest of this entry »

Yay hooray! I have almost 4 whole weeks before my Fresh Boobs surgery, and that’s 2 whole weeks more than I was originally told/planning. Know what that means? It means that…drumroll please…I opened up some one-on-one coaching spots to use before 5/24!

If you’re looking for someone who “gets to the heart of what I was trying to say”, “keeps the conversation action-oriented ” and does it “with a powerful mix of a breezy tone, empowering words, and a healthy dose of hilarity” - so you can gain “a ferocious sense of who I am and what I can do” (yup, all the quotes taken from my testimonial page)- then I’m your lady (and you are my maaaaaan…whenever you REACH for me…gonna give all that I – oh, sorry, Celine Dion interruption). Here’s how we can work together:

• via my Singular Sensation package, which gives ya a 60-min call with me and a 45-min session to use as a follow-up within 2 months. This is best for someone who has 1 real specific goal/challenge to reach/overcome, as we have enough time to hone in on it, get some clarity around it, and determine the specific action steps you need to get down to business (figuratively or literally).
• via an Extensive Intensive day, where we actively coach for 2.5 hours of a 5 hour time block (the other time is spent doing homework, recharging, and other human functions like eating). Think of this as a personal all-day workshop, with on-the-spot homework, productive play, and clarity galore. This would be ideal for someone who wants to work through a bigger challenge (i.e. What do I wanna be when I grow up?) or who has a few things they wanna work through (like how to leave your job and launch your biz).
• via a Team Amazeballs membership to The When I Grow Up Clubhouse. Not only are you guaranteed a 60-min session for each month you’re a Team Amazeballs member (yes, even in June when I’m not offering any other coaching times), but you’ll get access to a pressure-free creative community, no-time-to-waste exercises, and all the workbooks I’ve ever written right when ya sign-up. This option is perfection for those that want the accountability and personal attention of having a coaching session every month, while knowing that ya thrive when you have 24/7 access to a group that’ll provide ya almost-immediate feedback, kudos, resources and support. It’s also my most affordable coaching option.

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Fortune Scarf…(Try Something New) by Xenotees

No, I’m not talking about my soon-to-be Gummy Bear Boobs (which I’ll be receiving on May 30th) when I talk about “soon-to-be shiny & new” – I’m talking about this here blog!

My love of Stacy Stone continues, and I spent 90 minutes of brainstorming awesomeness with her last week all about how I can refresh my blog and newsletter content, providing as much valuable content as I can offer/handle While I don’t wanna give away the farm, I need me some guest posts and wanted to sound the horn!

I’m looking for…. Read the rest of this entry »

I wanted to make sure you loverly blog readers o’ mine know all about a goodies-filled promo I’m offerin’ ’til May 1st, where ya sign up for my Clubhouse & get yo’self:

• Unveiling Your Uniquity (& How The Heck To Apply It To Your Passionate Career) – get the video recording & 28-page workbook of the 90-minute workshop I conducted earlier this month. You will learn what makes you *you*, without being a slimy salesperson! After watching the workshop, you’ll have concrete action items that you can start applying to your passionate career immediately.
• Within 24 business hours of registering, you’ll be directed to answer some quick questions that’ll let me know exactly what you’re struggling with. Once I get those responses back, I’ll email you personally with a prescription for the perfect exercises to start working on. That way, you can take action in two shakes of a lambs tail (that’s super quick, or so I’m told).

You’ll also have the chance to win a personal 60-min session with yours-truly during the month of May, but even if ya register after 11:59p Eastern on 4/30, then you’ll still get the amazeballs action-oriented, creatively-consistant community and group coaching that’ll lead ya to say:

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Last May, I appeared on The Career Clinic with Maureen Anderson, a national live radio show that’s also distributed as a podcast. When Maureen heard about all the boobs*** I’ve been going to, she sweetly and gingerly asked me if I’d want to talk about it back on her show. Of course, me being the open book that I am, I responded emphatically with a great big, “Of course!”

Click here to listen to my 39 minutes on managing a health crisis, and feel free to download it to listen on-the-go. I really open up here as to:

• why I decided to tell The World about my boob cancer (and how my ukulele ditty came to be)
• how I’m remaining in control (work-wise and personally)
• what I do to keep my spirits up as best as I can
• my prescription for getting better (medically and otherwise)
• what happens when you make yourself vulnerable
• how my 2012 plans have really changed (and the disappointment that has come with it)
• why I still consider myself a very lucky lady despite all the cancer stuff
• and more, if ya can believe it

As you can tell, it’s a long and juicy one, but I hope you’ll listen. Read the rest of this entry »

Unveiling Your Uniquity (& How The Heck To Apply It To Your Passionate Career) is tonight, and there are just a handful of spots left! Come join us to discover what makes you you (without anyone mistaking you for a slimy salesperson) & leave with action items that you can start applying to your passionate career immediately.

Hope to “see” you there!

I’ve been hopping & bopping all over The Interwebs lately & have yet to tell you guys about it! (slaps wrist) Here’s where I’ve had the pleasure of visiting:

Rachel Cole (my entrepreneuriversary twin, practically!) interviewed me for her The Well-Fed Woman series, and I got to share my cravings – both figuratively and literally! Super yummy.

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If you believe this but…

…you don’t think there’s anything unique about you… Read the rest of this entry »

April! April! April! April! April! (Can you tell I’m excited for my last schmemo session this month?)

Hooray for my Spectacular Sponsors!

Everything Little Miss is a Boston-area design studio that produces whimsical + eco-friendly paper goods. We have a full collection of greeting cards, and we also work closely with clients on custom design projects. We’ve designed business collateral, personal stationery, and wedding invitations. In fact, we love working with couples so much, that we just introduced wedding suites to the Everything Little Miss collection. If you’re looking for darling note cards or have an idea for a fun custom project, get in touch! Just for you: When I Grow Up readers get a 10% discount in the Etsy shop by entering WIGU12 at checkout.

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I love olives, sangria, David Bowie & sheep.  So, those four things may be mentioned on my blog.  Other things?  My “list” of things I want to do in my lifetime (and posts about marking things off of that list.  And adding more.  All.  The.  Time.), photos of my sweet dog Squirt, food of delicious meals I’ve eaten or made, lots of tea talk, knitting & crocheting projects I’ve done (or am working on finishing.  One of the items on that “list”), and just everyday life things.  Hope you enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »

You Plus Me Equals Awesome by Pumpkin & Butterfly

In keeping with the you’re-not-alone-if-you’re-an-entrepreneur theme o’ the week, allow me to introduce you to The People That Help Me Do It All. Like yesterday’s Products/Platforms That Help Me Do It All, this is the same post from last April, but updated with new peeps I’ve grown to love. Hope they’ll go to the sock hop with me.

For website design: Rebecca Pollock

Thank the Heavens Above for my husband working in advertising with the one and only Bekky Pollock. He recommended her to me when I was looking to have a super-professional-yet-playfully-fun site in the summer of 2009, still a full-time Corporate America drone but a recent life coaching certificate grad. Having a website I could be proud of was one of the ways I knew I could leave my job effectively, and Bekky delivered it painlessly, easily, and in a way that makes me look reeeeeeal good. Read the rest of this entry »