Nov 19, 2025 | Career Development and Growth
A client once told me she hated the idea of “selling herself.” “I’m not in sales,” she said. “I just want to do good work and let that speak for itself.” I understood the resistance. The phrase “selling yourself”...
Nov 12, 2025 | Career Development and Growth
I was coaching a mid-level team leader last year who was technically brilliant but struggling to gain traction with her ideas. In meetings, her suggestions were often overlooked. Her team respected her expertise but didn’t seem particularly inspired by her....
Oct 29, 2025 | Career Development and Growth
I was coaching a finance analyst who felt completely stuck. “I’m good at my job,” she said, “but I don’t stand out. Everyone in my department has the same skills, same background, same trajectory. How do I differentiate myself?” I...
Oct 15, 2025 | Career Development and Growth
One of my coaching clients, a project manager at a tech company, was frustrated. She was working 50-hour weeks, juggling multiple priorities, always busy. But when promotion time came? Her boss said she “lacked strategic impact.” She was devastated....
Oct 8, 2025 | Career Development and Growth
I once worked with a senior analyst who’d been passed over for team lead three times. She was brilliant, reliable, always on time. But when I asked her manager why she wasn’t promoted, he said: “She does exactly what’s asked — nothing more,...
Sep 24, 2025 | Career Development and Growth
Part 8 of 8: Avoiding Common Goal-Setting Mistakes Ever start a new year—or quarter—feeling super motivated? You write out your list of goals: Get promoted Save more money Start a side hustle Get healthier Travel more Read 24 books Meditate daily Build your network...
