What To Do When You’re Scared of Being Called a Bitch
It’s an insidious fear. It preys on many of my clients. Â It gets confessed at the mic at my events. Or sometimes with a glass of wine after a mastermind retreat. It’s the age-old fear of being called a bitch. Â And it festers no matter […]
When Vision Boards Fail You
You’d think I wouldn’t share this story. I mean, the Kindle version of The Complete Guide to Vision Boards just went to #1 on amazon.com. (It’s a revised edition – with never-before-seen content – and a whole new section on Intention. Click here to get […]
My Top 10 Articles from 2016
2016 was a huge year for me and Team Uplevel. We hosted nine (count “˜em!) events.  And this was the very first year we did them all in Uplevel stomping grounds…Asheville, NC.  This kept my team free from so much travel – and kept the […]
Are you Brave Enough to Repel the Slackers?
I was flat on the ground in a heap of pain. Panting for my life and wanting to crawl away to a hole somewhere. My trainer said, “That was really great. Really great.” I told him to shut up. Â This made him laugh. Â “Hey, […]
Accessing Gratitude (My Peruvian Outhouse Story)
Years ago, in the middle of a visit to Peru, I got sick. I mean really sick. The scene was pretty stark. I was staying in a hut on an island at Lake Titicaca. Â There was no running water or electrical power. Which was […]
Two Sneaky Words that Scare You and Lead to Bad Decisions
Exhibit A: Woman says to her coach: “I’m lowering the price on this package. Everyone says that number is too high.” Coach pauses. Then she asks: “Everyone? How many people have said this?” Woman thinks for a moment. She says, “Well, there were two, actually.” […]
3 things to remember today”¦
You don’t need any reminders about what today is if you live in the U.S. Â So I’m just going to send this out to anyone who has been saying, “Just get me to Wednesday.” Here are three things to remember as Wednesday looms, and you […]
Debilitating Fear and the Art of Getting Clients
“I want to gouge my eyes out. Every time I see his name in my appointment book, that’s what I want to do. I just want to poke my own freakin’ eyes out.” Amy was stabbing her salad with a fork, jamming it into her […]
What to Do When You Keep Sabotaging Yourself
My dog had been beaten and burned with a lighter. That’s how I found her. And that’s how we began together. With a lot of training and love, she made leaps and strides over the first few years. Until one day, she had a setback. […]
How to Lead your Own Workshops (And Get Clients From Them)
Years ago, I threw away about $250,000. Give or take. This was back in my songwriter days. Â When I wasn’t on tour, I hosted these cool little retreats and workshops throughout the year because people kept asking me how to live their dreams and build […]