I attended a panel recently and one of the speakers asked the audience this short but powerful question: What if I could just say, “I don’t know?” Like my ten year-old’s rock tumbler, this question has been bouncing around in my brain ever since.

When we're faced with the discomfort of being unhappy at work, we often jump right into “solution mode.” But what happens when you jump to a solution – and still end up feeling stuck? You were likely trying to solve the wrong problem.

It’s perfectly normal to feel off-balance this time of year – especially for those of us who yearn to make some kind of career change in the new year, but feel overwhelmed by the prospect of getting started. When I feel overwhelmed, I always return to my values. Here’s how.

 Do you think it’s possible to make good money doing work you love? Save the date for my upcoming Instagram Live to join the conversation.

How ‘building to think’ can unlock new learning and confidence in ourselves and our choices.

The reality is that any kind of change – anything NEW, really – is awkward. This is a bad thing, but also a really good thing.

 If I could go back and counsel my younger self, I’d ask her one question: What’s one thing you could do or try right now to learn more about this option – before committing to it? Here’s the story of what I did instead.

Making change can feel like walking a tightrope suspended between two skyscrapers. Having a plan makes us feel like we’ve got our safety harness on. But here’s where ‘having a plan’ starts to fall down.

Most of my new clients come to me because they’re unhappy at work and want to make a change. But in addition to these “outer changes,” something else happens during our coaching together that is so much more transformative: My clients learn to trust themselves.