The Authenticity Coach

How are you feeling on your climb up the ladder of success? If you are depleted & inspired, pause & ask yourself: Is my ladder leaning against the right wall?

Whose dreams are you climbing towards? Whose vision are you working so hard to bring to fruition? If they are not yours, it may be time to move the ladder to a different wall.

Does your spirit yearn to start something of your own? Would you love to use a talent of yours that is stifled in your current role? Do you feel a burst of energy when you imagine pursuing a mission that pleases you -- rather than trudging on to advance a goal to please someone else?

You don't have to climb down & start again from the bottom. Recognize the possibility of making a successful lateral move. Open yourself to the many resources available to support you. Learn to examine the wall where your ladder is placed. And become savvy in evaluating its position, before you take another step up the ladder of success. Be highly intentional about your next step -- & take that step towards satisfying your own dreams.

If you can't make decisions or you second-guess the decisions you do make, this episode is for you. Stop the habit of waiting for outside signs, for "something" to happen or for someone to give you direction or permission. Learn how to overcome the urge to outsource your decision-making, by building your self-trust.

Discover the 3 components of self-trust: character, consistency & competency. Speak your truth to yourself. Commit to the upholding of your top values. Identify the limits of your competency. Learn how to seek valuable perspective & engage outside expertise without abdicating your power.

Self-trust does not mean knowing it all or doing it alone; self-trust is about trusting what you do know. Self-trust is your superpower. Build it & be the most powerful person in your life.

Are you advertising what you actually want to sell? Does what you put forth in your words, behaviors & appearance represent what you truly want to deliver? To capture success that is satisfying, we need to stop the bait-&-switch.

Learn why what you say & do as well as how you look are strong expressions of your goals & values. Leverage how you promote yourself to support the value proposition you actually want to impress upon your audience. Gain practical tips for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, the accessories you wear & more. Learn impactful questions to ask yourself & others to authentically & effectively align your presentation with your passion.

Enhance your ability to show up in a way that showcases what you sincerely want to contribute -- & enjoy roles & relationships that expect you to provide what you are more than happy to deliver.

Enduring success comes from strong values, not from superhuman drive. The most successful individuals are guided by their top values, not driven by motivation.

Learn how top achievers set goals & form habits to support their values. Identify your top values regarding what you want to be, do & have. Discover the importance of choice points. Become able to recognize the points where you are most vulnerable to making choices that do not align with your values. Learn to put into place guiding rules & "no choice" routines that protect your values, ease your moment-to-moment decision-making & set you up for large & lasting success.

What positive change are you avoiding? Are you not bothering to make that change because it seems too minor to be worth it? What if that small change you are putting off turned out to not be so small at all?

Explore The Butterfly Effect & why a seemingly small change you make today can have surprisingly major & meaningful repercussions. Understand how we tend to discount the value of changes when the results of our efforts are not immediate & obvious. Examine the exponential power of small changes & identify what might be the unexpected & invisible ultimate impact. Learn how to map the probable & possible effects of your one change, as it mixes with people & percolates over time. Become ready to test The Butterfly Effect yourself -- & see how minor changes can compound to create important consequences.

Have you been "in the game" for a long time? If so, it may be time to start playing a new game!

If you are tired from the constant striving & you are starting to question whether the pace of the chase is sustainable, take a look at the game you are planning. How long have you been at this game? Has the game failed to evolve as your career has advanced, your assets have grown & your needs have changed? What if you had a different definition of success -- one that has matured with you?

Identify what qualifies as winning, according to the rules of your current game. Invite yourself to play a new game, with new rules! Perhaps it is no longer, "Whoever dies with the most toys wins," but rather "Whoever has the greatest freedom with their time wins." Explore new games that value health, peace of mind, contentment & the enjoyment of what you have already accomplished & acquired.

What game is next for you? What if winning at this game could bring you a new level of satisfaction -- & give you a lifestyle that would be sustainable for many years to come?

Are you addicted to approval? Is your overwhelming need to please oppressing your expression of ideas, desires & dreams? If so, & you are feeling stuck & sorry for yourself, there is a solution.

High achievers recover from their addiction to approval by increasing their tolerance for disapproval. As hard-working & committed as you may be, it will be grueling, if not impossible, to do anything great -- or even gratifying & good for you -- if you are not willing to ruffle some feathers. For positive change to occur, there must be some discomfort, disappointment or disapproval.

Learn how to start small. Gain tips for getting into the practice of asserting your preferences, proposals & plans. See your tolerance for frowns & failures increase & begin to enjoy the rewards of living an assertive & authentic life.

Do you want to change your career? Whether you have already decided to move to a different career or you are just exploring the possibility, this episode is for you.

High achievers who are successful at shifting to new careers are astute at conveying 3 essential things. Learn to identify & implement the "3 Es" of effective career-change communication: your experience, your enthusiasm & your elephant.

Highlight the most relevant experience & share your transferrable skills. Express your genuine enthusiasm for the new work & the workplace -- articulating how your interests, superpowers & values fuel your passion. And confidently speak to the elephant in the room -- proactively addressing why what seems on the surface to be lacking is not actually a concern.

Whether you are looking to move to a similar career or endeavoring to start at something completely different, the 3 Es are your tools for communicating in a way that you can succeed in making a career switch.

Are you adrift in your career? If you want to be intentional about setting the trajectory of your career, this episode is for you.

This 4-question guide is your resource for gaining the clarity you need in order to stop drifting & start deliberately designing the direction of your career.

1) What drains you? And what do you love to do?

2) What are you known for doing? And what do you want to be known for doing?

3) Where are you drifting? Where are you likely to end up, if you do not take ownership of your course?

4) What are your dealbreakers? What is your ideal role or career -- & what aspects are your must-haves?

You cannot control many of the conditions of your career. But the direction in which you set your compass is within your command. Know where you want to be headed. Learn to consistently chart your course with consideration & calculation & you will set yourself up for a career that flows more easily & feels more satisfying.

Resilience is an extraordinary superpower. But are you using your resilience to empower your forward-moving thriving or to endure an ongoing miserable surviving? Healthy resilience supports recovery. It allows you to regain your energy & enthusiasm in order to be ready for what is next. Healthy resilience does not strengthen our coping skills to be able to return to the same harm again & again. Nor does it build defensives & barricades so that we can retreat from all new risks.

Learn to distinguish whether your resilience is bolstering you to adapt to necessary, expansive change or forcing you to contort to "fit" where your values are not aligned. Gain awareness of the ways in which you participate in the difficulties that crush you & become able to identify what you have learned from the experience. Understand where to focus your efforts to further develop a healthy resilience. Learn to tap into the productive power of resilience to build a life that you can enjoy -- not just endure.