The book first, or the course?

You know what stops people from doing what they say they want to do? A plethora of choice, that’s what. You get how it goes.  Should I do this first, or that? What’s the benefit for taking this course of action, followed by that course, or vice versa?...

If it were easy…

I grew up with ZERO understanding of process. I chalk this up to the alcoholic dynamic that played out in our household. One minute–OK, this would go on for hours, but who’s counting– my father would be drinking and raging, tearing into my mother, sending the family...

Start with What You’ve Got

Deb Feder is a business development coach and strategist who helps lawyers and professionals bring in consistent clients through curious, confident conversations and changing the way we view productivity for professionals. She’s also a righteous bad ass. I LOVE...

Why does it matter, really?

I have this really wise friend who also happens to be a clinical psychologist specializing in the science of change.  Sometime last year, she started sending out these short videos to her mailing list. I find myself watching them while I eat lunch because they calm me...

So you think you can avoid risk…

I spent my whole life afraid to make a mistake, to take a wrong turn.  I latched on to a man early on because I was convinced he had the map, that he’d get us both on the one right road. So sure I’d end up in the wrong place on my own, I followed him to Iran. Not...