Looking back at some of the biggest transitions in my life, I can see something I couldn’t always see while I was living through them: letting go and moving forward have often gone hand in hand. Sometimes that meant letting go of a role, a way of working or an expectation. At other times, it…
Moving forward often asks something of us before we can see what comes next. We may need to let go of an old goal, expectation, role or way of living that no longer fits. That can feel uncomfortable, especially when what we are releasing once mattered deeply. Yet letting go is often part of creating…
Starting again can be scary, even when you know you are ready for change. You may have experience, skills and a strong track record behind you. You may also know that your current direction no longer fits. Still, stepping away from what is familiar and moving toward something different can bring uncertainty. That does not…
Reinvention can sound exciting when you imagine the possibilities. Yet living through it can feel very different. You may know that something in your career or life needs to change. You may even feel ready for what comes next. Still, moving forward can be harder than you expected. That is because reinvention asks you to…
There are times in life when the person you have been no longer fits the life you want to create. Your career may still look successful. Your responsibilities may still be getting done. From the outside, very little may appear wrong. Yet internally, you know something is changing. You may not need to become someone…
I’m not starting over. I’m starting differently. When I first built my coaching business, relationships, referrals and local partnerships played a significant role in how opportunities developed. Today, I’m rebuilding LITE Up™ in a very different environment — one shaped by virtual work, global competition, digital delivery, artificial intelligence and new possibilities for how a…
Deciding to become a coach can feel exciting. Yet completing coach training and actually beginning to see yourself as a coach are not always the same thing. One gives you knowledge, skills and a foundation for practice. The other develops gradually as you learn to trust yourself, work with real people and grow into the…
Perhaps you have reached a point in your career when simply doing work well no longer feels like enough. You want your experience to mean something. You want to contribute differently. Maybe people already come to you when they need perspective, encouragement, or help working through a challenge. At some point, a question begins to…
Sometimes you know something needs to change before you know what that change should be. You may be questioning your career, reconsidering what success means to you, or simply sensing that the way you have been living no longer feels quite right. You are not necessarily stuck. In fact, you may already be growing. The…
Sometimes, nothing is obviously wrong, yet you know something is changing. Your work may still be meaningful. Your life may still look successful from the outside. You may even feel grateful for much of what you have created. Still, beneath all of that, there is a quiet sense that you are being called to more….
