When you’re working towards a goal, quitting often seems like the easy way out. Everyone wants to throw in the towel sometimes — when the going gets tough, when you hit a hiccup, or when you’re just not feeling up to it. Getting up every day, chugging along, and doing what it takes — no…
Laura Berman Fortgang
What does freedom mean to you?
I’m not sure where you are in the world, but here in the US, we’re in a season of celebrating freedom. We just marked our nation’s independence on the 4th of July and commemorated the emancipation of enslaved people in the US on Juneteenth. So “freedom” is in the air… But the true meaning of…
What’s your story?
In case you haven’t noticed, we’re living in an increasingly disconnected age. For all the good technology does in bringing us together, it also adds distance and puts up walls. We’re bombarded with information. Overloaded with messaging. Everyone is vying for our attention. As a result, everything sort of gets jumbled together. Sometimes we can’t…
How to reach your goals without pushing harder
Do you ever feel like reaching your goals is a nearly impossible feat? Like you’re never going to get there, or you’re going to run yourself into the ground trying? I think we’ve all felt this way at some point, but it can be especially frustrating when you just can’t figure out why it’s so…
So, what do you do?
Whether you’re at a cocktail party, networking event, business mixer, or your kid’s baseball practice, it never fails… Someone’s going to ask you THE question: “So, what do you do?” Considering I’m a career and business coach, you’d think I LOVE this question. But no. It bugs me too. Call it PTSD from when I…
Is It Good Guilt vs. Bad Guilt?
If you’re anything like most people, you’re no stranger to feeling guilty. For some folks, guilt is a frequent companion. They feel bad about seemingly anything and everything — whether they have a good reason to or not. But for most of us, guilt simply creeps in more often than we’d like. Quitting a job.…