When brothers Shep and Ian Murray started Vineyard Vines, a tie company based on Martha’s Vineyard, they were told it was a dumb idea. When Rick Wetzel of Wetzel’s Pretzels decided to run with his wife’s idea to sell big, soft pretzels at the mall, he sold his Harley to raise funds. The genesis of…
Laura Berman Fortgang
PUSHING THROUGH THE WAIT
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang High on the list of painful experiences, in my opinion, is waiting. Waiting for answers to a job interview, a college application, a turn in your luck, or any other potentially life-changing outcome. There is little comfort in holding your breath to see how the rest of…
WHY CAN’T I GET OFF THE COUCH?
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang There is a fascinating phenomenon going on that I have observed through conversations with clients, would-be clients and being engaged on the internet. Well-educated, usually highly motivated people are paralyzed by the thought of sending out resumes and finding another job, even if they need to…
THE ANSWER MAY BE ON THE PRAIRIE
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang Speaking at a session of “Lives in Transition” a networking and support group north of New York City, I was inspired by the resourcefulness of the participants. Many had started businesses or were charging for services to make money knowing that waiting for their respective industries to…
What’s Energy Got To Do With It?
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang Feeling stuck stinks. Nothing’s working. Everything weighs heavily on you and clarity just doesn’t want to come. As the anxiety grows and you try harder to make decisions or force answers, the worse things seem to get. So what do you do? Here’s what I’d ask you…
COMMITMENT In A WORLD OF FAST CHANGE
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang In our short-attention-span, instant-gratification, electronic world, it gets increasingly harder for people to stick with something. Everything changes so quickly—our amazing new gizmo will become obsolete in two years or less, as will our initiatives in the workplace or at home. So many changes, at ever increasing…