Let’s face it; people can be difficult. Even if you consider yourself a people person, dealing with various needs, personalities, priorities, and quirks can be challenging. There’s always going to be conflict. Whether it’s a tough client, boss, or coworker, your overall success and happiness ultimately depend on how well you’re able to navigate that…
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If Work is Your Identity
For some people, work is their identity. It’s how they measure their worth, and that works for them. It gets a bad rap, but there’s nothing inherently wrong with deriving meaning from the work you’re called to do. Being driven by your goals can serve you quite well … until it doesn’t! Let’s face it…
Eight Ways to Beat Hibernation
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang In the United States, we have a ridiculous ritual on February 2nd where we wait for a groundhog, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to see (or not) its shadow as an indication to how soon spring will come. This year, he did not see his shadow and the prediction…
Milestones
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang I’m coming off of a Mexican spa vacation and celebrating my 50th birthday by performing my one-woman show in New York City. This year also includes my husband’s fiftieth birthday and our 20th wedding anniversary. The teenager will get his permit this summer, the tweens are in their…
GRATITUDE For A Crappy Boss
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang Hours of complaining and reliving the drama. Days spent brooding and plotting how to get what you need. Sleep wasted by workplace despair. The plight of a crappy boss can be overwhelming and destructive but truly, it can become a good thing if held up to the…
“HOW” Is The Enemy of Progress
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang In working with a recent client, I was once again reminded of how easily we can get stopped by the ‘how’ of making our deepest desires a reality. It makes sense. How can we proceed if we don’t know how to do so? However, over the years,…