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An archive of wisdom from Jane

01/11/21 What You Believe

January 11, 2021 As a young person I thought having glasses with sparkles in them were “cool”. As I grew older I thought they made me look geeky and that no boy would ever ask me out on a date....

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01/08/21 Easing Through Life

January 10, 2021 Kara and I were having a conversation about writing and I suggested that she may have the cart before the horse. What does that phrase even mean? Let’s say the cart is filled with...

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01/07/21 Clearing Your Mind

January 10, 2021 Sue started out quietly telling me that she was out of work and didn’t know what she wanted to do. Besides the pandemic and losing her job it had been a very difficult year...

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01/06/21 Messy First Steps

January 10, 2021 When I started my coaching business my marketing plan was to speak at women’s organizations. At the end of my presentation I made an offer for a free thirty minute consultation and...

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01/05/21 It’s a Journey

January 10, 2021 The project I was working on was not going as well as hoped so it was not a surprise when my boss called me into her office and started to drill me about the project. I did my best to...

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01/04/21 Anticipation

January 10, 2021 On New Years eve people celebrated with fireworks, drank champagne, sang Auld Lang Syne, took a broom and swept 2020 out the door, and jumped for joy. Today is Monday, the first Monday of...

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01/01/21 Starting With Hope

January 10, 2021 Happy New Year! On December 28th, 2020 I posted a suggestion that instead of choosing a New Year resolution that you choose a word for 2021. Then watch how that word plays out in supporting...

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12/28/20 Your Word for 2021

January 10, 2021 Every December I choose a word as my intention for the following year. In my experience, New Year’s resolutions quickly get left behind in the busyness of work and family. On the...

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12/25/20 Everyday Miracles

January 10, 2021 10,000 years ago a man and a woman were sitting in the dark afraid. At one point they recognized that the daylight was lasting longer again. It was a miracle. A group of Jewish people had...

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12/24/20 Appreciate You

January 10, 2021 When I was 8 years old my Aunt gave to me a small clay pot of purple pansies. I loved those flowers and my Aunt. As I grew older she could make me laugh harder than anyone else. She was...

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12/23/20 Important Questions

January 10, 2021 There are so many offers on social media that it could be easy to ignore them or simply scroll on by. But I don’t. I usually pay attention to how a person promotes. Most of the time I...

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12/22/20 Finding Hope

January 10, 2021 This week was the convergence of the paths of Jupiter and Saturn. Their paths come close together every 20 years but usually their path is not close enough to create the effect of a very...

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12/21/20 It’s Happening Now

January 10, 2021 It’s the holiday season and most of my clients are taking a break for a couple weeks. However, one client who is between jobs has challenged herself to reach out to fifty people...

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12/18/20 The Decision Effect

January 10, 2021 Sara knows that she wants a job where she can have a huge impact, where politics take a back seat to getting something accomplished for people with a real need and where she can collaborate...

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12/17/20 Stop the Struggle

January 10, 2021 For the last month I have listened to a meditation before going to bed. The meditations are meant to instruct my subconscious mind to eat life force foods and see myself as vibrant....

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12/16/20 Tuning In to Success

January 10, 2021 When I was a kid my dad had a two way radio. I remember listening as he tuned into the frequency where he had fun connecting with his radio buddies. People often say to me, I need to find a...

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12/15/20 Let’s Get Real

January 10, 2021 John was talking about making real carbonara. My mouth was watering. I haven’t had real carbonara since I lived near Boston. Real carbonara is made with Guanciale, a fatty pork cured...

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12/14/20 Whose Rules?

January 10, 2021 Mom said, “You have to eat everything on your plate or you don’t get dessert.”30 some years later I remember being in a restaurant with a consulting team. I was saying...

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12/10/20 Dare I Say Fun?

January 10, 2021 Marti tells me that she has worked for the same company for 32 years. Because of a recent layoff she is going to need to learn how to network. To her that feels like a daunting task. I get...

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12/09/20 Bitter or Better?

January 10, 2021 A man I know from the retail industry put out a message that he has connections for a number of job openings. With all of the downsizing and bankruptcies in the retail world it was...

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