This principle is crucial for high achievers - not just in leading others, but in navigating our own growth. Our drive for excellence often triggers our resistance to accepting current reality, pushing us to force change rather than allow transformation.
For high achievers, this resistance may show up as: [...]
For decades, high achievers have shared their feelings and experiences with me privately – in therapy and mentoring sessions, behind closed doors. Now, as I bring these conversations beyond individual and group sessions into the open, something extraordinary is beginning to unfold.
As these hidden patterns are acknowledged publicly, it creates permission for collective recognition and healing. The energy locked in private struggles begins to transform into creative power. [...]
High Achievers – outliers, trailblazers, innovators – are often labeled “difficult.” Too intense, too demanding, too argumentative, too dismissive of others.
The very qualities that make us “difficult” are often the same ones that drive our greatest contributions. [...]
Interestingly, after New Year's, a reel came on my FB feed predicting my life would be very different by February. While I couldn't have predicted the ways, I'm watching this unfold.
Have you ever felt like you were wrecked, torn apart and not put back together yet?
I've often heard from my highly successful, seemingly unflappable clients that they have. [...]
A question came up about my recent post on the Litmus Test Question - What do you do when multiple opportunities pass the test?
It seems simple: getting a 'yes' from the Litmus Test Question should make decisions clear. But what happens when an opportunity aligns with your purpose yet your plate is already full? This challenge frequently faces high achievers, particularly entrepreneurs. [...]
Authenticity is a word that has been overused, misused, and used as a tactic.
Yet, that doesn't make it less important or discount the value of being truly authentic. I could (and will in other posts) discuss the impact of authenticity – and the lack of it – on business, relationships, health, and well-being. [...]
I have a question I've asked myself for years. I call it my Litmus Test question; it helps me make decisions and track what I'm doing – and who I'm being– every single day.
I've shared it with my patients, clients, and students as well as on my website, in posts, and when I speak. [...]
Most approaches to high achievement focus on information or, at best, transformation - though often falling short of that goal. Change is often superficial or short-lived, simply masquerading as transformation. While information and transformation are valuable and may be stepping stones, accessing radical creativity, courage, and infinite possibilities requires transmutation. This isn't just changing structure (as in transformation) - it's operating at the core of what is - true alchemy. This isn't just about [...]
So…2024 was quite a year for many of us. For me, it was filled with profound health and personal challenges. Physical limitations from an old injury intensified, literally stopping my movement - it felt like it was both creating and reflecting my inner state. As the year ended, I knew that something was shifting. Clarity emerged through the difficulties, bringing into sharp focus what matters most, and a path forward. 2025 is a pivotal [...]
Sometimes it looks like the opposite of what is truly happening! Look deeper, stay open to greater possibilities... There were so many times in my life (and that of my patients and clients) that it looked like doors were closing. Sometimes they were, sometimes they weren't... either way, something wonderful was coming and I couldn't see it yet. Message me, I'd love to hear if this resonates and any stories you'd like to share! [...]
