Power Drivers

The Ascending Warrior’s Journey: Power Drivers & Breast Cancer

For women navigating breast cancer—especially high achievers who've always charted their own course—this journey offers unique challenges and extraordinary opportunities for transformation that extend far beyond medical treatment alone. Beyond the Battle Metaphor The traditional "fighting cancer" narrative falls short for high-achieving women. it actually can be quite harmful – an important subject for another post. The Ascending Warrior approach, rather than focusing on battling or merely surviving,  transforms the experience into a gateway [...]

2025-04-24T18:32:34-05:00Categories: Breast Cancer, Power Drivers, Resistance|0 Comments
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Meet them where they are… Not where you want them to be

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: [...]

2025-01-27T15:10:27-05:00Categories: Growth, Power Drivers, Resistance|Comments Off on Meet them where they are… Not where you want them to be
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The Power of Hidden Truths Emerging

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. [...]

2025-01-23T11:31:15-05:00Categories: Empowerment, Growth, Power Drivers|Comments Off on The Power of Hidden Truths Emerging
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High Achievers: Who Else Has Been Labelled Difficult

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. [...]

2025-01-21T11:39:00-05:00Categories: Discernment, Growth, Power Drivers|Comments Off on High Achievers: Who Else Has Been Labelled Difficult
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Will you join me?

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. [...]

2025-01-16T15:53:09-05:00Categories: Empowerment, Growth, Power Drivers|Comments Off on Will you join me?
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We All Run a Media Company. Here’s How to Do It Effectively.

"While dealing with bullies and trolls can be difficult, you get to choose how you react, the meaning you give these situations, and whether you let them derail you. This can sometimes be traumatic, but working through these challenges provides an opportunity to become stronger, more resilient, and ultimately, more successful," [...]

2023-04-04T12:59:14-05:00Categories: Growth, Power Drivers|Comments Off on We All Run a Media Company. Here’s How to Do It Effectively.
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How to Go Beyond Your Comfort Zone to Grow Both Personally and Professionally

It feels most comfortable to stick with what we are familiar with. But anyone who has achieved great success will tell you that true growth comes from pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. What are some ways that influential people have pushed themselves out of their comfort zone [...]

2023-04-04T12:56:48-05:00Categories: Feeling Stuck, Growth, Power Drivers|Comments Off on How to Go Beyond Your Comfort Zone to Grow Both Personally and Professionally
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Life Lessons Your Credit Cards Can Teach You

Life Lessons Your Credit Cards Can Teach You by Erica Sandberg, Edited by Cathleen McCarthy Whatever the case, when you concentrate on solutions you can overcome anxiety, says Dr. Fern Kazlow, a New York City-based clinical psychotherapist. [...]

2023-04-04T12:59:56-05:00Categories: Anxiety, Power Drivers|Comments Off on Life Lessons Your Credit Cards Can Teach You
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Does Adam Frisella’s 75 Hard Program for Mental Toughness Work

It’s not a healthy approach to boosting mental toughness and actually supports a misunderstanding of what mental toughness is, says Fern Kazlow, EdD, LCSW, a psychotherapist in New York City who focuses on helping individuals and entrepreneurs with performance and personal growth.

2023-04-04T13:05:46-05:00Categories: Health, Mental Health, Power Drivers|Comments Off on Does Adam Frisella’s 75 Hard Program for Mental Toughness Work
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