Working Mother magazine just interviewed me about the impact of working from your bed. Apparently, more than half of us do it and so we have to ask whether it’s good or bad. Currently in a cushy Tempur-pedic bed with my laptop, I think I surprised her with how “pro” I am. In many ways, […]
If you’re unhappy at work and thinking about switching careers, you’re not alone. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans switch careers an average of seven times in their lives. This could be one of the most exciting moments of reinvention in your life. Unfortunately, most people don’t see that way – because change […]
I have a confession: I am a control-freak. If you know me, or have followed my writing, you already know this. I want to defend it! It has it’s perks – I get a lot done, I get to be the boss of things, people listen to me like I am an authority… But the […]
My daughter wants to be a fabulously wealthy, world renowned OB-GYN with an amazing husband, two or three kids and plenty of animals. She loves dreaming this dream. She is ten years old. My other daughter, age eight, wants to be an abstract artist or a comedienne, or maybe both. She has similar love and […]
A client recently asked what to do when people around her were gossiping, now that she has declared a new rule for herself that she would not participate in gossip. Awkward. I told her to use the “crowd out” method. I first learned about the crowd out method in one of Patricia Moreno’s fitness classes. […]
I took a class at Barry’s Bootcamp today. How to describe? One hour of non-stop huffing, puffing, panting and sweating. Three letters just keep coming to mind: O-M-G. I have never pushed that hard in my life. If you are not familiar with this particular brand of New York style fitness torture exhilaration, perhaps you […]
Let me take you through my latest trial/tribulation. They are always good for a lesson. I am about 26 weeks pregnant with my third kid. Surprise, for those of you don’t know! I’m pretty happy about it, but after 10 years full on in the work force as an executive for Handel it’s hard to […]
Money is one of the most important and valuable currencies of your life. I say “one of” because I put two others before it: 1) Time: THE currency of your life. This is literally ALL you have to work with when it comes to designing a life you love, that makes the impact you want […]
(*Duh, of course this goes for all kinds of couples, not just husbands and wives.) You’re talking to a former once or a twice a month-er. I was one of those women who “put out” a bit more in the dating phase, but even then, sex was treated as currency to be carefully guarded and […]
Behind the results you have in your life are your actions. Most consultants and coaches will work with you to tweak those actions – do more of this, less of that, change what you do or how you do it. These are obvious leverage points. However, the less obvious and more powerful leverage point is […]
Still wondering how to win friends and influence people? We’ve been studying it for years and it’s easier (and in some ways trickier) than you may think! I know I am still learning myself. Below are 5 steps for how to ace any conversation with your boss, or anyone else you want to impress or […]
We at the Handel Group believe in “designing your life” and the main tools we use are promises and consequences. From scientific research, we know that neurons that fire together, wire together. As kids, we start to make certain associations (for example: candy tastes good) and then life gets designed for us by the hard-wiring […]
