Writing about yourself is freaking vulnerable! The last few weeks I’ve been rewriting my bio for the first time since 2018, and it has been so much harder than I expected. It actually might be the hardest thing I’ve done professionally in a long time. My identity has evolved so much in the last 8 [Keep Reading…]
11 years as a Professional Certified Coach—and why it matters
I got my Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential from the International Coaching Federation 11 years ago today, after becoming a certified coach with New Ventures West the year prior. I have renewed my PCC credential 3 times since then, most recently in 2024 which means I’m credentialed through the end of 2027. Most of my [Keep Reading…]
Being a solopreneur for 16 years
I quit my last ever full-time job 16 years ago today. I knew I could have far more impact working independently than I could inside a company in a pre-defined role being told what to do and how to do it with a boss and a culture I had to adhere to. I knew I [Keep Reading…]
Aleatha Singleton’s path to XR UX Design — and independence!
I’m so grateful to Aleatha Singleton of Ninja Robot Studio for sharing her passion for XR UX Design with the world, and for getting to be a part of her journey in designing a career that honors her whole self. Watch Aleatha’s whole video on why and how she made the transition to designing for [Keep Reading…]
I’ve joined the Board of Directors of the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust
I’m in the paper! I am delighted to have joined the Board of Directors of the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust (CELT), a nonprofit organization dedicated to land conservation, stewardship, and education in the town of Cape Elizabeth—the coastal community in southern Maine that Fredrick and I call home. We’re a small org with a big [Keep Reading…]
Thank You for 15 Years of Independent Employment
Fifteen years ago today was my last day at my last ever full-time job. I’ve been independently employed every day since. Thank you to every single one of you who ever made that possible for me. If you’ve ever been a client, a colleague, a collaborator, a referral partner, a mentor, a mentee, an organizer, [Keep Reading…]
My 2022 Annual Report
Highlights • Coaching Results • Clients & Revenues • Lifetime Stats • Podcasts • Continuing Education • Charitable Giving • Kind Words • And Personally Introduction The theme of 2022 was loss. We had a string of deaths in our lives starting in October 2021 through October 2022—a dear dear longtime client and friend who [Keep Reading…]
Designing Yourself is 10 Years Old
TEN years ago today, Paul McAleer and I dropped the first episode of our podcast Designing Yourself. Paul and I had met at the IA Summit that April. Soon after we started chatting on the phone regularly; I was beginning my coaching journey and Paul was ramping up on the speaker circuit. It was apparent [Keep Reading…]
Featured Guest on Sprints & Milestones
It’s not often I share my stories of utter embarrassment, clumsiness, and defeat. But when my fellow Happy Cog alumni Brett Harned and Greg Storey asked me to be on their podcast Sprints & Milestones to talk about one of my “failures,” this is the one that immediately came to mind. And it’s a [Keep Reading…]
8 Years as a Certified Coach
I became a certified coach 8 years ago today. I’ve since accrued 3200+ coaching hours with 160+ clients in 6-12 month coaching engagements. 60% my clients have re-upped their coaching packages. 87% of my clients come from referral. I have clients in 71 cities and 17 countries. My coaching certification through New Ventures West changed [Keep Reading…]
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