I’ve decided to start capturing some of the most interesting tidbits or nuggets of wisdom from conversations I have each week. As a coach, I have a lot of conversations, with a lot of different types of people, from all over the world. Topics range from design and careers and business, to vision and strategy [Keep Reading…]
My 2019 Annual Report
Introduction • Big Changes • Our Results • Clients & Revenues • Lifetime Stats • Continuing Education • Charitable Giving • And Personally Introduction As we bring this decade to a close, I feel especially compelled to reflect. What have I accomplished? How have I grown? What challenges have I overcome? Who have I supported? [Keep Reading…]
Six Years of Coaching
Are you or is someone you know in need of a life boost? I’m now accepting clients as part of my coaching certification. Please get in touch! — Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) November 3, 2013 Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 6 years! So much has changed since then. These posts drew in my first [Keep Reading…]
Taking care of myself
So I’ve been doing a lot of taking care of myself since we moved to Maine. I’ve been writing every day (thank you 750words.com — 36-day streak!), going to yoga almost every day (sometimes twice a day!), sleeping late, lying on the couch a lot, eating the best foods for my body (so much local [Keep Reading…]
Practicing Self-Love
Like pretty much everyone, I have a long list of things about myself I wish were different. I struggle with my weight. My voice is annoying. My skin is too sensitive. I have a shitty attitude. I’m always in some kind of pain. I’m lazy. I’m hypercritical. I don’t try hard enough. I wish I [Keep Reading…]
Reflections on 10 Years of Self-Employment
I just tweet-stormed about my 10 years of “self-employment.” Here it all is. It’s humbling to look back at August 22, 2008 when I walked out of my last full-time job and published I’m Going Solo. Can’t wait to see what the next 10 years bring! Today marks 10 years since I gave up [Keep Reading…]
Happy 9th Twitterversary to Me!
It all started with this tweet: Thinking about how to expand my professional network — Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) January 7, 2008 Nine years ago today, I signed up for this thing called Twitter, even though I had no clue what it was. I created an account, sent my first tweet, and went to bed. When [Keep Reading…]
The Staggering Story of My Past Year Plus
By June 2015, we knew we needed a change. It was already a year since I’d become a certified coach. It was almost a year since Fredrick had become a professional chef. I had built a full-time coaching practice. He had been promoted twice. We were bored. We’d been living on our sailboat Jenny for [Keep Reading…]
Designing a More Self Aware Life
It was such an honor to be interviewed by Srini Rao for The Unmistakable Creative podcast in an episode titled, Designing a More Self Aware Life. He asked such deep and thought-provoking questions, it enabled me to give my deepest, truest, most authentic answers. It may have been my best interview yet! Thank you so [Keep Reading…]
User Experience, Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness at SAP
Last spring, Siva Sabaretnam, VP of User Experience at SAP, invited me to conceive a full-day event for the 100+ member UX team at SAP America, Inc. Palo Alto. I proposed that we focus on the role of emotional intelligence and mindfulness in user experience, and Siva adamantly agreed. With the pervasiveness of technology in [Keep Reading…]
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