As a professional, are you seeking a better connection to your work? Needing a greater focus and more balance? Wanting to improve your leadership skills? Or perhaps looking to make a career transition? If “yes” or “maybe” to any of these questions, you could benefit from a business coach. Here, in these three short videos, is my take on what you can gain from coaching, plus a couple of key takeaways.

When was the last time you set out to do something – big or small – and soon heard that familiar voice in your head trying to talk you out of it? If you’re like me, the annoying chatter – which often includes: "You can't...you shouldn't…you're going to lose, be embarrassed, be rejected, disappoint someone...you're going to fail" – is hard to overcome.

It’s hard not to be impressed by the kinetic, viral reaction to Katty Kay and Claire Shipman’s recent article in The Atlantic, “The Confidence Gap,” spotlighting how women with loads of competence seem to lack equal amounts of confidence. And here’s a not-so-shocking revelation: All success correlates just as closely with confidence as it does with competence.