Thinking of Self-Publishing Your Book? Take Guy Kawasaki’s Advice
Image via CrunchBase Last month, I had the terrific pleasure of chatting with Guy Kawasaki, co-founder of Alltop.com, founder partner of Garage Technology Ventures, and former Chief Evangelist for...
View ArticleSo You Want to Start Something Stupid? Why You Must
Richie Norton In my coaching and training work helping women lead more fulfilling lives, I’m asked every day questions like this: “Kathy, do you think this is too stupid an idea?” or “This may be...
View ArticleIs Work-Life Balance a Pipe Dream?
Episode 2 of Work You Love Hello! Welcome to Episode 2 of “Work You Love” – my weekly video blog dedicated to helping you build a successful career you love. Today’s episode looks at the question of...
View ArticleHow to Spot a Toxic Individual and Find the Courage To Walk Away Quickly
One enormous benefit of working with thousands of people each year is that you learn to detect in 10 minutes or less an enormous amount about people – their energy, how they operate in the world, their...
View ArticleWhy You Don’t Invest In Yourself, and 4 Critical Ways to Start – Work You...
Greetings, and welcome to Work You Love – Episode 13! My Forbes post this week on The Top 5 Reasons Women Resist Investing In Themselves and How It Hurts Them generated so many powerful comments,...
View Article9 Core Behaviors Of People Who Change The World For The Better
Look around you and you’ll see three kinds of people – those who dislike their work, and complain bitterly, those who just tolerate their work and see it as a paycheck and aren’t looking for more (or...
View ArticleYour Year in Review: 21 Questions To Ask Yourself Before The New Year Hits
As the year comes to a close, I’ve been receiving numbers of great emails from my writer friends and colleagues who have taken the time to provide a fascinating summary of their 10 most successful...
View Article5 Strategies For Staying Mentally Strong In the Midst of Emotional Challenge
In late 2013, I was intrigued to watch a friend’s article on Forbes.com begin to balloon and reach millions. Cheryl Snapp Conner’s post featuring psychologist Amy Morin’s insights on Mentally Strong...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Life Lessons You Should Be Learning (But You’re Not)
Years ago, I launched a project that generated some interesting attention. It was called My 52 Mistakes, and it outlined what I believed were the worst 52 mistakes I’d made in my life. Even when I...
View ArticleWhat Is Powerfully Positive Thought Leadership To You?
I’m active on LinkedIn group discussions, and I find that sharing ideas, dialogue and conversation there is a powerfully enriching experience because of the diversity of thought that LinkedIn members...
View Article10 Ways To Brave Up: Gain More Power, Confidence and Authority in Your Life...
When I was immersed in my 18-year corporate life, I struggled inwardly to feel successful, valued and to make what I felt was a positive contribution in the world. Back then, I thought I was brave, but...
View ArticleDoes Your Work Conflict With Your Authentic, Core Values? If So, You’ll Struggle
As a career coach, I’ve found it’s ever so clear when people are working out of alignment with their core values. It can be a miserable and even devastating experience. Interestingly, unhappy...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Regrets of Midlife Professionals
Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Time to Brave Up” I’ve spent 11 years now focused on career coaching, teaching and training, helping mid-career professionals “dig deep, discover their right work, and...
View ArticleHow To Handle Being Insulted Online
Today, I woke up and took a look at my emails on my phone, only to see that I’d been insulted on LinkedIn. The insult came as a response to a comment I made while sharing a post from my friend...
View Article5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Left My Corporate Career To Go Out On My Own
Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Entrepreneurial Success Today” I spent 18 years in corporate life, and experienced some great successes that I’m proud of. But I also faced some dismal failures. The...
View Article7 Crippling Power Gaps That Keep Women From Reaching Their Highest Potential
Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Finding Brave to Build Your Best Life and Career” In the past 13 years of coaching and training professional women around the globe, I’ve seen firsthand that thousands...
View ArticleHow To Stop Yourself From Constantly Saying ‘Sorry’ When An Apology Isn’t...
Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Communication for Positive Change” This month, I was honored to be interviewed for an Oprah Magazine piece by Celia Fernandez on “It’s Time To Stop Saying I’m Sorry” and...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Life Purpose? How To Recognize and Honor It In Your Life and Work
Part of Kathy’s series “Finding Brave to Build a Happier Life and Career” In working with hundreds of professionals each year who long to build happier, more meaningful careers, so many have shared...
View ArticleThe Top 3 Reasons People Are Chronically Mistreated In Their Jobs And How To...
Part of the series “Finding Brave To Build a Happier Life and Career” This week, I received an email from one of my LinkedIn followers in response to a recent episode I published of my Finding Brave...
View ArticleThe Raw Truth That We Refuse To Face About Women, Power and the Workplace
Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Women, Leadership and Vision” As many of my readers know, I had an 18-year corporate marketing career that was very “successful” on the outside, but entirely...
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