I'm a middle child from a loud and emotionally expressive Italian family. Growing up, everyone expressed feelings - except me. I decided at a young age to hide my emotions and live inside my head. Not a strategy I would recommend. 

Between 16 and 22, I coped with stress and emoti...

On my toughest days, focusing on gratitude has been a lifeline. It shifts my attention from what’s wrong to what’s right.

 After coaching thousands of clients, I’ve discovered that anxious people consistently fall into two core patterns they struggle to recognize.

 Pattern #1: RIGIDITY — Seeing...

In seventh grade, on the last day of school, a classmate kept shoving me from behind during a school assembly. I asked him to stop—more than once—but he wouldn’t. I told myself, “If he does it one more time, I'll take action and spit in his face,” and when he did, I followed through. Walking out f...

Making choices between potentially good options can be one of the biggest challenges in life. Getting stuck in indecision leads to lost opportunities, leadership failure, damaged relationships, and tremendous anxiety.

Few things bring as much relief as getting decisions made. With practice...

Life is too short to settle at work. Staying in an unhealthy environment drains your energy and steals your joy. While some workplaces won't change, most can with the right effort. Sometimes the first step is recognizing where you might be unintentionally holding your employees back.

Through helpin...

I can be courageous. I can also make excuses. Remembering how I've grown after facing a fear (e.g. having a tough conversation) motivates me to do hard things. Bravery decreases anxiety, improves relationships, and takes the focus off yourself.

7 Unexpected Benefits of Being Brave

1. Anxiety Decre...

Most people make one big relationship mistake, both personally and professionally. Stop this tendency and you'll improve your life plus encourage the people you care about most.

I'm referring to the bad habit of invalidating others. It can be subtle eye rolls, sighing, criticizing, distancing, and/...

It's great to set goals during the second half of each year for the upcoming year, but goal setting can be done anytime. The best time to start is NOW!

To reach your goals, it's important to know why many people miss the mark. Here are 9 common traps that snag people and make goals fall flat. Avoid...

Decision making can be one of the biggest challenges in life. Getting stuck in indecision leads to lost opportunities, leadership failure, damaged relationships, and tremendous anxiety.

Few things bring as much relief as getting decisions made. With practice, you can improve your ability to make qu...

Starting a meeting, whether with your team, family, or friends, can feel a bit awkward, especially when emotions or expectations are high. That's where simple icebreakers can help.

A thoughtful question or quick activity can ease tension, build connection, and set a positive tone for the entire mee...

Some leaders believe increasing pay increases employee motivation. While money is a factor, long-term team motivation comes from much more than pay.

For over 25 years, we've helped thousands of families and hundreds of companies improve their work culture. The healthiest companies and families shar...

Navigating conflict in a healthy fashion is how you build trust and cohesiveness on your team and in your family. People who consistently avoid conflict miss out on insight, opportunties and growth in your relationships.

Avoiding difficult conversations eliminates the opportunity for learning and d...