The Ins and Outs of Redefinition
August 22, 2010 by Michele Woodward
Filed under Clarity, Getting Unstuck, Happier Living, Managing Change
I have always held that the most challenging times of our lives come when we face redefining ourselves. Like when we go from being a high schooler to being a college student. From being a college student to being employed. Or employed by someone else to employed by ourselves. Or from being single... Read More »
August, 2000: Ten Years Gone
August 15, 2010 by Michele Woodward
Filed under Clarity, Happier Living, Managing Change
Exactly ten years ago – August, 2000 – I took my then 7 year old son Munroe on a mother-son trip to New York City. It was so fun, and something we’d planned and anticipated for months. We took the train from Washington, DC to Penn Station. We stayed in a swanky apartment near the... Read More »
Walking The Walk
August 1, 2010 by Michele Woodward
Filed under Authenticity, Career Coaching, Clarity, Managing Change
Sometimes, when you least expect them, great things happen. At least that’s what happens for me. I was vacationing at the beach in South Carolina – eating more shrimp than Forrest Gump – when I got a call asking me to consider taking on a new project. To be honest, I was fully... Read More »
Why Being Brave Matters
July 18, 2010 by Michele Woodward
Filed under Clarity, Getting Unstuck, Managing Change
I recently read that corporate America has $1.8 trillion dollars in cash, on reserve. Which is a lot more than they had at the beginning of the recession. And unemployment still stands at 9.7 percent. When you stop counting the people who’ve grown so discouraged that they’ve stopped... Read More »
A Change Is Going to Come
June 14, 2010 by Michele Woodward
Filed under Authenticity, Clarity, Managing Change
I don’t know about you, but it feels like a change is coming. Something’s in the air, and I can’t quite get my finger on it. In the last two weeks, I’ve spoken in front of five audiences. I’ve led another three small groups. Worked with a number of individuals. I’ve... Read More »
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