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Feeling Thankful For My Clients & Their Wins

Feeling Thankful For My Clients & Their Wins

November 27, 2019

I am so incredibly proud and thankful for each of my clients—I don’t know if I tell them enough. The work we do is literally life-changing, but …

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The Problem With Wanting People to Like You

The Problem With Wanting People to Like You

November 22, 2019

"I want people to like me."  This was me. This was my thought.   I used to spend a lot of energy trying to get people to like me. A lot. People …

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Do I Deserve This Position?

Do I Deserve This Position?

November 14, 2019

  “I’m still trying to determine whether or not I deserve this position.”  A family enterprise client recently said to me, “I’m still …

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Let’s Replace Judgement With Curiosity

Let’s Replace Judgement With Curiosity

November 7, 2019

Are You Above The Line or Below The Line? I recently led an exercise with a group of 50 people at a national philanthropy conference. I asked them to …

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Curiosity And Coaching

Curiosity And Coaching

October 16, 2019

  “The bar is low for entry but high for success” —Stacey Boehman on Coaching One of my friends recently shared with me a story. She was …

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Celebrate Your Wins: 3 Steps to Start Today

Celebrate Your Wins: 3 Steps to Start Today

October 9, 2019

One of the topics I consistently teach my clients is how to recognize and celebrate their wins. Yes, I TEACH them to celebrate.  It might sound …

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Ready For Your BYE? Let’s Do This!

Ready For Your BYE? Let’s Do This!

October 3, 2019

A few years ago, I decided to leave my amazing position leading a family business center serving Michigan to live my dream of serving next-generation …

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Want to Up Your Game? Stop Being a Lone Wolf.

Want to Up Your Game? Stop Being a Lone Wolf.

September 25, 2019

  Do you ever find yourself thinking, ‘It’s time to get serious. I need to up my game’?  If so, what happens next? Does anything …

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Do The Things That Terrify You

Do The Things That Terrify You

September 11, 2019

I often have my clients do something that terrifies them. In the end, they always love me for it. I know that if they can do something that truly …

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Leaving Behind Compare & Despair

Leaving Behind Compare & Despair

September 4, 2019

I’m currently coaching several leaders on the frequent human tendency to compare and despair.  Not familiar with this term? Compare and despair are …

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I Said No To My Dream Job

I Said No To My Dream Job

August 27, 2019

I just said "no" to the top spot in my family’s business. The position I am referring to is working for my family as the Board Chair of our family’s …

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“You Can Wear My Hat…I Don’t Need It”

“You Can Wear My Hat…I Don’t Need It”

August 14, 2019

Have you ever lost touch with a song that you loved only to rediscover it years or maybe even decades later and fall in love with it all over again? I …

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What if Everything Matters?

What if Everything Matters?

July 17, 2019

A coaching colleague of mine asked her clients, “What if everything matters?” This simple question got me thinking.  Our brains are trained to …

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What’s The Value of Having a Coach?

What’s The Value of Having a Coach?

July 3, 2019

“Really, is there all that much value to having a coach?” I hear this question from time to time, and most recently, it got me thinking about …

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The Curse of Competence And The Badge of Busyness

The Curse of Competence And The Badge of Busyness

June 20, 2019

Someone I greatly respect once said to me, “Ellie, you have what I call the ‘curse of competence.’” This resonated with me. “Yes, that’s it,” I …

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Going All In

Going All In

June 5, 2019

I am learning how to be “all in.” My coach calls it burning the boats. I call it terrifying. Burning the boats means you figuratively sail to …

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Are You Making Things Harder For Yourself?

Are You Making Things Harder For Yourself?

May 21, 2019

I like a challenge, and I never take the easy way. Present me two paths to the top of the mountain, and without fail, I will always choose the one …

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Ready to Level Up? Let’s Lead Strong!

Ready to Level Up? Let’s Lead Strong!

May 14, 2019

If you follow Successful Generations, you likely know that I recently launched a new 1:1 coaching program called Lead Strong. I am incredibly …

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Being a Leader is Hard…And That’s Okay

Being a Leader is Hard…And That’s Okay

April 21, 2019

So many of my clients tell me that what they’re doing is challenging. “Why is this so hard?”  is a question I hear all the time. In asking, they seem …

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How to Live By Your Priorities

How to Live By Your Priorities

March 27, 2019

“How do you live by your priorities?” A client asked me this question the other day after she had listened to my podcast episode, Setting your …

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New Year. New Goals. New You.

New Year. New Goals. New You.

December 18, 2018

Goals setting for 2019 Are you working on your personal and business goals for 2019? Did you achieve everything you set out to in 2018? Many …

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