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Feeling Thankful For My Clients & Their Wins

Feeling Thankful For My Clients & Their Wins

November 27, 2019 Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

"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 Leave a Comment

  “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 Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

  “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 Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

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 1 Comment

  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 1 Comment

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 1 Comment

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 1 Comment

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 1 Comment

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 1 Comment

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 Leave a Comment

“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 Leave a Comment

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 1 Comment

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 Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

“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 Leave a Comment

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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