I remember four years ago my little sister reminded me not to bring up politics at the dinner table on Thanksgiving, and this year I would do anything to even be with her at the dining table. The next election we will have to remind ourselves that the most important thing is being with family … Read more

I interviewed a colleague of mine, Karen Needham (www.clutterbustercoach.com), on the topic of clutter for my The Military Spouse Show podcast and realized that her strategies help all women, not just military spouses so thought I’d also share some of the clips from our interview on my blog. Karen helps women who are overwhelmed with … Read more

Have you ever been really excited about starting a healthy diet, a new business idea, or applying to a school and improving your life and then lose that initial motivation for whatever reason? Perhaps something big happened to derail you and you are grieving, or you received some kind of rejection, or you realized that … Read more

My fiction writing partner is very sarcastic. Lately, she’s been starting sentences with, “Well, before the world was ending…” She’s using humor to deal with what is going on in the world. But all kidding aside, I have so many clients asking me, “Krista, how do I focus when I’m working from home?” and telling … Read more

Ms. Baldwin, my high school field hockey coach, was full of energy and spunk. She had a bouncing blond ponytail and wore leather high-top Reeboks in different colors that always matched her leggings. Ms. Baldwin embraced all the characteristics of a true coach. I can still see her running up and down the grassy field, … Read more

Lots of us are struggling right now. We are re-prioritizing our lives, realizing that our health is number one, and many of us are looking around at the pace in which we were living and doing our best to embrace a simpler versions of our lives. Through taking walks, baking, and coloring with the kids, … Read more

So many of my clients tell me that they have a lot of demands on their time. Maybe it’s people asking to “grab lunch” and that guilty gremlin voice says, “say yes” but after dining they thought more about their missed work than their “future connection” and other clients say their spouse asks them to … Read more

The word I have been hearing most recently from clients is overwhelmed. It’s almost as if we can deal with life’s big stressors but it’s the constant little stressors, mixed with small tasks that swirl around in our minds, that make us feel we are going mad. Some clients tell me, “I know I need … Read more

Design a Life in Which You Love Monday Mornings I ask my coaching clients to create a vision for their careers (and their lives) that inspires them. Then I have them imagine an ideal career that has them excited to dive into their craft. I have them focus more on that feeling than worrying about … Read more