• THE POWER OF GRATITUDE

    Read through to the gift below to share this Thanksgiving. Enjoy!   Are you irritable and bug eyed with the notion there will probably be no vegan dishes at the Thanksgiving […]

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  • Training Wheels Are Coming Off!

    An Announcement and Celebration!   I am excited to announce that as of today, I am now officially in the paperwork que to receive my designation of Certified Daring Way™ […]

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  • PLAY

    Play is becoming serious business. A few years ago the New York Times had a cover story about play in their Sunday magazine titled “Taking Play Seriously?”. The pictures only […]

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  • Have Self-Compassion For Your Mistakes

    Life Is Messy! Yep! Life can be a real bummer sometimes. Sometimes, we make mistakes, we screw up and then things really get messy. We are doing the best we […]

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  • Burning Building

      Where Are You On the Trust-O-Meter? Over the last couple of years I have had the incredible opportunity to work with many women leaders. There is something that comes […]

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  • CoachDarla Blog – I’M ON A ROLL!

    How are those resolutions coming along? I AM ON A ROLL! I was prepping for the Vision Mapping Playshop this weekend by updating MY vision board and here is where I […]

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  • Zip-Zip Along

    Zippity-Do-Da! A while back, I had an opportunity to step up and step out.  Literally. I climbed a 30 foot ladder, stepped off a platform and zipped through the air […]

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  • Busyholism

    “I’M TOO BUSY” You know you are too busy when: • Your dog has figured out how to walk itself • You shout “hurry up” at the microwave • You […]

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  • Olympics and Leadership

    STUCKIFIED Sniff.  Sniff.  The 2012 Summer Olympics have come and gone.  Like many people, I was glued to the TV like white on rice. Whatever.  You get my drift. Youth […]

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  • What makes YOU so special?

    One of the gifts I receive every day is the opportunity to work with my clients and lift them up to better see, understand, and know who they really are […]

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  • Giddy Up, Jack Sparrow!

    Your blind spot.  The area where your view is obstructed.  The loss of vision. What are you pretending not to see about yourself?  What part of yourself have you forgotten […]

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  • HOW IS YOUR ENERGY?

    As I write this I am at the ABWA National Conference in Irving, Texas. The women I have met are full of pizazz and energy. I think I am in […]

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  • What would Liz say??

    Dame Elizabeth Taylor who recently passed away at the age of 79, was a Goddess wasn’t she?  You sure don’t question what she stood for.  What images are conjured when […]

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  • Failure to Launch

    “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.”  – Joseph Campbell I woke up on […]

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  • My View on the Coaching Industry

    The years have swooshed by since I embarked on my coaching journey 10 years ago.  It just doesn’t seem possible that all that time has gone by.  But when I […]

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  • Leaders Need Coaching More Than Ever

    The rules in corporate America have changed – sometimes there don’t even seem to be rules.  The structure, the security, the traditional paths to success don’t exist anymore, and people […]

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