Let me ask you a question, darling: do you want to just bounce around in life or do you want to achieve or create something? I’ll be honest and tell you that nothing is wrong with simply being, but I am guessing that if you were to push aside the fears and the...
I had two clients break down into tears this last month over how overwhelmed they’re feeling. Mile long to do lists that seem never ending. Too many responsibilities with no ability to delegate or even defer much. Feeling on the edge of not just burnout, but a...
The last time JB went on a work trip, I met a girlfriend for an impromptu happy hour. She’d texted me at 4 PM asking if I could meet her at 4:30 at a nearby restaurant with a great menu of Bar Bites. I agreed. Because no matter how much I like having a plan, I...
It’s exciting to make the decision to go your own way in cosmetics. Once you have finished your course, there is every chance that you are going to feel ready enough to go it alone and when you do this, you have some research to do. You have to focus on how you can...
It’s normal to feel down sometimes. Or like you’re in a slump you can’t get out of. And then you get that “why bother” attitude. So what can you do when it feels like your motivation has gone missing? Because, honestly, that kind of slump can also lead to...
As we move towards fall, life just picks up the pace. Kids are back to school and the holidays are coming. I see a common thread running through the lives of clients, friends, and family members alike: an overwhelming task list with not enough time to accomplish it....
Do you feel as if you’ve lost your zest for life, darling? Have you begun to lose interest in things you used to be passionate about? Is it hard to motivate yourself to just get things done? And does it feel as if everything in your realm of responsibilities feels...
Want to know one of the things I love about people? We’re all different. To help me better understand others – and myself – I often turn to the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI) for guidance. Like when a client asked me when decision making is difficult...
You might think you know yourself pretty well, after all, who spends more time with you than you?! However, there’s so much more to it than that. As humans, huge aspects of our personality and the core of who we are rooted deep in our unconscious. This is what drives...
If you love your job, the last thing you want to experience is being fired. Or laid off. Unfortunately, this uncomfortable situation is more common than you may think. A recent study revealed that 40% of people are fired from a job in their lifetime. The same study...