Small Bites and Little Victories

The smell of cinnamon and coffee always make me think of my parents. They add it to the coffee grinds because they read that even smelling cinnamon improves your processing capabilities, and that ingesting it is even better for your brain! It makes the whole house smell a little cozier, and more comfortable - it’s like a deep exhale. Even when they lived on Long Island it gave our suburban home a country vibe, which I LOVED. Now, this cinnamon coffee is being brewed in their house overlooking the Green Mountains in Vermont, and it makes so much more sense. You know the phrase create the life you want to live?  It feels like they were making that cinnamon coffee in their Long Island present, for their Vermont future. Whoever gets up first in the house is responsible for turning on the coffee maker and making that cozy smell happen, usually that’s my dad. I get my early rising tendencies from him. Growing up, getting up early was the way that I could be sure to get one on one tim...

Over the last 10 months, coaching has become a larger part of my professional life, and I’ve been reflecting on why I feel so driven to help other people achieve their goals. It started when I was staring at the memoir I wrote about my experience of getting run over by a truck and surviving, aptly named, “How to Get Run Over by a Truck” It had been rejected by over 90 agents. I wasn’t sure what to do, but I knew that I couldn’t give up on it, and I couldn’t do it it alone. Enter the amazing life coaching skills of Mollie Khine . She and I worked together every week, and over the course of 4 months I went from having no idea of how I would take this manuscript out of my computer and into the world - to having pre-sold over 1000 copies of this book. I was so blown away by the fact that coaching had changed the trajectory of my life, that I realized it was what I wanted to do for others! I’ve spent the better part of the last year doing just that, standing with clients as they ...