How did I get here from there?
“Don’t be careful, don’t be clever, when you see your dream, pursue. It’s a dangerous endeavor but the only thing to do.” - Stephen Sondheim, Into The Woods
Over the past years, I’ve had the pleasure of training and coaching over 1000 people to further their careers and their lives through communication. I’ve held many roles in my life; camp counselor, massage therapist, stage manager, office manager, general manager, sales trainer, coach, mentor, producer, daughter, sister, aunt, mental health peer specialist, board member, dog mommers…and they have each informed my view of the world and how I choose to contribute to it. Nothing brings me joy like watching someone achieve their goal. Whether it’s my niece learning to walk or a client having an “aha!” moment with a financial concept or a deal getting closed.
When I was a camp counselor I came up with my personal rules for conduct.
We accomplish what we set out to do.
We do it safely and respectfully through effective communication.
We enjoy the process and revel in the final product.
I’ve found that this checklist holds true for practically every aspect of life. That is the list I’ve been working with for most of my life, save for one phrase, “through effective communication.” Having worked in a few industries and having to learn the slang and jargon for each made me acutely aware of the communication gap that can exist in almost any relationship. I am a person who loves to create order and process, and closing the communication gap has become a passion. During my time in these industries, I worked to help everyone to drop the jargon that created barriers to entry. I introduced them to the idea that everything is storytelling. Which helped me to become well-known in the Broadway community as the not-scary financial advisor who still got the job done well and with joy.
I hope to have the opportunity to continue helping people and companies achieve their goals by optimizing the efficacy of language surrounding the company, the staff, clients, and all internal and external stakeholders.
As Marie Curie said, “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”
