The Fulfilled Accountant

It's easy to know what to do and how to feel when you have clear goals, clear tasks, and you're in a regular cycle of activity at work. But what happens when you feel off. Like something is missing. There's a lull, you're bored, or you have a general blah feeling that you can't quite describe. Is that a problem to solve for?  Listen now to find out my answer and what you c...

Quitting has a lot of negative connotations in our culture.  And yet how often do you wish you could quit your job, your business, your obligations for a day or indefinitely? Especially as a tired or burnt out accounting or finance pro? If you're considering any type of quitting, how do you decide? Because sometimes quitting is the best answer. And other times, sticking with it is the best an...

There are three words that you likely say every day that are robbing you of the success, time, and profits you desire in your business. These words sound innocent and simple when you say them.  But they suck all the creativity and knowledge right out of you.  Today I'm diving into why these words are so important to notice and how they can be detrimental to your work. And of course I offer tw...

Whether you identify as overwhelmed, overworked, tired, or stuck, today’s episode can help you move forward and get out of a rut in your accounting or financial service business.  Too many professionals deal with overwhelm in some form on a daily basis. It impacts your productivity, your desire to do the work, and can cause all sorts of indecision and stagnation. Depending on how you process thing...

As an accounting or finance professional, emotions are probably not high on your list of things you want to talk about or deal with at work.  In fact, if you’re like me when I was an accountant, you believe emotions have little to no place at work. However, what I've learned is that the opposite is true.  Understanding and managing your emotions is key to your success.  But perhaps not in the...

Today I want to talk about the tool that guides pretty much everything I do in my business, my life, and my coaching.   It’s called the self coaching model and it was created and popularized by Brooke Castillo of the Life Coach School.  It is so simple and also so powerful.  The results people consistently create with it are what convinced me to get certified in this tool specifically.   Essential...

Playtime is not just for kids.  Studies show play is one of the most effective ways to learn and grow for all humans.   And when you play and have fun, for the sake of having fun, you reduce your stress, increase your creativity and problem solving, and improve your work performance and personal relationships. But what is play and how do you do more of it? Listen in to find these answers and more....

Imagine if you could simply hand everyone in your life a manual telling them how to behave so that you can go about your day with ease and happiness. You wouldn't have to spend so much time and effort attempting to manipulate and control people so they'll do what you want.  Today I want to give you an alternative that while not as magical as a manual, can still let you stop controlling p...

One of the most effective decision making tools or approaches is to make decisions ahead of time.   Meaning you make decisions with your logical brain before your emotional, less advanced and less logical brain takes over in the moment when stress or excitement rule. This method of making decisions leads to creating amazing results in your work and life.  Making decisions ahead of time means decid...

Indecision runs rampant for so many people in so many areas of life these days. We have more decisions to make than ever, and a lot of time it's easier and more comfortable to simply put off decisions in the moment.   However, the impact of your indecision goes way beyond just your own brain and day.   Indecision creates an ongoing open loop of unmade decisions that exhausts you and holds bac...

You know that inner dialogue that's always running through your brain? All the flaws you're noticing, the mistakes you obsess over, the shortcomings you notice and call out continually?  What most of us don’t realize is that that dialogue is that all of these are not the factual observations you think they are.  They're actually optional thoughts.  And, when these thoughts go unnoti...

We all have the same 24 hours available to us each day. And most of us are always wishing for more.  But would more time actually change anything? Why do we all accomplish such different things and feel so different with the time we have? Why is there never enough?  In this episode, I share how you can answer these questions for yourself and have time for everything you want. Yes, it's possib...

Are you the hot mess perfectionist of the imperfect expert?  The hot mess perfectionist is the woman who feels like she's never being, doing, or having enough because she just can't seem to use her work skills to achieve in her life.  The imperfect expert is great at what she does and also knows that perfection is not a useful goal. Actually, you're probably both of these characters...

Whether it’s creating your resume, writing a catchy bio or even accepting a compliment, acknowledging and talking about how amazing you are is something most people are uncomfortable with.  In this episode I'm sharing the reasons you’re uncomfortable and what you can do to be more comfortable both in accepting how wonderful and accomplished you are and talking about it with greater ease and f...

You know the saying, “what got you here, won’t get you there?” I find it really captures that transition from the work that you have excelled at doing thus far (and that got you promoted and accelerated your career) into work that feels totally new and uncomfortable as you take on increasingly challenging roles in management or business ownership.  Today we're talking about three skills that...

Most of us go through life believing that we are just dealt a hand of cards and it's simply the luck of the draw if we're happy  with it or not. However, life is actually a collection of every choice you make. Conscious and unconscious choices.  It’s an uncomfortable truth, but also one that can put you on the path to creating a life you absolutely love.  That’s what we’re talking about...

The cyclical or repetitive nature of accounting is one of the more frustrating aspects of the profession for a lot of us.  Why do we do the same thing over and over every month, quarter and year?  The same clients and people bring the same last minute drama, we follow the same procedures that don't seem to work that well, or that waste time and resource, and we even make the same mistakes.  I...

 “I don’t have time for the strategic work/thinking/ planning or big picture stuff because I’m so busy with all the day to day stuff. There’s just too much to do.” How many times have you said that or heard that from someone at work?  It sounds logical in the moment when you're overwhelmed with the daily grind.  But it keeps you stuck in that same place with no option for moving forward with...

So many of my clients talk about wanting more control or feeling out of control in some part of their lives, whether that’s financial, relationships, health, or career.  The key to control is understanding where you have it, where you don’t, and why.  In this episode, I’m going to give you some very actionable ways to create more control in your life, starting right now. To learn more or work with...

Difficult clients are an inevitable part of any business.  There are several ways to manage interactions in the moment with your difficult clients, but today I want to go a little deeper and talk about why they’re difficult in the first place. My goal is to help you have fewer of those difficult client moments and more clients that you enjoy working with.  You won't need that band-aid of mana...

Today we’re talking about masculine and feminine energy and how being aware of it can help you run a better business and enjoy your work more without feeling like you’re fighting your way through each day. This topic sounds more woo than the things I usually talk about, but it is something I have found very useful in understanding my own way of operating in my business.   It has been incredibly us...

It's easy to think that in order to succeed, you need to know all the answers, exactly what to do, when to do it, and how to do it all, right now.  However, the way you actually grow your business is one decision and one action at a time. Without every answer and without all the certainty and guarantees your brain desires. Truthfully, that's how you create any result in life.  Unfortunat...

While the title of CEO generally falls on you when you start a business, how often do you really practice the mindset of actually being the CEO of your business? For a lot of women, this title and the concept of thinking like one, feels very uncomfortable.   It could be your socialization that it's CEO's are unpleasant, ruthless people.  It could also be that you're used to thinking...

Pretty much all of my clients are hard workers and high achievers.  It’s just how they operate.  And I bet it's how you operate, too. But what happens when you work too hard or hustle too much?  How do you know how much is too much or too little?  And how to you balance it all, while also getting your work done, achieving your goals, having a life, and maintaining your health and sanity? In t...

Last week I talked about your relationship with yourself and how it’s the cornerstone to everything in your business and life. Today, I’ve invited relationship coach, Naomi Stonier, to talk with us about how your personal relationships show up in and impact your business.   I know a lot of entrepreneurs struggle with personal relationships, balancing time to engage in relationships, feeling good a...