According to a new Gallup Poll, over 50% of U.S. workers admit to “quiet quitting.” The poll indicates that the number of employees who are disengaged from their work has increased greatly since the pandemic.

Quiet quitting refers to employees who choose to stop going above and beyond in their job. It means you’re doing the bare minimum at work. You still perform the job duties required of you to stay employed, but nothing beyond that.

If you’re in a place where you feel utterly miserable in your current job and you are desperate to leave, it’s going to be hard to land a great new job.

It’s crucial to get to a place where you feel excited about the future, satisfied with the journey you’re currently on, and overall feeling positive about where you are now. When you reach this mindset of positivity, and can say, “I’m okay where I am now, and I’m even more excited about where I’m going,” that sets you up to be emotionally, mentally, and energetically prepared for what’s next.

When you’re looking for a new job, recruiters, hiring managers, and company leaders can sense when you’re desperate to leave your current job. And frankly, it’s a total turn-off.

I incorporate mindset work into my Career Coaching Program because there are several benefits.

Choosing the path of adventure might be scary, but it’s usually always worth it.

If you’re trying to make a decision in your life right now, and you don’t know which choice to make, I encourage you to consider choosing the path of adventure (without being reckless, of course). We as humans are biologically programmed to want to “play it safe” in life. We stick with what’s familiar, what we’re used to, what feels “safe” to us. When we start doing things differently than normal, our hormones fire off and tell our brain that we’re in danger, which creates stress. Most people like to avoid that kind of stress. As a result, so many people go through life playing small, avoiding risk-taking, and taking the easy route, even if it makes them unhappy or bored.

And then there’s the path of adventure. This is that choice that is more risky. It’s daunting. It’s unfamiliar. You don’t know the exact outcome or result you’re going to get when you go down this path. It will test your skills and capabilities, force you to adapt under pressure, and allow you to try something new and different.

So what path would you choose?

In a world where your phone is constantly within arm’s reach, how are you supposed to ignore these distractions and stay focused? Focusing is a lost art. On September 1, 2022, I’m launching a new video series: 30 Days to Peak Productivity. This is a 30-day video series that will provide you with my expert productivity tips, tricks, tools, and hacks for you to regain your focus and start being optimally productive.

Every professional woman needs her own personal “Board of Directors.”

Whether you’re a woman in corporate America, a female business owner, or you’re currently going through a career change, having your own personal Board of Directors is an effective (and fun!) way to get career support and advice from people you trust.

Your personal Board of Directors should include 5-10 individuals you assemble in your mind for the purpose of developing and navigating your career. It should be people who know you well, have your best interests at heart, and give you terrific advice, feedback, and input regarding your career.

In the coming months, Shattered Glass Coaching will not only offer Life Coaching & Executive Coaching, as I’ve previously offered, but will also offer a 90-Day Career Coaching Program specifically for women seeking a new job. Because now more than ever, job-seekers could benefit from specific, expert support when it comes to landing their dream job.

Through the 90-Day Career Coaching Program, you will:

• Discover your purpose and passions, and which job or industry would be right for you

• Learn to utilize your professional network to support you in your job search

• Receive guidance and support through the job search and application process

• Make more money

• Ace your job interviews

• Successfully negotiate your salary, so you get paid what you deserve

Confidence is having a mindset of power and control over your own life.

Being confident means ditching the victim mentality. Rather than dwelling on things that are out of your control (like your coworker’s behavior, the economy, or the weather), you take ownership of the things you can control— like how you respond to difficult situations, your daily habits and routines, and the friends you choose to spend time with.

You step up as the leader of your life.

You choose self-autonomy. You know that you are the master of your fate, the captain of your ship. Confidence is steering that ship in the direction that brings you the most joy, fulfillment, and energy.

I see you. You are helpful and kind. You work hard. You never want to be selfish. If you’re honest with yourself…. you’re a people pleaser– and deep down, you know it’s hurting you.

Do you…

• Feel uncomfortable if someone is angry or upset with you?

• Have a hard time saying “no” to things you don’t have time for?

• Need praise to feel good?

• Have a schedule full of things other people have told you to do that you don’t actually want to do?

• Go to great lengths to avoid conflict?

Here are the 3 things that helped me overcome the disease to please, and the tips that have helped my coaching clients find the most success, too.

Do you have a goal you’ve been working on for 6 months or more without success?

There are specific things you can do to set yourself up for success. I tell my Life Coaching clients that, to make achieving a goal inevitable, you need 3 things:

1. Knowledge: the right information

2. Support: a person or community of people to guide and help you

3. Accountability: someone holding you responsible for following through

So what’s the #1 reason women fail to achieve their goals? Read the blog to find out!

Your habits determine what happens in your day. They are indicative of what you prioritize in your life– of what truly matters to you. When you create habits of health and success, you’ll notice improved health and more success entering your life.

Atomic Habits suggests using a tool– the habit tracker– as a way to measure your habits and build consistency over time. I often use the habit tracker with the professional women I life coach when one of their goals is to improve daily habits.

If you wake up in the morning and immediately think about how nice it’s going to be to get back in bed that night– you’re clearly exhausted.

A lack of sleep is the easiest way to explain your exhaustion. And for many professional women, that may be true. However, there’s more than just your sleep schedule to consider. Your energy is actually dependent upon many things going on in your life, and a lack of sleep isn’t the only factor. There is a bigger picture to take into consideration, and some of them might surprise you. Here are 4 surprising reasons you’re always exhausted.

Self-development can sometimes seem daunting. So many of my life coaching clients tell me they want to improve their lives and reach new levels of success, but they’re not sure what exactly to do or where to start.

Maybe you feel aimless or unfulfilled in your career.

Or maybe you want to find your purpose and live with excitement and joy.

Or maybe you over-extend yourself and want to improve your work/life balance.

When you’re working towards these goals and continuing to develop yourself personally and professionally, there are TONS of resources available that can help you on your journey. And they don’t have to be complicated or expensive either! Here are 5 simple ways to continue your self-development journey.

’m finding myself in a place of frustration– frustration that there are still huge parts of society that are disempowering women… from the US media, which contains gender stereotypes and tropes that are riddled with gender bias, to the gender pay gap (Hispanic women are paid on average just 55 cents for every dollar paid to white men!)... from the man I heard make a sexist comment at a restaurant last week, to, of course, the US Supreme Court aiming to restrict women’s reproductive rights in 20 states.

Despite disempowerment, inequity, and gender bias we’re experiencing in our society, it is still possible for you to empower yourself– to lift yourself up, to seize new opportunities, to become a female powerhouse, and shatter glass ceilings. There are things we can do– daily actions, behaviors, words, and routines– that can help you embrace your inner powerhouse.

Here are my tips for how to be a female powerhouse in a society that disempowers women.

You had things you wanted to do this weekend— errands you wanted to run, things to take care of around the house, preparing for the week ahead— but… you didn’t get them all done. Instead, you lounged around, scrolled on social media, and binged Netflix while you ate takeout.

Now, you feel guilty. You weren’t as productive as you could’ve been and feel like you need to play “catch up” on your to-do list.

Quit beating yourself up for resting! When exhaustion, fatigue, or just plain “laziness” hits, here’s what to do instead.

It’s tough to drag yourself to work when you feel like you don’t have any energy. You probably rely on caffeine to get you through the day, struggle with the afternoon slump, end up snacking, and tend to lose focus as your energy goes up and down, up and down.

What would it be like for you to get out of bed with purpose and energy? What would you do with that extra energy?

Maybe you could finally get that promotion you’ve been hoping for. Maybe you would use it to focus on your health, getting back into shape so you can feel good in your body. Or maybe you would be able to feel more connected and engaged with your family after work.

Here are 3 ways to have more energy at work.

Flow is a classic book in the world of psychology, and for a good reason. It was written in 1990 by one of the founding fathers of Positive Psychology, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, after decades of research. The goal of Csikszentmihalyi’s research was to discover what creates an “optimal experience” for people. In other words, when are we MOST happy? When do we thrive as humans?

It’s not what you’d expect! Csikszentmihalyi found that people are NOT most happy when they are on vacation, sipping a cocktail on a beach, or just relaxing at home. Quite the opposite, actually!

Csikszentmihalyi states, “The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.”

Your legacy is the impact you leave on the world when you’re gone. It’s how you make your mark, influence others’ lives, and the contributions you leave behind. In short, your legacy is your way of saying, “I made a difference.”

People so often go through life on autopilot, not acting intentionally. When creating your legacy, it’s all about taking deliberate actions to influence the world around you. And the good news is: you can start designing your legacy today. Your words and behaviors carry more weight than you know. You never know who will be touched or inspired by you. Consider the contributions you want to make to the world, the impact you want to have… and then ensure that your daily actions are a reflection of that legacy.

The more successful a woman is, the less likable she is.

Yup, you read that correctly. Research shows that when women are more successful, they are less likable. And for men, it’s the opposite: the more successful a man is, the more likable he is.

Last weekend I ran my first Spartan Race! Participating in this Spartan Race was not only a fun experience, but also quite an achievement. The experience taught me several lessons that can be applied to everyday life that I’m excited to share with y’all. The preparation, planning, mindset, and confidence were all key to achieving success in this race, and the same could be said for other goals in life, too!

CEO, award-winning writer, producer, and multimedia journalist, Pattie Sellers, is credited with saying, “Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.”

If you’re a professional woman trying to work your way up the “corporate ladder,” consider this powerful reframe instead.

When climbing a ladder, there is one way up and one way down. You can only get to the top of the ladder one way, and that way is up. You are either on the ladder or off the ladder, moving up or moving down.

Doesn’t that sound… limiting? This restrictive “ladder” view of your career is clearly stifling.

Instead, it’s time to start viewing your career as a jungle gym.