by Nancy Jacoby | Jan 3, 2022 | Coaching, Reflections
You can’t avoid the transition to a new year without reading about everyone’s resolutions and goals. Revenue goals, volume targets, weight loss, exercise, personal savings. Are you exhausted already? I was just thinking about it, and I certainly was. The...
by Nancy Jacoby | Nov 22, 2021 | Reflections
One of my business partners signs their emails with the phrase, “With Gratitude.” I always thought it was a nice way to close an email. I started to think more about it on this gray, dreary New York morning, as I was warm under my covers. I was feeling overwhelmed...
by Nancy Jacoby | Nov 17, 2021 | Change Management, Coaching, Reflections
I knew a coach who would frequently say, “There’s no failure, only feedback,” anytime someone experienced a setback. I remember hearing it for the first time at a very young age, before life handed me several tough challenges to reckon with. Reflecting on my younger...
by Nancy Jacoby | Oct 1, 2021 | Coaching, Reflections
I remember a few years ago I read an article about Sheryl Sandberg and her book, Lean In, where one of the quotes that stuck with me was, “What would you do if you were not afraid?” I think about this frequently when working with clients. As humans, especially those...
by Nancy Jacoby | Apr 7, 2021 | Coaching, Reflections
I recently returned to physical therapy to address the arthritis that developed in my right big toe. It was really cramping my style (excuse the pun) while exercising, and I was over it. When I was first diagnosed by my podiatrist (this is not my first rodeo with foot...
by Nancy Jacoby | Feb 24, 2021 | Coaching, Reflections
I typically have music on while I work. It gets me in the focus and concentration groove and I always jot down a new artist or song that captures my attention. One morning this week, I was working and jamming to my favorite station and Be Afraid by Jason Isbell and...
