Doing Hard Things IS the Way: How We Grow Our Capacity. By Sally Luehman Have you ever looked back at something that once felt completely overwhelming and thought, I can't believe that used to be hard for me? I have. And I've started to understand why. Capability is what you CAN do. Capacity is how much you can handle. Most of us are far more capable than we realize. The problem comes when we reach the edge of our current capacity and assume it means we're incapable. After 27 years in...

The other day I had a conversation with a Realtor who has been selling real estate for more than ten years. She's smart. She's ethical. Her clients love her. She knows her market, writes great contracts, and works incredibly hard. Yet she confessed something that surprised me. "I still struggle with my commission." It's not because she doesn't believe in commission. Its not because she's had clients complain. She struggles with commission mostly when the home has a higher price tag. As the...

You're Better Than Fine. So Why Does Life Still Feel So Heavy? If I asked how you're doing, there's a good chance you'd answer exactly like most successful women do: "I'm fine." Fine is the universal language of productive women. Fine pays the bills. Fine gets the kids through school. Fine builds careers. Fine manages households. Fine volunteers. Fine keeps everyone else's world running smoothly. But here's the question I've been asking myself lately: What if fine is actually the problem? Not...