by Debra Woog | Mar 31, 2021 | Change, Crisis Navigation, Empowerment, Growth, Reflections, Spiritual Beliefs
My long-time friend and former client Devra recently forwarded me a special email she wrote to a 12-year-old preparing to celebrate becoming a bat mitzvah. This young woman has spent her life with a medically fragile sibling and the occasional crises that brings....
by Debra Woog | Nov 19, 2015 | Change, Empowerment, Growth, Hypercompetence, Priorities, Productivity
As I’ve been speaking, writing and teaching more about the Curse of HyperCompetence (click here if you’re wondering whether you have this affliction), I’ve expanded my hunt for its Cure. While I have yet to find a miracle antidote, I have been collecting a long...
by Debra Woog | Aug 3, 2015 | Adaptation, Change, Communication, Dialogue, Empowerment, Growth, Hypercompetence, Letting Go, Narcicissm, Shadow Beliefs
As I’ve continued to delve this summer into the crucial topic of The High Cost of HyperCompetence & Its Cure, I’ve noticed a startling pattern. So many of us who struggle with the costs of HyperCompetence seem to have a narcissist (usually one not-diagnosed-by-a...
by Debra Woog | Jul 26, 2015 | Empowerment, Growth, Productivity
The format may be reminiscent of another talk show hosted by a group of women, but The Talk has a different angle. It premiered in 2010, featuring 6 women of different ages, ethnicities, and religions – all mothers. Actress Sara Gilbert, who created and produces the...
by Debra Woog | May 11, 1999 | Articles, Empowerment, Growth
by Mary Schmich, February 18, 1998 I want a coach. Not a coach as in Cinderella’s renovated pumpkin. Not a Coach as in a pricey shoulder bag. I want a coach like an Olympic coach. I want a coach to tune me up and calm me down, a coach to sigh for me and cry for me, a...
