by Janelle Roker | Dec 23, 2024 | Coaching, Creativity, Goals
If you’ve followed me for a few years, you know I don’t set goals for the new year. Instead, I pick a Word of the Year. One. Single. Word. Full disclosure – I did have some specific goals going into 2024. I wanted my work to reach more people. The idea of publishing a...
by Janelle Roker | Sep 22, 2024 | Business, Coaching, Leadership
If you follow me, you know fall is my favorite time of year. And, more specifically, football season. I love the stories behind what makes teams great. Right before Covid locked everything down in 2020, I had a chance to tour the Dallas Cowboys stadium. Our tour guide...
by Janelle Roker | Apr 20, 2024 | Change, Coaching, Goals
Take a rubber band and stretch it horizontally between your hands. Stretch it as far as you can without breaking it. Now imagine this rubber band is you. You’re flexible, but there’s a limit to how far you can stretch yourself. Just like a rubber band, you have a...
by Janelle Roker | Oct 14, 2023 | Change, Coaching, Leadership
Part of my role as an executive coach is to create space for clients to voice their frustrations. For frustrated business owners, identifying and naming what isn’t working is the first step to creating change. When my clients are frustrated, I ask them to describe...
by Janelle Roker | Sep 25, 2023 | Career Transition, Change, Coaching, Creativity, Leadership
“Leaders with no discernment can do tremendous damage in a short amount of time.” -Mel Lawrence We all get overwhelmed by too much happening at once. Maybe you’re overwhelmed by all the meetings and commitments on your calendar. Perhaps you’ve reached your...
by Janelle Roker | May 13, 2023 | Change, Coaching, Creativity
“There is no safe way to be great. There is no great way to be safe.” – Bob Anderson If. It’s a very small word. Combine it with a few other words and it holds the power to raise you up or cut you to your core. “What if….” holds the power of...
