Gia StormsMar 303 minSpeaking from Intention, Not AttentionContinuing with our series featuring writers and leaders doing the courageous work of walking into the unknown. The next post comes from...
Gia StormsMar 304 minComplete the Stress CycleContinuing with our series featuring writers and leaders doing the courageous work of walking into the unknown. The next post comes from...
Gia StormsMay 17, 20204 minBreaking the Bars of Your Own CageThe first time I cut my own hair, I was terrified. I had been paying professionals to cut and color my hair since I was thirteen. But...
Gia StormsMay 5, 20203 minA (quarantine approved) Journey to Radical Self-AcceptanceContinuing with our Leaders Who Inspire series featuring writers and leaders doing the courageous work of walking into the unknown. The...
Gia StormsApr 28, 20205 minThe Art of Ending a Meeting on Time I am in back-to-back meetings all day, meaning, I am lucky if I have five minutes to run to the bathroom or get a cup of coffee. And...
Gia StormsApr 6, 20204 minYour Boss is Not Your ProblemIn these uncertain times, it's easy to want assign blame to everything going on around us - our bosses, unrelenting schedules, even our...
Gia StormsMar 7, 20203 minPulling Through Illness: How to Transform Sickness & Breath DeeplyTwelve years ago, I was hospitalized for seventeen days with a bout of severe pneumonia. The organism living in my lungs had grown...
Gia StormsFeb 21, 20204 minPre-Vacation Fatigue: Letting Go of Action Overdrive I’m in Paris, sipping a cafe creme and biting into a buttery croissant in a sidewalk cafe. I've been here for a week - working, seeing...
Gia StormsFeb 4, 20203 minA phrase that will change your life: Yes, andI'm standing in a Saturday afternoon improv class in Hollywood that I've been dreading for weeks. I've signed up for a three hour...
Gia StormsJan 14, 20203 minMicro-Change: Getting Unstuck and Hacking Your Way Into ChangeAfter the glitz and clamor of the holiday season, January stretches out like a barren expanse. The quiet is only temporary, and that...
Gia StormsDec 27, 20194 minPlanning for 2020: Start Setting Powerful Intentions Now"You can't become something you can't imagine." The room grows silent, and I pause to let this sink in. My audience is a group of...
Gia StormsDec 4, 20193 minGoing after what we want without armor It requires a lot of vulnerability to admit you really want something. I'm in the process of applying for a job that I desperately want....
Gia StormsOct 27, 20196 minOwning Your No: How to Say Yes and Say No with ConfidenceSteve Jobs famously said, “People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all....
Gia StormsSep 26, 20193 minCar Troubles Make for Good Training GroundI got into a car accident last week. I was fine, but it shook me up: Physically, I was shaking, and mentally I could feel the pull of...
Gia StormsSep 21, 20196 minBirthing a Business: 6 Lessons Learned from Two Years of Being a Full-Time CoachWhen I left my full time job two years ago, I had no idea the roller-coaster I was in for, but the lessons I have learned are invaluable.
Gia StormsSep 8, 20195 minGo Before You KnowI take a gulp and look down at my check book. It has been siting on my desk for days now, taunting me in my indecision. The words of the...
Gia StormsAug 16, 20194 minUsing Your Voice to Create Connection“Are you dog fearing?” Bob asked, setting down his sandwich and looking at me with startling blue-gray eyes. “Dog fearing?” I shook my...
Gia StormsJul 19, 20193 minNorth Star from My Father“I will continue to return to you if you are on stage.” This was the phrase my father said to me the first time he came to me in my...
Gia StormsJul 16, 20194 minHow to be a Power Negotiator"We'd like to offer you the position." The phone line goes silent and I take a big gulp of air. The silence crackles with expectation,...
Gia StormsJun 24, 20194 minTrust and the Fractured SelfIt is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them Confucius We talk about trust a lot. Trust in ourselves, in...