Amber Rosenberg
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Stop Being So Defensive!
Have you ever been in a conversation with a colleague, friend or family member about a sensitive topic and ended up in a power struggle, conflict or shutting down? Or perhaps in response to someone else’s criticism, you find yourself justifying your behavior, blaming the other person or avoiding him or her all together? It sounds like defensiveness is at play. So, how do you stop being so defensive? You can start by practicing powerful, effective communication. Curious Que
July 20, 2010
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How to Manage Stress in a Fast-Paced Culture
Do you ever feel you have too much to do and not enough time? Perhaps you find yourself forgetting to breathe, trying to do three things at once or unable to be in the moment. If you're like many of us, a fast-paced life of multi-tasking combined with regular family and career challenges can easily induce stress on a daily basis. And, unfortunately, stress has a significant impact on the human brain and can affect relationship skills, creativity, and joy. That's a pretty big
February 2, 2010
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How to Make Important Life Changes
If you're like many of my clients, you may want to make big changes in your life - for example, a new career, more time with family or a healthier lifestyle - but you don't know where to start, life gets in the way or you end up feeling stuck. So, what's holding you back? Perhaps it's procrastination, self-sabotage or fear of the unknown. Or maybe you start initiating change, but quickly fall back into an existing comfort zone. This "easy route" often leads to complacency a
November 10, 2009
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How to Keep Your Head up When Your Bottom Line is Sinking
If you're like some of my clients, you may be feeling fear, doubt and worry in these uncertain economic times. And if you're a parent, your stress and anxiety may be compounded by the very real need to provide for your family. So, what can you do about it? A great place to start is by putting yourself on the top of your to-do list. You may find that by spending a little bit of time and energy focusing on yourself, you're in turn better positioned to manage the stress and an
January 12, 2009
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5 Benefits of Slowing Down: Tales Of A Pregnant Pause
For the majority of my life, learning how to slow down has been very much a work-in-progress. Several years ago, I was completely unfamiliar with the concept, however, due to various life circumstances, I've had regular opportunities to re-examine my pace in life and to make choices as to what would work best moving forward. This last year or so, I chose to exercise really hard, to work even harder, and to fill my weekends with social engagements. Then, three months ago, I f
December 6, 2007
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How To Re-Define Success As A Working Mother
Are you a “type-A” working mother who used to define yourself by your career? Now that you have kids, do you feel constantly pulled by conflicting priorities? Are you most comfortable and familiar with operating at 110% but juggling work and family has you running at 220%? One of my clients, whom we’ll call Sarah, is actively working to overcome these challenges. Forty-one years old and a vice president at a publishing house, she appears to have it all: two wonderful childre
October 4, 2007
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How to Transition Back to Work After Mate ity Leave
If you're like many of my clients who return to work after mate ity leave, you may view your job as a welcome vacation from the exhausting responsibilities of caring for a newborn. Oh, the irony. However, as you prepare to go back to work, you may unexpectedly be faced with a whole new set of challenges, including growing feelings of anxiety and guilt about not staying home with your child. Here are a few ideas to help you through this process: Plan Your Pla Carefully selec
July 24, 2007
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Juggling Kids, Career, Marriage and Personal Time?
Have you ever been fascinated by certain people and wanted to truly understand what motivates them, what scares them and what keeps them up at night? Over the last couple of years, I’ve noticed that working mothers come to coaching looking for solutions to very specific challenges, not the least of which is balancing work and family. The more I coach working mothers, the more passionate I’ve become about helping them with their challenges. So, I decided to conduct in-depth i
May 11, 2007
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Overwhelmed? Five Ways to Take Back Your Life
Do you spend your energy worrying about everything you have to do instead of actually doing it? Has making dinner, picking up the dry cleaning or responding to e-mails become a monumental effort? Is your to-do list growing at unmanageable rates? Lately, I’ve been observing what happens when I find myself in this undesirable place. I noticed that when I start to feel overwhelmed, I go to great lengths to check off ‘just one more thing’ from my to-do list. While this short bur
August 12, 2006
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Life Coach Amber Rosenberg
Life coach, Amber Rosenberg empowers you to set goals and establish accountability for personal and business success.
September 23, 2007
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Working Mothers' Coach Amber Rosenberg
Professional Coach Amber Rosenberg works one-on-one with working mothers to help them manage guilt and stress and enjoy better work/family balance.
September 23, 2007