Author: Carlota

Career Fast-Tracking for Lawyers

So thrilled to report that on April 25, 2017, I’ll be part of a energetic panel at the NYC Bar, helping ambitious attorneys (#redundant) fast-track their careers! If you’re at the beginning, middle or end of your legal career, and you’re thinking about making some changes, or even thinking about thinking of making some changes–since,…
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April 19, 2017 0

Your Ambition Looks Great On You!

If you saw this clip of the so-called “BBC dad”, whose wonderfully spirited children crashed their dad’s on-air interview, and inwardly groaned, remembering your own unfortunate video interview mishap…simma down, we’ve all been there. As a coach, my job is helping my clients to achieve their ambition,  so trust that I’ve done thousands of prep interviews. I…
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March 25, 2017 0

Why Being an Introvert Can Only Help Your Career

I may be an extrovert, but I personally think that many, if not most hard-charging, preternaturally confidence extroverts, can benefit from introverts’ people skills and empathy. Especially since those social skills and the ability to understand other people’s moods is absolutely crucial to success in the office. To that end, so thrilled to have been…
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March 14, 2017 0

Anger in the workplace

Years ago, young people, before launching this coaching practice, I  gained many life lessons worked in network news in Moscow, Russia, Washington, D.C., and NYC. I worked for all the networks but CBS, and of course, I’m proud of my achievements in TV news…though it probably is one of the reasons I won’t have an especially…
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February 28, 2017 0

Queens Chamber of Commerce

Looking for some help with your LinkedIn profile in 2017? Then check out my latest article in the January 2017  Queens Chamber of Commerce publication, scroll through to page nine. And if any of the hints help you, I’d love to hear about your good news!


January 14, 2017 0

New Year, New You? Here’s Your Road Map!

Always lots of pressure and expectations (same difference?) in the new year to make this the perfect year, make this the year that everything comes together. While I personally believe perfection is a manufactured myth that does much more harm than good, I do believe that anyone can benefit from intelligent coaching and help. To…
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January 5, 2017 0

Writing for XOJane.com’s ‘It Happened To Me!’

Once upon a time The Simpsons made a good joke about Donald Trump being president, and we all laughed heartily and thought, “Ha, those crazy kooks, that’ll be the day!” (For the benefit of any young people reading this blog: before they got tapped out, there used to be a time that Simpsons were must-see…
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December 20, 2016 0

Online ambition, personality and strategy for creatives 2017 workshop!

So excited to announce that on January 17, 2017, in collaboration with the amazing people at The Unicorn NYC (www.theunicornnyc.com), I’m going to be leading a next-level, hands-on, intimate social media marketing and creativity retreat for NYC artists! Not only will it be my first event of 2017, but given the intimate nature of the…
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December 7, 2016 0

Failing Upwards

“And if I cried two tears for her/ that would be the most that I would give to her…”- DJ Khaled Making important changes in your life is pretty much only fun when it’s safely over. Otherwise, it’s a whirlwind  of drama, binge-eating, crying, fear, insecurity, self-pity, whining, binge-drinking, more whining, waking up at 3am…
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October 26, 2016 0

The horror is real.

“I didn’t want to harm the man. I thought he was a very nice gentleman. Soft-spoken. I thought so right up to the moment I cut his throat.”- In Cold Blood, Capote         The horror is real. In my last blog entry, I noted that I am a huge fan of horror…
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October 3, 2016 0