The Talent Brief

What if they find out you’re not good enough? Scary. But here’s another question: What if they find out you are? Because then you might have to stop hiding. And maybe even find out for yourself. The Fear of Being Found...

We call it procrastination. Then we try to fix it with discipline, calendars, lists, timers, and another promise that this time I’m just going to start. But what if we’re trying to solve the wrong problem? In this...

“How are you?” Busy. Swamped. Trying to catch up. We say these things without thinking twice. But they describe what we’re doing, not necessarily how we’re feeling. In this episode of The Talent Brief, I explore what...

What happens when something that once fit your life doesn't anymore? A career. A relationship. A friendship. A role you've always played. Even a version of yourself. Outgrowing something doesn't mean choosing it was a...

Sometimes we rename fear as loyalty because loyalty sounds better. But there's a difference between staying because something still matters to us and staying because we're afraid of what happens if we leave. In this...

What happens when being productive stops being something you do and starts becoming part of how you measure your worth? In this episode of The Talent Brief, I explore our relationship with work, busyness, achievement...

For decades, responsibility pointed outward. Employees. Clients. Payroll. Problems to solve. People counting on you. But what happens when that responsibility suddenly points inward? A conversation with two friends left...

Have you ever reached a goal you worked incredibly hard for, only to wonder why it didn't feel the way you expected? In this episode of The Talent Brief , we explore a simple but powerful question: Success according to...

Not every belief you carry belongs to you. Many of the rules we live by were inherited from family, school, work, or past experiences. Some served us well. Others quietly outlived their purpose. In this episode of The...

Why do we wait so long to make the decisions we already know are right? After years of conversations with coaching clients, leaders, and myself, I began noticing the same pattern. We rarely wait because we don't know...

How many decisions have we postponed while waiting for someone else to tell us it's okay? In this episode of The Talent Brief, Jeff explores one of the most common scripts we carry, the belief that confidence...

What if you're not grieving the activity, the job, or the relationship? What if you're grieving the version of yourself you found there? In this personal episode of The Talent Brief , Jeff shares the unexpected lesson...

The Conversation That's Already Started Most conversations don't begin when someone says, "We need to talk." They begin much earlier, with a feeling that something isn't quite right. In this episode of The Talent Brief...

Knowing Isn't the Hard Part Most people don't stay stuck because they don't know what to do. They stay stuck because the script is louder than the signal. In this week's episode of The Talent Brief , I explore why...

When I started my business, I believed that if you worked hard, treated people well, and did the right thing, everything else would eventually fall into place. Then one unexpected phone call challenged that belief. In...