Joan Friedlander, author of Business from Bed: The 6 Step Plan to Get Yourself Working Again After a Health Crisis, wrote an inspired post for us a few months ago titled The Comparison Trap. She is at it again with more insights to share. This time she is discussing the creation of her business and return to work after a health crisis. This is perfect timing as I am healed up and contemplating my own next steps. I think you’ll find Joan’s logical and authentic approach of connecting your career (or business) and it’s timing to your values and health needs. Take it away Joan…
Guide Posts and Wake-Up Calls
The Messy Journey from Nudge to Action
A few weeks ago Danea Horn, author of the new book Chronic Resilience, invited me to be a guest author for her blog and asked me a few seemingly simple follow-up questions. I laughed when I my response to her first question was enough for an entire blog post! We agreed that I’d answer the remaining questions here…one post at a time.
If you 
want to start at the beginning, here’s my response to the first question, How do You Know if You’re Stuck in the Comparison Trap? (From Step 1 in Business from Bed, Beyond Survival…)
Question. As you were going through your own illness, what was the turning point when you knew that it was time to begin to build your professional life as a coach?
Life has a delightful way of offering up guideposts in this journey. Sometimes they are gentle nudges and other times swift kicks in the butt. Read more at Joan’s Blog (including her Hindsight Chart)…