For over a decade, I’ve worked with people navigating big change … new careers, leadership roles, and milestone life transitions. Underneath every session was the same deep work about: identity, fear, self-worth, resilience, and how to honor that little whisper that pulls us in the direction of our highest use. If we listen.
But how do we listen? Why should we bother?
That’s why I wrote Yes! No. Maybe? And that’s why now I’m coaching through a new medium.
Using language simple enough for kids yet resonant enough for adults, it’s an 86-page modern, cross-generational parable about how we got on this crazy ride, how we protect what matters, and how we move forward when it’s hard.
This is not a departure from coaching at all. In fact, those three little words have been the foundaiton of my approach with clients all along.
New Format. Same Fierce Dedication.
How did this happen?
I heard a strange question in my brain, I’ll call it a “download,” about 10 years ago.
It was not from me. It wasn’t the way I talk. It wasn’t something I would say. So, I tucked it away.
In late 2024, while writing a book about coaching, it clicked. I switched from writing about case studies to soul contracts and how three words we learned before we could even read are the most powerful personal and professional leadership tools we have.
Now, it’s through a larger platform (and more courage that I knew I had) that I challenge you to stop shushing your soul.
And, to help the little ones we love never start.
Remember who you are. You gave a sacred “Yes!” long ago and this is your essence.
No room for negative thoughts (or people) to stop you. Your “No.” is a powerful reset.
What might be possible if you acted on one of your “Maybe if I ______” ideas? Maybe is courage in action and the bridge back to your “Yes.”
About
I’m an ICF-certified career and executive coach who started out as a hiring manager at a renouned HR firm.
When I launched my practice in 2012, I worked with job seekers to help with the transactional part of job searching. But it was more about helping clients align who they are with what they do.
I worked with hundreds of clients in my practice, many groups of international MBA students as a coach for Lehigh University, cohorts of aspiring coaches as an instructor with Susan Whitcomb at The Academies, and partners of newly-relocated top hires at key local companies.
It was the transformational part of coaching…the part that happens in the human under the title, that extended my work to executive coaching and life coaching with clients during major life changes.
With Yes! No. Maybe? the conversation goes to an even deeper level, reaches a younger audience, and opens dialogue with the adults who love them.
It’s meant to be a keepsake, given at turning points, read in quiet moments, and returned to when we seek clarity.
“I bought this on a whim, thinking it was only a children’s book, but it caught me off guard and I teared up. Highly recommend for anyone doing inner work and healing. Beautiful images.”
“This book is beautiful in many ways. I read it with my grandson. I love that it can spawn honest conversations about important topics. I’ll be buying for holiday gifts this year.”
“It’s a surprisingly powerful book. I gave one as a graduation gift to my niece and bought one for her mom too. You can read just the section you need or the whole thing. Loved the NO section for myself.”
Talk about pushing through to a new you that was just under the surface and ready to hatch! Barbara guided me along an amazing journey of self discovery.
Barbara was the essential breakthrough in my career transition. Aside from being a truly qualified and skilled professional, she had this keen insight and spot-on focus on me as an individual.
Whether you are looking at a career pivot, looking to move within your organization, or need any type of professional coaching, look no further.
