by Stephanie Benedetto | Aug 3, 2025 | Coaching
When I was a kid, I was so trusting that my mother called me naive. (“Stupid” was the actual word she used, going on to explain what she meant was not unintelligent-stupid, but naively stupid to the fact that people can’t be trusted.) I believed people meant what they...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Aug 2, 2025 | Business
There’s something I’ve been slowly realizing as I get older: I always have the energy to do what’s mine to do. This did not come naturally. I was a chronic over-doer, convinced that I needed to work hard to prove my worth. That meant pushing myself as hard as possible...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Aug 2, 2025 | Coaching
I don’t make a habit of telling people off. In fact, I’m way more likely to be a pushover than a hothead in most situations. But not always. At the end of last year, I started exploring options to refinance and pay off my credit card debt. That’s when I stumbled upon...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Aug 1, 2025 | Coaching, Personal Development
I’ve been trying, fairly unsuccessfully, to “get serious” about learning Portuguese. For two years. I bought the Michele Thomas Method for European Portuguese (Beginner and Intermediate), downloaded the Practice Portuguese app, and even bought a package of lessons...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Jul 31, 2025 | Coaching
The other day I shared the image of a goat on a skateboard. Weird, right? The message was ostensibly a statement about choosing humor over outrage, but really…it was just plain fun. And it got a response! (Which I love because sometimes it’s lonely over here on the...
