by Stephanie Benedetto | Jun 11, 2025 | Business
A few weeks ago, a client asked me, “How do you stay motivated?” The question confused me because I don’t think about motivation at all. I do what I love to do because I love it; I don’t need to “motivate” myself like a monkey who only works for bananas. But I wasn’t...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Apr 12, 2025 | Business
Once upon a time, there lived an Ant. Ant was hard-working, productive and industrious. All spring and summer, he toiled, hauling food back to his nest. Each day on his route, Ant would pass Grasshopper, who always seemed to be doing something disgustingly joyful. One...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Mar 14, 2025 | Coaching
When I was a little girl, we didn’t have much money for clothes. I didn’t bother tracking who was wearing Tommy Hilfiger or Guess. There was one brand I actually wanted to wear. Nike. That swoosh! I somehow got my hands on a gray t-shirt with the Nike logo and wore it...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Feb 3, 2025 | Coaching
In the REFLECT program, we reviewed our past year and noticed our peak experiences. For many of us, time in nature ranks high. Nature seems to encourage feelings of gratitude and awe at the bigness of life, and the smalless of us. For me, it’s lounging and moving on...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Jan 19, 2025 | Personal Development
Mary was two minutes late for our zoom call. Again. She arrived out of breath, chomping on the last of her Nutrigrain bar. “Sorry,” she exhaled. “There was traffic on the way back from the gym.” I don’t make a fuss about being two minutes late or five minutes. (It...
