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Out on a Limb
The blurb said participants would be able to “integrate calm and confidence as you cross a log suspended 25 feet in the desert sky.”
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Oct 11, 20228 min read
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The Cheap Seats
In the fall of 2020, I signed up for a Dare to LeadTM workshop that one of the faculty members from my coaching program was co-facilitating.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Sep 10, 20225 min read
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I'm the Type of Person Who...
I have a big announcement to make. I can’t believe I’m actually saying this publicly. I’ve been sitting on this for a while now,
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Aug 8, 20223 min read
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We're Going to Need a Bigger Bucket
Although we hadn’t yet stepped foot outside of the all-inclusive resort where we were vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Jul 11, 20227 min read
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Running on Full: Part 2
I signed up for the National Women’s Half-Marathon in late-January 2022 without much fanfare...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Jun 6, 20229 min read
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Running on Full: Part 1
I won’t bury the lead: I recently completed the National Women’s Half-Marathon in Washington, DC!
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
May 10, 20226 min read
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A New Way of Seeing Things
At a recent check-up, our pediatrician said something came up on my son’s vision screening. “It’s probably nothing..."
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Apr 5, 20223 min read
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My Non-New Year’s Resolution
I used to be a goals gal. I loved setting a goal with just the right amount of stretch to be challenging, but realistic enough to be...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Jan 1, 20226 min read
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You're so brave*
When I started telling people that I was planning to leave my stable and secure job where I had been employed for more than a decade…
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Oct 18, 20213 min read
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Just Like Quinoa Salad
I had been waiting for this moment for months. I was so freaking excited.
I had flown out to Chicago for my first in-person facilitation.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Sep 21, 20213 min read
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Body, Incorporated
Everyone has a primary assessment about themselves; that one-liner that sits right beneath the surface and seems to explain everything...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Jul 16, 20215 min read
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My Watershed Moment
As part of my coaching program, we were given the assignment to describe a watershed moment in our lives, an experience where there was a...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Jun 21, 20214 min read
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A Swing and a Prayer
In the program guide, we noticed that they had an activity called “A Swing and a Prayer” and since we're suckers for a good pun...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
May 2, 20213 min read
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Little b
Since I believe in transparency and authenticity, I want to come clean with you: I find it slightly amusing and extremely bizarre that...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Mar 14, 20214 min read
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"What Kind of Coach Are You?"
This is one of the most frequently asked questions I have been getting from friends and others in my network as I started to let folks...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Dec 17, 20202 min read
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Fearlessness is a Farce
Recently a client was doing a Leadership Wheel exercise during one of our coaching sessions and she identified “fearlessness” as one of...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Dec 17, 20202 min read
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Becoming a Trapeze Artist
Over the past year, I’ve been thinking a lot about a trapeze bar. My mentor, Pam, was the one who initially shared the metaphor with me...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Dec 17, 20204 min read
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