TL;DR: People-pleasing can look like kindness, especially when you're always saying "yes," keeping the peace, and putting everyone else's needs first. But sometimes you're just trying to avoid the dis...

TL;DR: Most people plan a list of things to start, and almost none make room for the behaviors and feelings that have to go, even though those old patterns are usually doing a job for you. Starting so...

TL;DR: Using Hollar’s Potter’s Wheel™, a component of her 6-5-10 Model™, a modern alternative to Maslow's pyramid, Nicole Hollar shows why life works more like a wheel than a ladder, and why real chan...

TL;DR: Getting up, moving, or sitting still for five minute isn't time lost. It's what keeps you from redoing work you already did once. Nicole Hollar, behavior change expert and integrative life coac...

TL;DR: If nobody around you disagrees anymore, it may not be because you’re right. People stop offering honest feedback when the cost of giving it keeps rising, and that quietly limits how much anyone...

TL;DR: Confidence isn't a prerequisite for action; it's usually built by doing things before you're completely sure you can. Nicole Hollar, behavior change keynote speaker and coach, explains why wait...

TL;DR: There is a difference between caring about someone's struggle and carrying it as if it were your own. Caring means staying steady enough to be useful. Carrying means climbing into their sinking...

TL;DR: Accomplished people can still get in their own way, even when they have the skills, discipline, and experience to succeed. Nicole Hollar, behavior change keynote speaker and integrative life co...

TL;DR: Willpower can get you through a hard decision, but it’s a poor strategy for sustaining change over months of real life. Nicole Hollar, behavior change keynote speaker and coach, looks at what h...