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: 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: 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...

TL;DR: Collaboration problems often get blamed on org charts and departmental silos, but changing the structure doesn’t necessarily change what happens between people. Nicole Hollar, behavior change k...

TL;DR: Distraction rarely arrives as one obvious interruption. More often, one small association leads to another until your attention is somewhere you never intended it to be. Nicole Hollar, behavior...