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How To Expand Your Capacity
Let's talk about capacity. When referring to a vessel like a cup or concert venue, the capacity is: the amount of something it can...
jesspare84
Sep 42 min read


Where To Find Your Purpose
Where does one's purpose come from? How do we find it? A friend recently asked me this and it led to a fascinating conversation. As I...
jesspare84
Aug 272 min read


A Year Of Radical Rest: My 41st Birthday Reflection
Today is my 41st birthday. As I think back to one year ago, I am amazed at how much I’ve changed and grown since turning 40. One year...
jesspare84
Aug 145 min read


Surrendering Control
"You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day—unless you're too busy. Then you should sit for an hour." This Zen proverb came to...
jesspare84
Aug 62 min read


Making Decisions
Do you ever struggle with decision-making? Big or small, decisions can leave you spinning—hours, days, sometimes even months. Your mind...
jesspare84
Jul 282 min read


Improv + Coaching = ?
"But Jess, what does improv comedy have to do with coaching?" you ask. Great question! I'd love to tell you. ;) Two years ago I was...
jesspare84
Jul 212 min read


Getting Off The Hamster Wheel
What happens when the only thing keeping you going is momentum—and you’re terrified to stop? For a long time, I kept moving because...
jesspare84
Jul 92 min read


How I Was Born To Be A Coach
I was basically born a coach. This might sound like hyperbole to you, but since I was little, I had a knack for empathizing with others....
jesspare84
Jun 42 min read


"You're So Brave"
When people hear that I burned out of my corporate job and took a medical leave of absence, a lot of them say some version of this: “Wow,...
jesspare84
May 292 min read


How We Get Out Of Alignment With Our Truth
At our core, each of us has a deep, inner knowing — a quiet voice that guides us toward what feels right, nourishing, and true. Yet many...
jesspare84
Apr 273 min read


On Navigating The Dark Hallway
My relationship with coaching began seven years ago when I hired a life coach, the amazing Ellie Burke, to help me navigate an extremely...
jesspare84
Apr 204 min read


The Lies We Tell Ourselves
“It’s not that bad.” “If I can just make it until after this project is over, then I’ll rest.” “I have no other choice but to keep...
jesspare84
Mar 304 min read


A Case For Hope
If you know me, you know that I’m an avid reader. I typically have 3-4 books going at any given time–one business related, one just for...
jesspare84
Mar 94 min read


Permission To Be Weird
I’m a proud, self-proclaimed weirdo . An oddball. A rebel. An outlier. It’s been a 10-year journey of me claiming this and living into...
jesspare84
Feb 243 min read


Letting What's True Be True
I’ve been feeling the pull to write for a few weeks now and was given some encouragement by a business advisor to just sit down and get...
jesspare84
Feb 177 min read
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