Tara Sophia Mohr

Sometimes, spiritual growth is just seeing it sooner.

You see sooner that you are silencing your voice.

You see sooner that you are acting out of fear.

You see sooner that you are projecting the past on to the present.

You see sooner that you are the one acting crazy,...

Perhaps you are working on speaking up more. Perhaps you are dreaming about launching that new business or nonprofit or artistic venture. Perhaps you are simply trying to be more of your authentic self and share what is truly on your mind.

In some way, you are fighting the...

On February 29th, 2012, Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke "a slut" and "a prostitute" because she argued that medical insurance should cover birth control.

Limbaugh also announced that Fluke was "having so much sex, it's amazing she can still walk" and that "she's having so much sex she can't afford...

At Sunday's Oscars, we were treated to a montage of great moments from movies from the past few decades.

There was something quite surprising and quite disturbing about the montage.

In the first clip in the montage, Forrest Gump ate from his box of chocolates.

Next, a...

How do I know if it's my inner critic telling me I can't do something, that I'm not good enough, I'm bound to fail, I'm not ready? How do I differentiate between that inner voice and the voice of reason?

Meet Claire.

Claire...

If I asked you to dream up a way to change women's outcomes in their financial negotiations -- to help them ask for more and get more -- what would you suggest?

Give women negotiation training?

Make sure they had lots of practice?

Supply them with a...

Prompts

1. Because I wanted to make 2012 count, I...

2. Because fear of failure was no longer a good enough reason to not do it, in 2012 I...

3. Because I listened to the whispers inside, in 2012 I...

4. Because the things that brought me joy in...

You are brilliant.

Your ideas? Incredible. Your questions? Insightful. Your critiques of the status quo? Right on.

I keep meeting brilliant women like you, with powerful ideas to contribute, important businesses and organizations to build, provocative questions to share. But so often, the way they communicate fails to command...

Meet Anita, one of my heroes.

Anita grew up in poverty, a member of one of the lowest social classes in India. As is so common for parents in the developing world, Anita's parents saw no reason to send her to school and expected her to get married as...

Last week I wrote a post about how our culture continues to marginalize the concerns that are at the center of so many women's lives -- whether parenting or relationships or our educational system.

That post resonated with many women. I received more than a hundred responses saying...

I just came back from attending and speaking at the Blogher '11 conference.

I generally enjoy any good gathering of women, but this one had me off-the-charts inspired.

Why? The energy of 3600 women coming together in a positive spirit. The topic: women blogging, which really...

If you are searching for your life purpose, you are in luck. The search stops here.

It's become commonplace in our culture to try to "find your purpose." It's thought of almost like finding a soul mate: you discover your one true purpose and then you and...

Oprah devoted the opening moments of her final show on Wednesday to an idea at the heart of her personal philosophy: Follow your calling.

Reflecting on her 25-year journey pursuing her own calling, she asked her viewers to step up in finding their own. "Everybody has a calling. And your...

Lately, I'm seeing a pattern among the women clients that walk into my office. There's a lot of talk about "not being controlling."

"I'm trying not to be so controlling," these women are saying. "I'm trying to just let go, and not have to control everything."

I get...

Jennifer Louden is one of my favorite personal growth teachers. The best-selling author of six books, Jen's work is soulful, courageous, and wise. Recently, Jen has embarked on an important new project that she calls "Savor and Serve." Savor and Serve is an exploration into how we can...

Fans of Bravo's Top Chef know: the women keep losing.

Each season starts off with a roughly equal number of male and female contestants. All have been through the same rigorous selection process. Yet as the competition goes on, the women simply don't perform as well as...

There's this interesting moment that occurs when a coaching client has just articulated a new vision for some part of their life.

Maybe they've just identified what they want for their next chapter. Maybe they've finally said it: they want to head in a brand new career...

In my work with coaching clients, I often ask: "What do you want?"

What do you want -- in this difficult situation?

What do you want -- in your work?

What do you want -- for your life?

...

Feeling bored? It matters. A lot.

Why? When we're following our dreams and being true to ourselves, we feel excited about life. We feel a natural flow of attention and vitality. When we are stuck, shut down, living in a life that's not a right fit with our values...

Since I wrote the article "10 Rules for Brilliant Women" at Huffington Post few months ago, one rule in particular has been getting a lot of attention. Women want to work on this one:

Get A Thick Skin. If you take risks, sometimes you'll get a standing ovation,...