What if you were equipped to take charge of your destiny, taking ownership of your life and career without waiting on someone else to help you get where you want to go? Self-coaching is the solution.
I wrote Stir It Up because I kept meeting smart, capable people who were waiting for someone else to unlock their potential — a better boss, a clearer path, a perfect moment. I wanted to give readers a way to take ownership of their growth, their choices, and their future without waiting for permission.
This book is a self‑coaching framework designed to help you stay relevant in a fast‑changing world, build deeper self‑awareness, and move through your life and career with more intention and confidence. It blends research‑based development tools with practical questions and exercises so you can become your own best coach, tap into your inner wisdom, and make meaningful behavioral shifts.
If you’re navigating change, feeling stuck, or simply ready to grow in a more purposeful way, this book was written for you.
I’ve spent my career helping leaders stay relevant, deepen their self‑awareness, and show up with clarity and courage — work that has taken me inside organizations of every size and across industries.
Over the years, I noticed a pattern: people wanted to grow, but they didn’t always have access to coaching or training. They needed a way to develop themselves — right where they were, with what they had. That’s why I created Stir It Up and why I continue to teach, coach, and speak about self‑leadership, navigating change and the behaviors that shape how we show up with presence, clarity and intention.
I wrote this book because I believe everyone deserves tools that help them rise, not someday, but now.
“I very much appreciate the focus on practical tools that we can take with us on our own road to relevancy, and that can help us get unstuck and find our footing in an increasingly high-paced technological landscape.”
Magnus Egerstedt, Executive Vice Chancellor
and Provost, UNC Chapel Hill
You don’t need a perfect plan to take the next step.
You just need to take it.
