Nicole Bensen

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I (already) checked off an experience that I put on my 2024 vision board. Are you interested in a WORKING vision board? Check it out inside!

My upcoming Ultimate Vision Board Workshop I’m leading puts YOU in the creator’s seat. Are you ready for the (rewarding) challenge?

Vision Board Workshop

You know those blog posts where you have to scroll for what seems like 3 days before getting to the recipe? If you dislike those as much as I do, here’s the tl;dr on this week’s note: I created The Ultimate Vision Board Workshop and am offering it live (online) twice, Jan 30 and Feb 2. You’ll […]

Hello from The Evergreen State! Last week I relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area to the greater Seattle area, and I’m calling it a great experiment. (Not to be confused with Queen Charlotte and King Edward’s great experiment. Anyone else a Bridgerton fan?) It’s no secret that I intentionally seek awe to boost my happiness—I […]

Last week I led a workshop for a team at eBay, and one of the things we talked about was building resilience for when things inevitably don’t go the way we want them too; whether that’s not getting the job, the project, or the relationship. In my self-paced, online program, Next Level You (open to teams and […]

Watching the 90’s movie, Ghost, introduced me to two things: Anyway, ~20 years after seeing the movie, I’ve fulfilled my dream of taking a pottery class. I signed up for a 5-week, “parent and teen” pottery class at the local community center, and throwing is so much harder than it looks! I found myself wanting to […]

You’ve probably heard “we should practice gratitude” – but have you heard why? Take 2 minutes right now to give yourself a spring boost!

In the past week I’ve facilitated three #IAmRemarkable workshops (two for MIT Sloan and one for Accenture), and each session was unique AND had so many similarities. We had conversations about how we were raised to “let your work speak for itself,” and how speaking up at work sometimes had negative consequences, like people thinking […]

Have you heard of Guided Meditation? Block your calendar for 15 minutes and give yourself the gift of connection.

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