WELCOME FRIEND, I'M MONICA!

I am a coach, podcaster, and writer who helps women do something to grow in ways that stick.

You don't have to be perfect to make progress.

NOT SO LONG AGO, I WAS WHERE YOU ARE NOW.

I wanted my life. I just wanted it to feel different.

About Progress began thanks to a car ride, December of 2015. I sat in the passenger seat of our family van, and it hit me: "I turn 30 years old in 6 months. But, I've done almost nothing I thought I would by this point. I've been off my own list for so long, I don't even know how I'd prioritize myself. And to top it off, I have NO clue who I am anymore."

My therapist had recently pointed out to me that I was a perfectionist, which literally made me LOL--because, ME?? A "perfectionist?" Please, I had been on the sidelines for yearsssss.

But, once I owned that my all-or-nothing tendencies were indeed leading to more of the nothing, I knew it was time to find another way. It wasn't that I wanted a different life. I wanted my life--I just wanted it to feel different.

Right there, right then, right in that passenger seat, I decided it was time for me to get off the sidelines and start to choose progress over perfection.

That began what has become a years-long experiment, and one that not only changed my life but now thousands of other women's lives, too.

ARE YOU READY FOR A NEW WAY TO PROGRESS?

You're in the right place.

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the absence of women in economics

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IF THERE’S ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT YOU IT’S THIS…

You have very limited time, energy and support. You want to make progress in your life, but your perfectionistic tendencies are getting in the way.

I get it. I too have kids, work, and home responsibilities that keep me busy and sometimes overwhelmed. I get interrupted constantly. My life requires a lot of flexibility from me. I know it does for you, too.

THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

The all-or-nothing maxims that push us to "improve at all costs" only fail us. And the costs are great: Our relationships, our mental and physical health, our sense of self . . . these are just a few of the things that get sacrificed following the traditional forms of self-improvement--the kind designed for robots.

Instead, we as REAL WOMEN have to walk the real and lasting path to sustainable grow--it's progress made practical.

About Progress is a community that focuses on personal development outside of perfectionism. Together, we do something (not "all," not "nothing") to grow in ways that stick, making progress in our identity, habits, and fulfillment.

My work came about after realizing I had wasted YEARS of my life thanks to perfectionism. What started as a little experiment in messy and doable "progress" changed my life and thousands of other women's lives, too.