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Life lesson #9: Give yourself permission to take something off your plate. Have you overcommitted and you’re struggling to find enough hours in the day (and energy) to get everything done that you said you would do? Feeling like you have so much on your plate right now, you either push harder or avoid it […]

Life lesson #8: Take the trip! We had never taken a vacation with my parents until February 2020, when we brought them along on our annual trip to Puerto Vallarta. It was a fantastic time away. We had good fun and unforgettable memories. It could have been easy to say “Let’s do it another year” because […]

Life lesson #7: You can’t see how all the dots will connect YET. When I left my corporate career in 2015, I said it was because I wanted more fulfillment and flexibility – which was true. It was also true that, while I kept good boundaries, I had a VERY hard time mentally disconnecting from […]

Life Lesson #6: When things feel hard and overwhelming, slow down and do less, instead of plowing through. A few years ago, when I felt overwhelmed with everything to do, I would double down on my effort and hard work. I would put in longer hours, push through the overwhelm, and tell myself that when […]

Life Lesson #5: Hunt for the good every single day However the day or week went – whether it was awesome, overwhelming, or just ‘meh’ – take a few minutes to acknowledge the good. To notice it, to feel it, to write it down, and even to celebrate it. I rarely used to do this […]

Life Lesson #4 – You’re probably not going to want to do it I always have ideas floating around in my mind. Lessons I’ve learned, questions to ask, perspectives to share. But as soon as I decided to share more of those lessons on social media and with you . . . my mind went […]

Life Lesson #3 – What you really want is what you must really go for! Back in 2015, when I left my corporate career, I had some new space in my calendar. For the first time ever, we had the option to live at the cabin for the summer. It was the best summer ever. […]

Life Lesson #2 – What do you NOT want? A few years ago, I used to have a really hard time answering the question: What do I really want? When you are feeling overwhelmed with everything going on, you likely need some space to think before you can answer a question like that. Or maybe […]

Life offers us little lessons every single day. Are you paying attention? February 28th, 2022 was my 43rd birthday. When I turned 40, one goal I had was to share forty lessons I’ve learned so far. What would I go back and tell my younger self? What are the little lessons I’ve learned that have fundamentally […]

When I find myself unfocused, anxious or not as productive as I think I should be in a week, it sometimes seems like a fine line to figure out if I am procrastinating or what I really need is to take a step back and reset. That’s what happened last week. I was trying to […]