blog + what's on my mind

September 16th marked 15 years that Kenton and I have been married. When I reflect on all these years together, my mind tends to wander to when it all started. Marriage is funny – it’s the one thing in your life that you are supposed to get right the first time. Well, we didn’t. When […]

With any change, one day you’ll feel like you are crushing it and that “you’ve got this”, and the next day it might seem like nothing is going right and you’re wondering how you’ll make it through the day. You will have amazing days where you are fired up, energized and being the leader, parent and person […]

For me, the month of July means summer vacation, enjoying time at the lake with family and friends, and taking a real break from the daily responsibilities and to-dos. And, to reset and recalibrate from the past few months. This summer though, I realized that I needed an even bigger reset than usual! After a year […]

You might find yourself thinking a situation is black and white, right or wrong, or all or nothing. I used to find myself often “all in” on this unhelpful mindset, such as . .  Sound familiar? First off, it’s normal to fall into this thinking. You are not alone! These thoughts still pop up for me at times […]

Want to really enjoy your summer vacation? So many people are ready for a real break. When you’re feeling tapped out from juggling it all. Dreaming of vacation days, some downtime and fun with your family and friends, and the joy of simply disconnecting from your usual daily responsibilities. If this is you, your mind […]

If you’re like most people, you end the day or the week feeling like you didn’t do enough.  You might have the best of intentions when you start your day or week, but you end up getting side-tracked with last-minute issues and other people’s requests. Deadlines get delayed, piling up the work. And, you feel […]

People are often surprised to discover that I am “terrible” at organizing my email inbox. In any given mailbox, I might have more than 15,000 unread emails . . . . . . even though managing your email effectively to achieve “inbox zero” is a tried-and-true time management tactic. You see, even back in my […]

Back in my corporate project management days, it would be frustrating when we would do an overhaul of a process, but the revolutionary new approach often ended up being similar to the old thing, just with a different name. There would be the same underlying issues and pain points. We wouldn’t truly achieve the desired […]

Confidence is a big word with a lot of meaning. We all want to feel more confident. Whether it’s in that upcoming work presentation or hoping that we are raising our kids to make smart choices. And, if you ask 10 different people (even experts) how to be more confident, you’ll likely get ten different […]

Last year, I worked with a Director from Microsoft who was feeling overwhelmed and overloaded. Sarah is mission-driven, wanted to create an impact in her work and world, and is a high achiever. When we started to work together, she was also feeling “scattered, disorganized, unfocused, tired, not enough time for value-add work” and so […]