blog + what's on my mind

I read a post on Facebook a few months ago about a mom who paid her teenage son to read personal development books and write a report afterward. It stuck with me as an interesting idea! Carter, my 12-year old, has been wanting to earn a little extra cash, so I offered him $20 to […]

So many busy leaders tend to focus on time management. While that can be helpful, what is even more helpful is when you focus on managing your energy. While time is fixed, your energy is variable. This means you can do things each day to increase your energy or actually drain your energy. How many of us do things that flex […]

Feeling like your weeks are a bit of a rollercoaster? One day you are crushing it and feeling high energy, and the next day it seems like nothing is going right and you’re wondering how you’ll make it through the day? You aren’t alone. Especially now when our days are often turned upside down and […]

Your days might be filled with back-to-back meetings, a mile-long to-do list and trying to lead your team through a challenging time, pushing long hours and feeling like you’re on a path to burning out. You might be struggling to juggle all the different roles in your life – parent, spouse, leader, friend and more […]

As we near the holiday season, so many people are feeling tapped out, exhausted and in need of a real break. It’s been months of performing “business as usual” in a freakin’ pandemic – nothing is business as usual here! Be it working from home with boundaries blurred, putting in longer hours to fit it all […]

Where do you need to cut yourself some slack? I’m coming off a couple of weeks with the kids’ school closed, juggling that in a busy time of year with clients . . . and at the very same time feeling the urge to simply do nothing! I am reminded of the unnecessary pressure we […]

A lot of the work I do (with clients and myself) is focused on getting clear on what success looks like in YOUR life . . . and then having the courage to strive for THAT. Not what your company thinks, or society thinks, or you see on Instagram or what everyone else is doing. […]

The problem with most busy leaders and high-achievers who want more balance in their life is that they are waiting for external circumstances to change instead of driving it internally. Instead of being a leader, they are being led and don’t even realize it. This was me for many years and it impacted my ability […]

Many of my clients have moved up in their organizations because they are seen as a person who gets things done and can always be counted on.   They are the go-to person and no matter what is going on, they answer the email or put out the fire. Everyone looks to them for advice, guidance […]

Lately, I have been working on finding my voice. To have the courage to say what’s really on my mind, especially with a bigger audience. To not water it down so that will appeal to everyone (which is impossible anyways) and not ruffle any feathers. To still be kind . . . and more direct. […]