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What is your guiding post? What gives you the inner motivation to live in a way that is aligned with your values? I want to be fully present in my life and find the joy every single day – even when things are feeling hard. Not wishing or waiting for something to happen. Not stewing […]

Wow, it’s September already! This is a transition period (in a very unusual time) as we figure out kids and school and ramping up work projects. It can be easy to get swept up into busy life as that slower summer becomes a distant memory. One of the greatest lessons I have learned is that […]

For one of my recent clients (“Kerri”), the biggest takeaway from our work together was this . . Don’t compromise who you are and what you value. It’s so profound and simple. Yet, often not at the forefront for people. When we started working together, she had not been feeling like herself. She was short […]

What if you are exactly where you are meant to be? And your job was simply to figure out (and trust) your next move forward? What if your struggles, accomplishments, hard days, easy days, weaknesses, strengths, tears, laughter, bad times, good times were all happening for you, not to you? What if you are more […]

How are you adjusting to leading your team in these unusual times? Some of the adrenaline might have worn off and now you’re figuring out how to navigate a new normal.  I hear things from leaders, coaching clients, friends like… “The team is productive, we are hitting our numbers, yet I can tell people are tired”. “When I […]

Does your mind often jump to the worst-case scenarios? “What if they think I’m not pulling my weight? What if I fail? What if things don’t get better? What if this meeting goes terribly?” We all can fall into unhelpful thinking patterns at times. But there’s a tipping point where it’s taking you in a […]

I asked busy leaders and professionals: “With everything going on in the world right now, when it comes to being your best at work and at home, what is your single biggest challenge or struggle?” Here’s some of the common themes I heard . . . “How do I separate work time from home time […]

Life is throwing a curveball, there’s no doubt about it. It’s hard to know exactly what to say or do right now. You might be scared and more anxious than usual, trying to figure out schedule changes, unexpectedly working from home, schools closing and figuring out how to get your work done and care for your […]

Here’s a common question when it comes to slowing down, feeling less stressed and/or creating the change you want in your life . . . How is this possible when your company expects you to work more and more, even at the expense of your personal and family time? Or when you feel like you have ‘no […]

A few years ago, I started doing something with my son Emmett when a disagreement would unintentionally snowball. Usually, it was when we were rushing out the door in the morning to get to daycare and work on time. I would get frustrated with him for not listening. He would get upset because I was […]