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Do you find yourself often feeling guilty about saying no to someone or something (even though it’s what you deep down wanted to do)? Or feeling guilty because you missed an important deadline last week or yelled at your kids last night? Guilt comes from the feeling that you’re doing something wrong. And I believe […]

Want to stop thinking about work all the time? Or overthinking every little decision? Or worrying constantly about what people think of you? I remember a moment a few years ago when all I wanted was to stop thinking about work while watching my kids’ swimming lessons. I was stressing about a big work presentation, […]

Find yourself feeling behind most days or thinking “I don’t have enough time for it all!”? While those thoughts still creep up for me, they don’t have the same power over me or stress me out like they used to. BUT, this summer I had a realization . . . What if we just accept […]

Being a balanced leader is all about focusing on what really matters and taking care of yourself IN ORDER to be the best leader you can be. Which has nothing to do with your title or position and everything to do with being a leader in your life. But what happens when you feel like […]

Time for me to switch gears and have some summer fun, relaxation and downtime away from work and the regular routine. As you head into this long weekend or your summer vacation, give yourself permission to switch gears too. Do whatever your heart desires. Take a break. Get outside. Rest and relax. Watch an extra […]

I help busy leaders and teams to create more balance, less stress and perform at a high level. My confession is that . . . I don’t actually care about high performance! Back when I started to make my own big shift in how I was showing up in my life a few years ago. […]

Last weekend, I ran an organized race for the first time since 2017. My training didn’t quite go as planned for a 10km race and, leading up to the day, I hadn’t run more than 30 minutes at a time. In the days before the event, it was tempting to let the negative thoughts seep […]

Do you secretly wish that you would be more confident in yourself? To speak up in meetings and not let the anxious feelings keep you from saying what’s really on your mind. To feel good about your decisions and spend less time overthinking or second-guessing yourself. To come across as a leader who knows what […]

Do you often lose patience with the people you care about the most? I certainly have. When I am more impatient with my husband and kids – not being kind, losing my cool or yelling – I have learned it’s a cue for me that there is too much on my plate. Which is a […]

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” This is a famous quote from Stephen Covey that can change your life when you start to live by it. In the areas of my life that have been going really well, time and time again, it’s because I kept the focus on […]