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How many times have you tried to leave work on time but it never works out? There always seems to be “one more thing” to do and what you think will take you 10 minutes ends up taking an hour and you still have . . . one more thing to do! But you know […]

Oh. NO. You know that feeling – the one where you suddenly realize that you said yes to something that you really did NOT want to do? When you get that pit of nervousness in your stomach as you wonder how in the world you will have time for the new project you just said […]

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 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 […]

Ever find yourself all excited about a new habit or change, and then a few weeks (or even days) later you realize you are back into the same old patterns? You have the best of intentions and try to do things differently. Maybe you cut back on back-to-back meetings to give you some breathing space to get […]

When people think about work-life balance, they often think about time.  But what about the ripple effect that happens when you’re out of balance, such as your impatience with others? I am not talking about everyday minor frustrations where you can still keep your cool (for the most part). You will get annoyed, frustrated, and impatient […]

Earlier in 2021, I went through a period where I found myself feeling ‘blah’ each winter day. I would wake up with a sigh of “let’s just get through it”. This was an old bad habit that I fell back into during a long stretch of online school, full schedule with work and months dragging […]

Each morning this week, when I first woke up, my mind raced with everything I had to do in the day. My 11-year old was home from school because of self-isolation. It was a full week of clients and onboarding a new team. And I am committed to contributing to my work in a deeper way. I’m juggling a lot of things right now, and I’m sure you are too. A […]