How to bounce back after postponing or letting go of a goal
Let’s face it: Just because we work hard to create something in our business or life DOESN’T mean we get the solution we want when we want it. Delays, sidetracking, and postponements are inevitable parts of the creation process. Sometimes, the wisest use of your energy is to hit pause …
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Is it time to let go?
A few months ago, I realized I wanted to name my business. It was an exciting moment for me, because I’ve spent a LOT of time naming other people’s stuff. For years, when I worked as a copywriter and brand strategist, I helped clients come up with names for their …
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On living your vision at the speed of your life
Ten years ago, I was in a pretty dark place. I’d quit my safe, secure, and enjoyable corporate job to move in with my boyfriend (who lived seven hours away from all of my family and friends). More accurately, I quit my job so I could force myself to take …
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How to be present (a practical guide)
In my last post, I discussed the problem with our view of work-life balance and how a shift in perspective to being present can help create a more balanced life. (Need a refresher? Click here.) Today, I’ll guide you though three practical suggestions for being more present in your life. …
Read MoreBetter than balance
We’ve officially entered the holiday season here in the U.S. As female business owners with families and professional ambitions, one question keeps popping up: How do we balance it all? Work-life balance is a highly sought-after outcome among many of my clients and business friends. But what if the concept of work-life …
Read MoreThree Tools to Exit the 3 Stages of Overwhelm
Last time I popped by, I talked about the three stages of overwhelm: acute, chronic, and systemic. (Need a refresher? Click here.) Today, I want to give you a few tools you can use to diffuse overwhelm when you’re in it. I’ve included one actionable first step to take for …
Read MoreThe 3 Stages of Overwhelm
Last week I was standing in the kitchen talking to my husband about returning to work after his paternity leave. He mentioned hundreds of emails, a slew of urgent deadlines, and the unfinished attic upstairs. Sighing and scrubbing a baking sheet, he said, “I just can’t picture a world where it’s possible …
Read More3 questions to shift you from burnout back to flow
Does your to-do list feel like a Sisyphysian boulder? No matter how hard you push and sweat and grunt, you make no real progress up your mountain of obligations… The longer you’re at it, the more tired you get—and the closer you creep toward real burnout. (You know, that whole …
Read Moremy 3-part framework for transcending self-doubt and building real confidence
Picture this: You’re sitting outside on a sunny day, enjoying a break from work, knowing your most important tasks have been handled and you can simply relax and enjoy. When you head back to the office—tomorrow or later that afternoon—you feel inspired and reenergized. You are prepped to dive back …
Read Morethat one weird trick I learned from kickboxing
Shortly after I started my corporate career, I fell in love with boxing. Not the kind where you actually punch humans (because violence makes my skin crawl and I’m generally a pansy about confrontation) but the kind where you kick and punch at the air like a sweaty, aggressive breakdancer. …
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