Three 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. …
Read More“But you’re so successful!” {part 2}
Two weeks ago, we discussed how common it is for high-achieving women in business to struggle with feeling like a fraud. As women, we’ve been acculturated to minimize our power, and as human beings, we’re neurologically wired to focus on the negative. All of that means we tend to avoid …
Read More“But you’re so successful!” {part 1}
The room was silent as my husband and I folded laundry. Elbow-deep in underwear, I felt my heart lurch when he asked the question: “What’s wrong?” With a deep, unsteady breath, I admitted that I felt like a fraud in my business. Like my success was a sham. Like I …
Read Morethe virtuous cycle of self-trust
I’ve spent the last four years coaching my clients to reach new levels of confidence, fulfillment, and professional success. During that time, I’ve made a point to study the tools and techniques that contribute to deep and lasting change—the kind of exercises and habits that activate transformational growth. Some of …
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the real reason I started my business
When I was 22, I had a recurring fantasy. That fantasy was NOT that I’d wind up pregnant and barefoot in a field…though apparently I managed that anyway. : ) No, like any hot-blooded, fresh-faced, newly minted university graduate, I fantasized about my career. Specifically, I longed for the guts …
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3 ways to quiet the chaos
You know that feeling when it’s a holiday weekend, the boss shuts down work early, and you get to flee and scoot your boot home for a long and luscious break? You have that sensation of being fully and truly unplugged… Like you don’t have a care in the world. …
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