Designing your life takes a serious mindset shift and leap of faith that you can change your day-to-day. Have you ever taken the time to dream about what’s possible in your life? Do you wonder what would have happened if you just pursued your passion and set big goals in a career transition? Or quit […]
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If you know me, you know that I grew up in McLean, Virgina, in the shadow of Washington, DC. We lived off the very first exit in Virginia, so we were always crossing the Potomac River to into Maryland and DC. Growing up, my favorite food in the WHOLE world were crab cakes from Congressional
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Here’s why I love time blocking: How many emails do you think you get in a single day? At the peak of my practice, I was getting 200+ emails a day! 😱 Always-on behavior is harmful to long-term mental health and bad for productivity. The constant fragmentation of our time and concentration has become the
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“Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.” ~ Russell H. Conwell For all my success at the office, the question I most frequently get asked is: How do you have so many friends? This ongoing conversation has taught
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As we enter what feels like day 4,872 of the pandemic, I’m left with intense feelings – highest highs, lower lows, humility, awe, exhaustion… just like when I had a newborn. It’s disorienting. Can you relate? Like having a newborn, I’m suddenly dealing with a whole new, unchartered world where physical and emotional space is limited.
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Do you ever watch Harry Potter for the 100th time and nod knowingly whenever you see Hermione? Here she comes. Ready to sabotage her own success by being perfect. We see you, Hermione. Recently, I watched “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” with my kids. In one scene, Hermione turned in an essay that was
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“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” ~ Karl Barth What do you do for yourself that brings you joy? Not your husband. Not your kids. Not your boss. Not your friends. What do you do for YOU? Not too long ago, I couldn’t list one thing that I did purely for myself that brought
As I’m sitting down to write this post, it’s election season; we’re rounding month nine of a pandemic; I’m in day who-knows-how-many of virtual schooling; I’m running my business as an executive coach for women; and the hot button issue of VALUES keeps coming up for me and my clients. What are their values? Are
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You know it’s true. We spend so much time working, running our households, giving back to our communities, our endless to-do lists, and pursuing our goals that we forget one crucial element to our well-being and happiness. PLAY. When is the last time you played? And it doesn’t count if you play with your kids
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I am brave, I am bruised I am who I’m meant to be, this is me Look out ’cause here I come And I’m marching on to the beat I drum I’m not scared to be seen I make no apologies, this is me. ~ This is Me, Greatest Showman If any of you have
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