This is a big month for me. For those of you who don’t know, I am pregnant and am getting induced next week! So I have selfishly ask a great friend, colleague, and new mom to help me...
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How Working for Myself Helped Me Take Control
Oct 23, 2020
Control is a big deal for me. It is one of the key drivers of my life.
Before I worked for myself I felt controlled by circumstances instead of controlling them. Most of my time was controlled...
Time in Crisis: Scrambling and Standing Still
Sep 03, 2020
The particular crisis that we find ourselves in now has shifted time in a way that makes it feel more amorphous - the decade that was March, the moment of April, the year of May. The future feels...
How to Set Goals for the Journey, Not the Destination
Aug 23, 2020
SMART goals: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound. Google “Goal Setting” and this is the first thing that comes up. It is the standard for how everyone from your...
How to Plan for the Unplannable
Aug 17, 2020
We live in an uncertain world right now - no one really knows what will happen tomorrow, next week, next month. But really, hasn’t that always been true? Life is unpredictable. A year ago,...
Calling All Hustlers
Aug 09, 2020
Sometimes it is only the extreme pressure of circumstances outside of our control that finally give us permission to rethink the direction of our lives, our world.
Things work until they...
Get Paid What You Deserve
Aug 02, 2020
Whether you work for yourself or someone else, knowing what to ask for when it comes to compensation is tricky. You don’t want to seem entitled, you don’t want to lose out to...
Let Go
Jan 01, 2019
I like to start the new year by getting rid of things that no longer serve me. Nothing like a fresh clean slate to start off the year. Here are a few ideas for letting go.
1. Clean out your...
Be here now
Oct 01, 2018
I am the type of person that has a hard time sitting still and doing nothing, so I am by no means an expert at mindfulness. In fact, I am pretty bad at it. But for me being bad at something often...
Four Gifts That Keep on Giving
Dec 01, 2017
‘Tis the season for gift giving! I love giving personalized gifts that show people that I care about them, but also go farther than just a neat gadget that will be obsolete in a few...