Last week I took my laptop in for a small upgrade and tune-up. I had one of those hunches you get when your computer is about 3 years old: it’s running a bit slow, it traveled a lot last year, etc. I gave myself a little pat on the back…
Not long after I got my driver’s license at 16, when I was pretty convinced I was an “above average driver” ( right!), I had my fir st experience in a skid. The roads were snowy, I braked at the stop sign, and proceeded to glide right on through the…
What the F&%K is going on?! Could the world get any crazier? We truly live in unprecedented times. If there ever was a time to manage overwhelm, this is IT! So I’m here to offer some sanity-saving tips to help you keep calm, or at least less-anxious, within the chaos.…
It’s December. The holiday season is in full swing. We blew past Thanksgiving, black Friday, and Cyber Monday. Now it’s holiday parties, decorating, baking, shopping, travel, visitors, yadda yadda. There’s even more clamoring for our attention (gotta get things wrapped up before you go on vacation), or sense of duty…
Standing in line for a conference recently I met a confident business woman who was leading a successful business. After chatting for a few minutes, I asked if she had children. Her eyes darkened and teared up, and this strong woman seemed to crumple before my eyes. Her 17-year-old son…
Greatness. We’re all born with it. It’s a birthright, a gift of passage into this life. Each person’s greatness as unique as a snowflake. Yours is special and powerful. It’s part of your soul’s expression and expansion. If our greatness is so divinely ordained, Why do we run from it…
Angelina came to the coaching call overwhelmed and anxious. “This is the end of my career,” she lamented, referring to an email that she received from a colleague. The email contained a complaint about Angelina’s work, and what she perceived as a threat to take that complaint to their leadership.…
The next time you’re feeling overwhelmed, you can thank your ancestors. Overwhelm is an evolutionary feature that backfires in our modern world. If our ancestors couldn’t keep up with their environments, they died. Today, there is way too much to keep track of and manage. The modern day hunter/gatherer needs…
At the beginning of each New Year, many people choose to do a dietary cleanse. They eliminate the heaviness of certain foods, like sugar and alcohol – things that are demanding on the digestive system. The intention behind a dietary cleanse is to create the space for bodily rest. At…
The days are getting shorter, the remaining pages of your calendar are thinner – yep, we are winding down the year 2018. What goals did you set at the beginning of this year, and where do they stand? If you haven’t completed them, why not? How are you at finishing…
