Growing up, I watched a lot of fairy tales. I remember story after story of the prince or princess finding their love, and only then, living happily ever after.
I felt bombarded by the messages that one person, career, or role (like parenthood), would eventually meet my needs from an...
My niece is learning to walk! It’s so much fun to watch her push herself up, stumble around, and take a few steps before falling back down again. She laughs and giggles almost every time. I love watching her take joy in learning something new.
As a former school social worker,...
I read Serena Williams's incredible letter to Vogue about her announcement that she's moving on from her tennis career. I'm in tears.
Ms. Williams writes, "Believe me, I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family...
...But I’m turning 41 this month, and...
Because of my coaching with one of my clients who is trying to create more work-life balance for themselves, I've been aware of my choices, especially around my cell phone use.
My beloved mentor Amma, who died a year ago from cancer, was an incredible role model to me for conscious cell phone...
Ever since July 4th, I’ve been thinking a lot about freedom regarding our career.
We’re blessed in the United States to have so many options — we can change our job, career employer, industry or start a business. When I speak with clients in career or business transition,...
There are a lot of funny memes and jokes about becoming your parents. I met up with my mom yesterday to find that we wore similar outfits. This is just one example in which I’m like her — I also followed in her footsteps of starting a business when I turned 28.
I’ve been...
In my 10+ years as a career coach, I’ve found that when my clients want a career or business change, it is likely because their work has become stagnant and they desire growth (financial, skills, or leadership). On the flip side, they’ll postpone a career or business change...
I took a mental health day on Monday because I had a draining weekend and couldn't focus. I don't like admitting it, but I debated if I could take the day off and if I had too much on my plate.
The debate about taking a mental health day is not...
There are many reasons a person will leave their job from a poor work culture to a micromanaging boss. When someone decides to leave their job and start over again, there's a huge fear that the same cycle of what went wrong at the last position will repeat itself.
I have learned that often...
Last Tuesday was International Women's Day, a movement to help create a gender equal world and raise awareness against gender bias. As I was reading posts about the topic on LinkedIn, I started thinking deeply about the biases people internalize about themselves, and how those...
I was having a phone session with a client recently, who is a head of a private school. He was sharing with me he was feeling guilty about leaving his role that he had prepared for so many years. He couldn’t believe how burned out he was of the politics and COVID. I asked him, “Are...
As I was working through the Intuitive Experiment this morning, it moved me. Our group spent time reflecting on this past year's accomplishments and our goal was to experience pride from our heart, not just our mind.
Our society values productivity and constant...
