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The Perks of Putting It Out There

The Perks of Putting It Out There

Since writing my post on getting vulnerable last week, I’ve been approaching my work and my life differently. And for me, that looks like shutting off the part of my brain that thrives in resistance (this is the part that gets bogged down in research, loves to...
Getting Vulnerable

Getting Vulnerable

Every Monday morning I wake up to a “Monday Kickass Quote” in my inbox sent to me by the fabulous Andrea Owen. I look forward to it every week because invariably it perfectly resonates with something I’m feeling or going through. This Monday’s...
A Smooth Re-Entry

A Smooth Re-Entry

You know that feeling you get when you accomplish something you didn’t think you could do, or you traveled somewhere magical, or you had a mind-blowing aha moment? Maybe you just finished your first road race, or you had a mystical experience at Machu Picchu, or...
Mangos & Change

Mangos & Change

I just finished reading the fascinating book Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip Heath & Dan Heath, which laid out a strategy for supporting positive change, whether within an organization, or within ourselves. While my hunch is many readers...
Dirty Thinking 101

Dirty Thinking 101

Yesterday was a tough day. Not because anything bad happened — my family was fine…the sun was out…I got to go to the movies…I had a date night with the hub. No…yesterday was a tough day because my I was knee-deep in dirty thoughts. (Not...
The Gifts of Tossing Out the Schedule

The Gifts of Tossing Out the Schedule

I’m the vacation planner in my family. I research potential locations, stalk the perfect flights in hopes of well-timed price drop, read countless reviews of possibly accommodations…I pretty much make it all happen. That’s how we ended up in Orlando,...