Pace Yourself
In the depths of the pandemic in 2020, a friend's 15-year-old daughter spent time with friends by taking walks. Over time, these walks got longer and longer, and eventually turned into running. The girls [...]
The Cure for Deadline-Driven Motivation
"I'm a bit disorganized but I do well with deadlines." Sound familiar? Our culture of busy-ness and overwork makes it easy to put so much on our plates that we just run from due date [...]
Burnout, Rest and Support
The word I've heard daily in this new year season is not "Resolution," "Motivation" or "Goal." It is "Burnout." I hear it from clients, colleagues, inquiries for presentations, in the media, and from friends and [...]
Celebrating 5 years in Coaching!
In 2016 I was laid off from a job that I loved. I transitioned out of law practice into a role as a law firm professional development director. The position called on a broad range [...]
Your Recipe for Success
I love homemade pie. Pie feels nourishing, wholesome and healthy with fresh fruit or pumpkin and a few other simple ingredients. Pie makes an excellent breakfast but I like it best served warm, with whipped [...]
“Vacation, all I ever wanted…”
"Vacation, had to get away." - Vacation by The Go-Go's (Wiedlin, Valentine & Caffey, 1982) After 18 months of pandemic, I need a vacation, you need a vacation, we all need a vacation! With vaccinations increasing [...]
The Elephant In Your In Box
E-mail is the “elephant in the room” of many coaching conversations. It is omnipresent and, when poorly managed, debilitating to productivity. Reviewing and responding to e-mail keeps us enormously busy but it takes a big [...]
Something for Everyone: Busting Imposter Syndrome, BIPOC Women Support Group & YouTube Leadership Series
I love helping lawyers, CPAs and others find their best productivity practices, increase profits, decrease stress and have more time for life. I do this work through Individual Coaching, and Professional Development Services and Retreat [...]
Let Intention Be Your Guide
This year we dug into a basement remodeling project. First, we considered how we wanted to use the room. Since we would use it primarily for media (TV, movies and gaming), we realized two windows [...]
In Praise of Downshifting
“Are we there yet?” is the familiar backseat refrain of many a family car trip. Whether it is a quick trip to the store or long summer road trip, it is hard for kids to [...]