What should I order off the menu? What shoes should I wear? When should I ask for a raise? Should I break up with my boyfriend? Should I apply for the job? I’m all about not being impulsive and thinking things through, but when it comes to decision making don’t overanalyze things or you’ll get … Read more
I saw a commercial about the upcoming Olympic games recently and an embarrassing memory from college popped into my head. Here’s the CliffsNotes version: During my senior year of college, because I had already completed almost all of my core classes to graduate, I filled my schedule with mostly electives. And so, with no prior … Read more
Numbers, algorithms, coordinates, and statistics are not my cup of tea, but words…now they’re another story. Some people see things in black and white, Not me. I like to color my world with words and make connections and comparisons through them. This is why when I recently came across the words “You can’t get away … Read more
I had a coaching call with a woman recently that was struggling with making friends and, as she put it, “fitting in.” After asking her some probing questions about why she felt this way, I discovered that she had strong feelings of unworthiness and an overall disappointment in who she was. We spent the rest … Read more
What’s going on between your ears? Seriously. What voices are you hearing inside your head? Is the negative committee holding a convention inside of it or are sincere and uplifting thoughts making themselves comfortable and calling your head their home? If you’re anything like me, you have to constantly sift your thoughts and weed out … Read more
My kids had me watching “SNL” outtakes the other night. While Bill Hader’s “Stefan,” Kenan Thompson’s “Don King,” and Leslie Jones’ “Whoopie Goldberg” skits had me cracking up, there’s still no comparison to the SNL of old. Eddie Murphy’s “Mr. Robinson,” Dana Carvey’s “The Church Lady,” and Jane Curtains’s “Weekend Update.” There’s really none better. … Read more
Empty nesting. Losing a job. Starting a new one. Downsizing. Divorce. Change can be hard and it can be painful. Some people — er, like me at times — look at change negatively. They resist change because they believe they will lose something of value or fear they will not be able to adapt to … Read more
It is really absurd to care what everyone thinks. You have a plan, goal or dream and you are so excited about it, but you are worried and are caring what everyone will think. Who is everyone really? Seriously. Name the people who you think really, really care what you are doing. Who are those … Read more
Let’s talk about beliefs. Specifically beliefs we need to let go of. There’s a popular saying that warns us that the biggest problems we face won’t come from what we know, but rather from what we know to be true that isn’t true at all. (feel free to read that again). For years I believed … Read more
In the summer you might find me hiking at our cabin. I fish. I go 4-wheeling. I laze around, but hiking is, by far, my favorite activity to do there. I’ve discovered a few new trails to hike this year and, as I set out, I’m always hoping that I find my way back to … Read more