If Facebook is any indicator, people are eager to call out sick on their birthdays. And yet, I know that it is possible to like your job so much that it’s where you want to be on your birthday. In fact, I started two jobs on my birthday. Every week in my coaching office, sometimes asks, “Is it realistic …
My husband and I made an active choice when we had our third child: I would shift my career so that I could be the “on-site” parent during the week. But in actual fact, this choice pre-dated my husband by about 3 decades. My mother was an educator, and encouraged me to find a career …
I remember sitting with my stepdaughter over breakfast when she was about 8. She told me that she was frustrated about her parent’s divorce, that she was now different from her friends and had to schlep her stuff back and forth between two residences. I am sure that she was frustrated about a lot more …
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger: Resilience Roundup Read More »
There was a snowstorm, I had an early client. Foot of snow in the driveway plus the massive ice blocks the snowplows churned up and left as a gift. I was down there at dawn shoveling my car out. I was prepared, determined, and dare I say enjoying the engagement of my obliques and biceps, feeling strong …
How Doing Difficult Things Fuels Growth (And Why You Can’t Outsource It) Read More »
Do you remember the last time you were proven wrong about something you absolutely believed was true? Take a beat and think about it. Or just live your life and watch — I’m sure this will happen at some point in the next week.Here’s one that just happened to me: Last week I attended Converge, a …
I almost got scammed last week. The only thing that stopped me from handing my credit card over to troll was my sixth sense. Whether you call it gut, instinct, gut instinct, or body wisdom, she saved me. Her voice popped up more than half a dozen times before I heeded her warning. Here’s the full story. Play along with …
How To Listen To Your Gut (And What Happens When You Don’t) Read More »
This question is asked in 80% of my coaching engagements. The client might be in their 20s, 30s, 40s, or 50s. And they can be questioning a relationship, a career choice, parenting, or returning to school. Does this apply to you? Is there an area of your life where you wondering if it’s too late, if you’re …
I am writing to you from King Spa, a shvitz palace I’ve been coming to for the better part of the last decade. Vat is a schvitz you ask? Shvitz is a yiddish word that means “to sweat”, and around the world, many cultures (including Korean) create venues where people can go to sweat intentionally. In Russia, you’ll get beaten with …
We’re on hour 4 1/2 of my husband’s 2 hour pre-planned surgery. He’s having a rib removed due to recurring blood clots. The surgery is running 2 1/2 hours late and I’m not sure why. There’s a reason it’s running late, I just don’t know what it is. And I can’t get to the people who …
What Action Can You Take When You’re Not In Control of the Situation? Read More »