My summer included a visit to the shore and, one morning, a serene paddle on a salt-water pond where a naturalist taught us about coastal animals, mainly seabirds. There are many types of seabirds, the most common of which is a gull known as the “laughing...
You never saw it coming. You’re moving along at your preferred pace, checking items off the list, advancing the cause and preparing for What’s Next. When suddenly… it’s Next. And it’s not at all what you planned. Or envisioned. Or wanted....
The number one comment I hear from readers and workshop participants is that they feel stuck. “I feel like I really don’t know what I’m doing anymore.” “It’s like nothing ever changes.” “I don’t even know what I want.” They’re not sure where to go next in their story....
I recently attended a number of women’s conferences centered on a similar theme: CONFIDENCE. As in… women at work LACK confidence. And… our lack of confidence STOPS US from achieving more. And… we need to FIX THIS because our fear keeps us from...
One warm day last spring, I found a ladybug in my bathtub. It’s a large, jetted tub, infrequently used but perfect for soaking. Also an unlikely home for a ladybug. How did it get here? And more importantly, how would it get out? A bathtub is not an ideal...
So… this one time at work, I pushed to make a change on a project I was supervising. And I encountered challenges to make this change happen… mainly resistance to any change at all. But it was the right thing to do. And I was going to get it done. I simply...
