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The Ride vs The Line

The Ride vs The Line

My kid was looking at Instagram over my shoulder and said, “You know, they always show the ride, but they never show the line. It’s only the fun stuff, never the wait.”

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OMG! You're snowballing!

OMG! You're snowballing!

Have you ever woken up at 3 AM and started worrying? Then one worrisome thought blurs into a regret about the previous day, and then you remember an awkward conversation from a year ago…then suddenly you’re questioning your life choices in a state of panic and overwhelm? 

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Peace + Reflection: Taking a breath at the end of a year.

Peace + Reflection: Taking a breath at the end of a year.

We find ourselves at the end of another year. And whatever you celebrate this season, these long nights are a time to rest, hope for light and longer days, and reflect on what has happened in the past year. Peace brings much needed clarity.

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Re-invention comes at odd Hours

Re-invention comes at odd Hours

Like so many painful experiences, there’s opportunity bundled with the bad. Our lives have chapters we’d never expect. Plot twist is an understatement. Sometimes we’re the Director and sometimes we feel like an extra in the cast. Waiting it out on the sidelines hoping to stand out and be chosen.

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Get your Zen on. Meeting Meditation Challenge.

Get your Zen on. Meeting Meditation Challenge.

Check in on how you’re showing up in your life. Check in meetings, at dinner, before bed. Are you clinging to life by your fingernails? Are you gripped with tension when in reality you’re simply sitting in a chair looking at a screen?

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Evolution and You

Evolution and You

We change through our lives, and sometimes life changes us. But how do stay up to speed with ourselves? How do we continue to evolve?

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So You're in the Middle?

So You're in the Middle?

Not in the old place anymore. But not in the new place yet? I get it. You're in the purgatory of "The Middle". Give yourself a break and stay the course.

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Holiday Book Recommendation

Holiday Book Recommendation

Sometimes you come across a book that seems to capture what you know, but can expand your understanding and reframe your own approach. That's how I felt about this book.

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Not setting goals, and getting what you wanted in the first place.

Not setting goals, and getting what you wanted in the first place.

How can you navigate a personal and professional path that you actually find satisfying while not setting traditional goals?

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The parts of transition we don’t talk about

The parts of transition we don’t talk about

The plan can be clear. Timelines can be set. We can map out our next steps. We row with speed and confidence to our next shore. The next step. But real transitions take their own time.

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Ultradian rhythms.

Ultradian rhythms.

The problem is that the more responsibility we have, the more expectations people have of us, the less likely that only time management will work.

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Tech Sabbath. Trial Day One.

Tech Sabbath. Trial Day One.

Have you ever tried a Tech Sabbath? Would you be up for it? Here’s what happened when I gave it a whirl.

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