Well…that was a waste of time!...But ask me again in 10 years.
Image by Tumisu from Pixabay So much of what we do can feel like a waste of time. Especially professionally. Meetings that could...
Whose values are right?
Image by SEBASTIEN MARTY from Pixabay When I think of all the workplace conflicts I’ve experienced in my career–sometimes as an...
Accepting What I’m Not Going to Change
I usually look forward to writing out my goals for the New Year. The past is the past, and now I can start fresh. The WHOLE year is in...
2024 To-DONE List: Look at how far you have come!
This is the time when people start thinking about goals for next year. Vision boards, resolutions, promises to eat right, exercise, get a...
How do you work with the leadership you have when it’s not the leadership you want?
In my career, I have had all kinds of bosses. There have been ones I have I’ve respected but not liked very much, and others that I’ve...
Trick or Treat! Who are you supposed to be?
I went to a million different seminars in my twenties and thirties, and nearly all of them offer scripts and specific techniques to enact...
Whose voice are you listening to? Are you sure it is yours?
I was fortunate enough to get invited for a weekend trip to Martha’s Vineyard this summer and on a morning walk, I saw this quote outside...
What will fill my day when it's not filled with work?
Last June the The Daily Podcast did a story on the F.I.R.E. Movement, where people go to extreme measures to become financially...
How much of an impact is enough?
Early in your career you may have had big dreams about the impact you wanted to have on the world, but for most people, the realities of...
Sometimes acting “professional” is a privilege
I recently traveled to Columbus, OH for a conference and had a few encounters that got me thinking about what it means to act...