When Your Job No Longer Defines You

For years, I took tremendous pride in the fact that I worked for some of the world’s most famous brands. They were iconic, and I was able to ride the coattails of their tremendous prestige. It’s as though we were fused. I was them, and they were me. Until a fatef...

The JOY Decision Framework: Your Path to Clarity and Confidence

You’re a high-achieving leader with fierce determination. The downside? Decision fatigue is likely a daily struggle. It’s not just about making big decisions — it’s the relentless cycle of small decisions.

The ones that should be so ...

I’m going to tell you a little story.

I am a naturally positive person. It shows up in every personality test I take. I can always see the bright side of a situation. I naturally look to solve problems, roll up my sleeves and get to it. 

Apparently, this can be wildly irritating.

At least it was ...

In case you haven’t heard, gratitude is a thing.

All of the cool kids are talking about it.

There are journals, podcasts, books, and gurus just for gratitude.

There is even a whole science behind gratitude, (Name). Did you know that?

Here’s what researchers have found: it’s more than just a feel...

Do you ever get the feeling that you really need to do something and there is a bit of urgency to it?

For example, the feeling says “I should pull off the highway now to grab gas.” Then, after you fill up and get back on the highway, you realize there has been a car accident and that could have bee...

Usually my mailbox at home is filled with  junk mail, coupon books and random magazines I may or may not still pay for. But recently, a special handwritten envelope made its way into my mailbox. When I picked it out of the pile of mail, I could practically feel joy emanating from it.

My name in cu...

Do you ever feel like your life resembles that game at the fair?

The one where just when you hit all the creatures down, they keep popping back up. Until, inevitably, they pop up at a rate faster than you can whack them down, the timer runs out and you lose!

Let’s be honest, just when you get eve...

Do you ever have those moments where you forget who you are or how far you’ve come? You forget how much you’ve achieved and how much you’ve accomplished. And you convince yourself that you’ve lost your magic touch and it’s only a matter of time before you lose everything you’ve worked for. Eeek!

I ...

By now, you’ve rung in the new year and you’re probably knee-deep in cleaning after the holiday break. Your calendar is likely swamped with all of the meetings and projects you joyfully delayed until “after the holidays” except now is that time and the tasks at hand just feel daunting.

This year, w...

Let’s not let Pinterest-perfect holidays steal our joy.

You know what, I’m tired of the picture-perfect, have-it-all-together image of Christmas, LIFE that social media promotes. So…

I deleted Pinterest. 

They have 537M monthly users. Less one.

Scrolling through the beautiful, staged professiona...

Just checking in to see how our Thanksgiving experiment went…

Did you fall into the comparison trap?

Did you second guess yourself and your self-worth because of a social media post or because of somebody’s comment that might have been unkind?

Or did you unplug and connect to the things that real...

To all of my clients, non-clients, followers, non-followers, friends, colleagues and fellow women: 

I hear you loud and clear. The pressure is mounting. Your team is smaller, the expectations are greater, and the challenges feel daunting. It’s easy to feel like you’re about to collapse under the we...