Self-care for When You Think You Don’t Have Time for Self-care

$322 Billion. That’s the global cost of burnout in turnover and lost productivity according to a recent Workhuman and Gallup report. $322 Billion. That’s a lot to lose to burnout and lack of mental well-being. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and I am sharing more of my mental well-being and self-care journey with you…

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Becoming a Catalyst

A year ago while visiting my friend Ellen in Maine we were having a very long and thoughtful discussion while driving – one of many during our visit. We always say we should just hit the record button and turn our discussions into a podcast (which we’ve already named, “What will the neighbors think?” This…

Could Your Boss’ Boss Describe What You Do?

Have you seen a colleague get promoted over you and wondered why? Or thought to yourself, ‘What are they doing that I’m not?’ The truth of the matter is that they know how to self-promote. I know, we’ve all been given messages that self-promotion is bad, or it feels icky and profoundly uncomfortable. That means…

Being Clear About What You Want

Having a goal matters for your career path and for your continued success.   I worked for a crazy man who made our entire legal department miserable – with his micromanaging, his ever-changing priorities, the shifting directions that felt like quick-sand, and his Friday afternoon crisis that would ‘require’ working over the weekend to handle.…