If everything runs through you, you are the bottleneck. It does not matter how capable you are or how hard you work. If every decision, review, and problem lands on your desk, growth slows to your pace. Over time that leads to frustration, stalled progress, and eventually burnout. In my recent webinar, How to Delegate with…
As featured in Forbes: Insights from this article were highlighted in Jennifer Jay Palumbo’s piece on creative ways to use year-end feedback. Drawing on concepts from my book WELCOME to the Next Level, and after speaking with Jay about how professionals can move beyond listing accomplishments, I was inspired to expand on my ideas here.…
Legal organizations are pouring time and money into everything labeled ‘wellness.’ While stated interest is high, the results are flat. This newsflash doesn’t surprise anyone who has worked inside the system, because individual wellness tools cannot fix what the legal profession continues to break at scale. As I shared in a Wellness for Lawyers presentation…
I am so excited to be a part of the Make ADHD Your Genius event which starts tomorrow Nov 4th and runs through Nov 14th. Thank you to Tracey Bromley Goodwin for asking me to speak and share my time management tips. We had a fun discussion about ADHD and managing time, especially while traveling.…
Behind the Scenes at NASCAR: Lessons in Precision, Performance, and Presence Earlier this month, I had an unexpected opportunity to attend a NASCAR race at Sonoma Raceway. For someone who grew up just outside Indianapolis and never once attended the Indy 500, this was a big deal. As much as I enjoy autocrossing Porsches and…
Time is too precious to spend it reacting or surviving. In the first four articles of this series, we explored how noticing your energy, shifting your mindset, aligning your choices, and building intentional daily practices create a strong foundation for self-care. Now, we turn to the ultimate act of self-care: owning your time. Time is…
In a culture that celebrates hustle and constant output, relaxing can feel… indulgent, irresponsible, or even wrong. For high achievers—especially women—it can feel nearly impossible to shift from doing mode into being mode. But in our recent PractiGal webinar, How to Relax – Learning to Let Go and Reset, we made the case that relaxation isn’t…
True self-care isn’t reserved for spa days or weekends. It’s built through small, deliberate choices you make every day — at home and at work. In the first three articles of this series, we explored how noticing your energy, shifting your mindset, and aligning your choices with your true values are critical foundations for sustainable…
Self-care isn’t separate from how you live. It’s embedded in it. As I reflected upon in my last article, for a long time, I thought self-care meant squeezing in activities that made me feel better — like reading, knitting, or the occasional kick-boxing class. And while those activities do matter for my self-care, I eventually…
