When we have reached a certain point in our lives or careers, we know who we are and we know how to “be” who we are. Yet that ever-nagging head voice can sometimes get in the way of being ourselves, because we think we are supposed to act or look a certain way. This is […]
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Introverted in an Extrovert Role
The other day I was explaining to Kay why I needed time to process content. Although I am seemingly extroverted, highly social and in “sales” for much of my career, I am actually an introvert. In fact, Myers-Briggs reported back when I first took the test, that I am a HIGH introvert. I was in […]
Becoming Leaders
What does it take to believe in your ability to execute leadership? I’ve struggled with this. As a woman, I know the feeling of being surrounded by highly competent and successful men, all superior in rank, and letting my competitive nature take over. Outside, I feel an urge to prove that I can keep up […]
The Joy of Office Ex-Patriotism
I once spent eighteen months away from my home country. That’s not enough time to become a real ex-patriot, but long enough to gain some perspective on my own culture — to see its flaws and appreciate its good side. The same concept holds true for being out of a workplace for a while — […]
The Back Up Plan
Are you trying to figure out what to do to bring in money, so you can focus on what you really love during weeknights and weekends? I’m not sure how biased my observation is, but anecdotally I can tell you that I know more and more individuals, Gen Xers, baby boomers, empty nesters, and aging […]
What we DON’T do when the going gets tough
I’m busy. Too busy. … and I hate to admit it, but the first* thing that falls off my to-do list when I’m busy is my workout. I started to think about this the other day. Why is that the first thing to go? It’s not that I don’t value it — I value my […]
The Dave Matthews Effect
Remember the Butterfly Effect? The butterfly effect is a common trope in fiction when presenting scenarios involving time travel and with hypotheses where one storyline diverges at the moment of a seemingly minor event resulting in two significantly different outcomes. I’ve renamed and redefined it the Dave Matthews Effect. The Dave Matthews effect is a […]
It’s 5:00 somewhere!
Who cares that it’s Monday here, and Friday nowhere on earth right now?! At 3:40ish today, I was craving a beer. This doesn’t happen often… and the first thing that popped into my head was “Hmm… Maybe I should wait for at least an hour?” Wait! Let me remind you: I work for myself out […]
Deprogramming our Genetic Make-Up
I want to test a hypothesis: Can professionals who care too much at work, learn to care less and still succeed? I was having lunch with a friend and we were talking about my recent “a-ha” which I shared in a previous blog: Being Essential at Work. She had a similar story. She had two […]
Today’s Goal: Simplicity
At a workshop, I was completing my project and was approached by some participants who were politely asking what it represented. (I am being a little covert about it to entice you to come learn more about this “project”!) Although I have some pretty lofty goals, my big goal for the day, and maybe for […]
