We were having dinner with friends when I was describing a recent story from a therapist about his clients who are stuck 40-something male (company name here) employees seeking counseling. (You can probably insert software or other companies too, but in his case it was all one software company). They can’t quit. The money is too good. […]
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#RPCL Log Date May 13, 2017: #BeingHuman #meaningfulrelationships #DontLetLifeGetInTheWay
Yesterday I read a post on social media that one of my dearest soul mates is going into hospice. She has been on the cancer-journey for some time now. A mother just barely 50, she has two beautiful school-aged children and a loving husband who is fiercely standing by her side. This is not a unique […]
#RPCL Log Date March 29, 2017: #BeingHuman #CombatFearofBeingDifferent
Do you feel weird or just different from others at home, at school, at work or in life in general? Are your parents from somewhere else and they don’t feel very culturally adaptive within your city or town? My mom is from Asia and I remember growing up thinking that everyone had parents that spoke […]
#RPCL Log Date March 25, 2017: #BeingHuman #RemovingLabels
We have a problem with labels in society and within our culture in general. It becomes helpful when we help children assign words and meaning to their emotions so they can better articulate what and how they are feeling. It becomes a hindrance when we assign too much meaning to a word at the expense of […]
Challenging Identity #identitycrisis #culturecrisis
It’s really tough to just get over the election. I’m finding that I am now questioning my value as a female contributor in the workplace. I think that the hateful and dismissive language from our soon-to-be POTUS will leave a Harry Potter lightening bolt on my forehead for a while (maybe forever). From the other […]
Someone Wins and Someone Loses #nomoreparticipationawards #JAJance
I attended a fundraiser on Veteran’s Day where author JA Jance gave a wonderful keynote that included some laughter and tears, and a side remark about the election. It was brilliant, and I’m compelled to try to paraphrase it here. “Dear Millennials, we know you are the generation who received participation awards at every turn. Well I’m sorry […]
Hate Was Given Hope #hatewasgivenhope #aaronsorkin
Surfing through the emotional banter of thousands of FB posts after the election, one re-post stood out for me and continues to replay in my head. It’s Aaron Sorkin’s letter to his daughter, in which he says one simple phrase that zeros in on what Trump has stood for, and why many of us are feeling […]
When Self-Motivation Matters
I had one of those bad days yesterday when I wondered how I was going to stand up, dust off, and try again. It all sounded like a waste of time when I heard myself thinking it. I have incredible drive. I’m constantly networking with people, reading, processing out loud or in writing, and thinking […]
What Are You Afraid Of? #fearoffailure
A friend recently asked me the question, “what are you afraid of”? “Losing everything”, I said. As I think about my response, I think about how failure is inevitable as an entrepreneur, and yet we can still avoid losing everything if we proceed with caution and exercise calculated risk. Sometimes when we are focusing too much […]
What Next
It’s hard to find and follow a thread of hope weaving in and out of the every day. Especially when we have so much tugging at us. Our little ones who need more than hugs and kisses. Our fears of losing more than we can imagine. Our high-risk jobs, with variable income. And of course, our diminishing bank accounts as […]
