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 […]
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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 […]
The Funk I’m In
Earlier I blogged about how not to let unemployment get you down when you have no “company identity“. But I didn’t address how the almighty dollar can really impact your identity and self-confidence. It can cut right to the core when one is faced with a depleting bank account that used to replenish every two […]
Ready. Aim. Assault or Fire
A friend of mine exclaimed her shock when I’d shared my recent story about being let go with no warning. “Oh my gosh that’s as bad as being assaulted! It’s something that catches you so off guard and you can’t do anything about it. Like a punch in the gut”. Whoa – I’d never thought […]
What Would She Do Without Chocolate Chips?
Now that I’m an unemployed mom, the reward is two-fold. I can wear my most comfortable sweat pants (I love Patagonia!) AND I can pace the kitchen and grab gobs of chocolate chips. In fact, they are best when mixed with plain cheerios for salt and crunch. Talk about creative coping! The risk is that […]
Learning to Focus
Okay, I’m back on the subject of meditation. I was watching an interview of Peter Bregman talking about meditation and how much clarity it brings for him in his day. He meditates 2 times per day, up to 20 minutes per time. It’s not that I don’t have time to do that, it’s more that […]
Covert Answers: Unresponsive Managers
Covert Leadership Agents respond to readers’ questions in the Covert Answers feature. Submit your question here. Hi Agents – I find myself in an awkward position at work. The company director (my direct supervisor) asked me to give him a report with compiled data from five technical managers, all of whom report to the deputy director (my […]
Being Too Good at Your Job, Episode 1
Fall is here, so it’s time to kick off a new Blog series. I know this has become a cliché for government workers, but I want to address something that is not always apparent in the corporate world, yet omnipresent nonetheless. Being too good at your job. This is episode 1. Out of respect to […]
Unlearning Patterns
I know you are thinking it, and it’s probably true. About time that honeymoon period is over at work. I’ve been on a five month sprint, barely resurfacing for air and really feeling so lucky to be at my new company, that I’ve been in denial of the office power structure. But I have to […]
