Dear Sheryl Sandberg, When you wrote your book to tell women to lean in, did you presume that every woman wanted power and money money money, in a rich man’s world? Did enjoying those precious moments with your child not outweigh the green stuff filling your bank accounts? Have you always had a healthy relationship […]
Archive | Work Life Balance
Emotional Balance at Work
In order to have work / life balance, there is one rule. Balance has to exist either at work or at home. And let’s face it, if you are a time-starved mom or dad, achieving balance at home is next to impossible! That’s why I believe it’s important to find emotional balance at work. What […]
What I’ve learned away from work
When I worked too hard, I barely had time to think. I was so emotionally engaged in my job I think I was practically “on” all of the time. I was a people pleaser. A do-er. A multi-tasker. A work horse. When I left Company Z, it was like rebooting at ground zero. Waking up […]
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 […]
Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin
Today I met with a company executive at an ad agency in town, and she and I immediately hit it off after five minutes into the conversation. We were set up to meet by her company founder and didn’t really have more context than the fact he thought “you two should meet”. Maybe it’s one […]
Scrap A.D.D. – We are all just S.U.R.V.I.V.I.N.G.
Whenever I turn on the radio, if it ain’t bad news, it’s news about some syndrome we all have. Mine is the same as many folks in the creative industry – A.D.D. It’s not just creative types who have it. After working with a friend on his business goals and talking about all of his […]
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 […]
Being a Selfish Humanitarian
Sometimes I get so frustrated with the millions of Americans who could make a bigger difference in the lives of millions of Americans IF we weren’t so inwardly focused. My frustration begins with me – a selfish humanitarian. I have the mind of compassionate and giving human with no time. A recent stat about moms […]
The Non-Diet Diet – Minus Sugar
Do you tire of diets and fads and the plethora of apps and services to help you lose weight? It’s like trying to choose cereal in an aisle with hundreds of brands staring you down. Well, I’ve suddenly decided I’m not going to diet before my trip to the sun in 2 weeks. I’m going […]
