For Women Only: Awe, Flaws and Jaws
We all have insecurities and sometimes we need an intervention to stifle our snarky inner self. Point: there are people who regard you with awe. Let that soak in. Now…
Handling Loss When the Holidays Hit
Most people are in holiday mode right now, but if you are grieving any kind of loss or significant life change, you may be conflicted about celebrating. Here are some…
Celebrating Life—After Death
Meeting my client for the first time, I am often hugged before being introduced to the family. At first, such intimacy from a stranger threw me, until recognizing the special…
Want to Love Your Life a Little More?
There are days we wake up bright eyed and bursting with energy while other times we pray for a day of sheet therapy. Here are five practices for adding a…
Don’t Divot, Pivot! Finding YES When Life Says NO
Two months ago, I had the pleasure of addressing the Golden Gate Breakfast Club in (yes) San Francisco. They asked for my life story; my personal reinventions, from the first…
Make Every Day Game Day
I’m trying not to watch the Paris Olympics and failing. After all, it’s only every four years, and there is something spectacular about witnessing world class performance in almost every…
Lessons My Horses Taught Me
Who knew, that in achieving my childhood dream of becoming a horse owner, I would learn lasting truths that go far beyond riding. 1. As in life and work, riding…
In Praise of Small Bites
We all have so much to do, but so little time. At work, there are endless email queues, texts and calls, plus interruptions and unexpected issues awaiting you. At home,…
From Mind Full to Mindful—For Good
I once saw a cartoon of a guy and his dog watching a sunset. As cartoons go, each of them had a thought balloon. The man was thinking about all…
Confessions of a Slow Learner
In reviewing my personal history, these are by far the three biggest life lessons I've learned. It seems they came to me at a glacial pace, sigh. Maybe if I…