Career
Leading with vulnerability might get you fired… or beheaded
People talk about leading with vulnerability, but what does that actually mean? When leaders don’t fully understand, people lose their jobs.
Uncategorized
Why I stopped journaling… and why I started again
I stopped journaling because it was dragging me down. Now, I find that writing poetry is a much more complete way to process tough emotions.
Career
I’m now an ICF certified coach!
I’ve made five major career changes over 35 years. Becoming an ICF certified coach is the most recent, and I hope final, of these.
Community
Why am I (ir)rationally excited about this new tee shirt?
I am so excited about this new tee shirt, I made a video. It includes audio from 1989, when I produced a radio news show. But that’s not the real point I have.
Career
What’s in your stress management kit? You’re gonna use it, whatever it is.
Crisis brings out the best in us, but often in the worst ways. Sometimes, the reaction that feels most natural to us may in fact cause more harm than good.
Career
No experience, education, or certification necessary to be a professional life coach
Anyone can be a professional life coach. But beware: a coach should have all the right questions, not all the right answers. What experience makes a good coach?
Courage
Here’s how my daughter reminds me to choose courage.
Our everyday choices can be tiny, huge, easy, scary… Choosing courage isn’t always simple. How do you remember to choose courage?
Career
Your 360 degree feedback survey should make you uncomfortable
Every 360 degree feedback survey requires honesty
Career
My accidental five-year goal of trading burnout for peace
Facebook reminded me that five years ago, I accidentally set myself a goal of trading my burnout for peace of mind and peace of spirit. Still working on that.
Career
The myth of work-life balance and the 5 steps to getting it right for yourself
We make life choices every day. What role should work to play? Work-life balance is a myth, but you can still design the life you really want.