Hello Reader! When we allow ourselves to slow down, we create breathing room, time, and space to evaluate our lives and work. Along those lines, I've been thinking a lot about how I want my business to look in 2025. I'm considering a pivot in my services & offerings, and I've decided to change things up here as well! I'll still be in your inbox every Monday morning with a positive message to empower your week. But there will be new surprises and treats too! It's increasingly important to me...
5 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, It's the countdown to the end of the year. In my social feeds I am bombarded with two conflicting messages: the entrepreneurship crowd is pushing for finishing 2024 strong and knocking our goals out of the park. While the more spiritual or self help accounts are usually pointing out that nature slows down in the winter, so we can too, and not feel guilty about hustling less. This year, I am definitely in that latter camp! I'm heavily affected by the shorter days & colder...
12 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Hooray, we survived Thanksgiving and we made it to December! But also? Yikes, because that means the end of 2024 is almost here, as well as the winter gift-giving holidays. Traditionally, much of the time and labor that goes into "The Holiday Season" is dumped on women, which makes it easy to get stressed and overwhelmed by a supposedly enjoyable holiday. And I don't know about you, but that makes my inner Grinch come out & want to cancel all holidays forever. Because what’s...
19 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Thanksgiving is coming up this week here in the ol’ U.S. of A., a holiday that is centered around tons of food, family, and gratitude. And it’s the first major holiday after our latest presidential election so it’s very possible things may get…awkward…over the dinner table. Because if your family is anything like mine, there’s always at least one person who wants to talk politics. And it’s not usually a feel-good time when that starts. I'm allowed to both love and disagree with...
26 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Hopefully you had a chance to process any big emotions you had after the election, and to make new plans if needed. (Although it was a full moon last week, so YMMV!) Election results can be a visible and visceral reminder of how little control we have, especially at a national or global level. We do our best by casting our own vote, by campaigning ahead of time, promoting or supporting the candidates and causes we believe in, and possibly attempting to change hearts and minds...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Happy Monday Reader! Well it only took about 48 hours to see the error of last week's affirmation. The presidential election news was depressing, demoralizing, scary, and infuriating. I was not really surprised, but I was disappointed. I’m feeling weird about these election results because I remember that my life didn’t really change the first time we elected The Orange Menace. And it probably won’t this time either. I have an immense amount of privilege as a college educated, middle class...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Happy November Reader! How are you recovering after Daylight Savings Time ended over the weekend? Are you impatient to get over this adjustment and move on to the easier part? Impatience is one of my worst faults, so I get it if you’re ready to put a struggle in the rearview mirror. I have a really hard time appreciating the moment. I know intellectually I have a lot to be grateful for, and a lot of privilege. Yet I am still impatient to get to an imagined future. But the truth? Is that there...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Happy Monday Reader! How familiar are you with "imposter syndrome"? Maybe you have heard the term. Maybe you understand what it means & entails....or perhaps you've even experienced it yourself. One of my favorite teams on the internet is Vital Voice Training. This duo sends amazing weekly emails about public speaking, using our voice, and unapologetically taking up space. If you've ever experienced imposter syndrome, you know how revolutionary those things can be! Their email from last week...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Happy Monday Reader! Well, last week kicked my butt! I'm still adjusting to my new schedule, and it's been more of a struggle than I expected! I didn't write out my week in my planner like I usually do, and that came back to bite me in the ass. I managed my time pretty poorly...which feels like a shameful thing to admit as your time creation coach! But as I encourage my clients to give themselves grace when they mess up, and to look at it as information, I can do the same for myself. "I am...
2 months ago • 1 min read