Setting Healthy Boundaries By Saying “No”

Setting Healthy Boundaries By Saying “No”

Sometimes saying “no” is the kind thing. Sometimes it’s the essential thing. For many of us, it’s often the hardest thing. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how many times we say “yes” when we’d be better off saying “no.” A friend longs for privacy when multiple...
What It Takes to Accomplish: Grit + This Lead to Gratification

What It Takes to Accomplish: Grit + This Lead to Gratification

Not knowing is a most uncomfortable state of being but it remains essential for taking on hard things and showing up at our best. If you’re like most people, you will go to great lengths to try to know what is going to happen before you leap. This includes shoving...
Do You Still Approach Your Expectations Like You’re 20?

Do You Still Approach Your Expectations Like You’re 20?

Do you remember how you approached challenges in your 20’s? How would it compare to how you approach challenges now? It is well known that as we grow up, many of us see more limitations and are open to taking fewer risks. Pema Chodron said, “Openness doesn’t...
6 Life Hacks to Get the Most Out of Your Summer

6 Life Hacks to Get the Most Out of Your Summer

This time of year, there is a version of a question that comes up regularly with coaching clients. It goes something like this: I’ve recently started gaining traction on some previously elusive priorities. I’m worried. What if I let up during summer and it all...
How Rethinking Might Yield Fresh Results

How Rethinking Might Yield Fresh Results

It’s hard to focus and act as though everything is just business and life as usual right now. If you’re preoccupied, worried and trying to stay focused when the world feels like it’s on fire and your very humanity is somehow up for grabs…it’s not just you. I don’t...