“But I want it to be custom designed. And I need to change the font. And also maybe I need real headshots?” It’s 2008 and I’m sitting on a futon in my “garden level” (read: basement) apartment, talking at my then-boyfriend about the blog I want to...
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Why You Should Make An ‘If I Absolutely Had To’ List Today
For the ninth night in a row, it’s 3 am and I’m glaring at my ceiling. Narrowing my eyes at the light fixture I don’t like and counting my worries like they're sheep. Like most of us, my anxieties have multiplied like wet gremlins over the last...
3 Things I Tell Almost Every Coaching Client
I stare at the pink, arrow-shaped post-it note on my laptop that reminds me to look into the camera. Blink, blink. On the other side of the country, my coaching client is nibbling a piece of whole wheat toast and telling me about her overpacked...
Where To Start When You’re Not Sure Where To Start.
When she sends me the “I want to burn this place down” gif from Mad Men I know I need to actually call her - rather than send the usual series of heart and strong arm emojis. “What’s up?” I ask. I know things have been less-than-ideal in my...
Stop Doing Things That Aren’t Working
Picture this: we’re sitting around a campfire in Yosemite on a crisp September night. We’re wearing cute flannel shirts, artfully scuffed jeans, and drinking out of those blue and white metal mugs that L.L. Bean sells. We’re taking turns swapping...
The Trap Of The ‘Overly Virtuous Lunch’ + How To Avoid It
It is a truth universally acknowledged that bringing lunch to work is one of the best, smartest, most healthy choices a person can make. (snoooooore) Who among us hasn’t pledged to ‘do better’ and schlepped a Tupperware full of under-dressed...
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