Hey Reader, Want a new career, but have no idea where to start? You're not alone! When you've been on one career path for years โ or your whole working life โ figuring out your next step can be seriously daunting. I mean, do you just... ๐ค Google it? ๐คจ Take a career quiz? ๐ง Ask your parents what they think you'd be good at? ๐ท Get overwhelmed and cry into a glass (or bottle) of wine? I did all of these things, and I can tell ya โ there's a better way. So check out my latest post, "I want to...
20 days agoย โขย 1 min read
Hi Reader, Have you ever thought you hated something, only to realize it was all in the details? In corporate, I thought I hated client calls. They were high-pressure, everything was needed "yesterday! Haha, but seriously, ASAP," and we all said we were "excited" about things that no one was actually excited about. Excited to get started! Excited to share this with the world! Yeah, right. So... why did I become a coach, where my literal offer is, in essence, a client call? Especially as an...
6 months agoย โขย 1 min read
Happy MID-AUGUST SOMEHOW, Sorry, that realization hit me in the middle of writing the greeting, and I figured maybe you also needed to realize how quickly summer is melting away from us... so that you can: A) panic โ my top choice ๐ญ or B) rejoice because you're a fall/Halloween person ๐ (jealous of you, TBH) A couple of weeks ago, I recorded my 3rd podcast appearance (!!!) โ you'll be in the know when it's live! And the host asked, "Has your definition of success changed since leaving...
8 months agoย โขย 2 min read
Hi Reader, I recently learned that Google Forms defaults to excluding anyone "outside your organization" from participating in your surveys. As an organization of 1 person, this just flat-out didn't occur to me. And the settings for Google Forms are formatted completely differently from every other Google product... so I didn't even know where to look. It only took 5 months for someone to tell me ๐ญ Well, lesson learned. As a solopreneur, I've been able to embrace mistakes in a way I never...
10 months agoย โขย 2 min read
Hi Reader, I first heard about RAS (reticular activating system) on an episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast. It's a part of your brain that deals with attention. The classic example is that if you're shopping for a certain car, suddenly you start to see that car everywhere. It's not that there are more of those cars on the road (though if it's a new release, maybe!). It's more that your RAS connected your conscious brain โ the part that's considering buying the car โ to your subconscious brain...
11 months agoย โขย 2 min read
Hey Reader, When thinking about a big change, a lot of us wait to feel ready. To feel confident and prepared. To know that we won't mess up. We tell ourselves that once we feel that way, that's when we'll take action. And yet... Have you EVER felt totally confident about something you've never done? I mean really. Have you ever taken a leap into totally unknown territory and were 100% certain that you'd succeed? If you try to say "yes," I'm calling BS. (But please, hit Reply and call me out...
12 months agoย โขย 3 min read
Hey Reader, My birthday is coming up, and I'm thinking about how quickly time passes once you hit your 30s. In your childhood, teens, and most of your 20s, so much of your time is spent experiencing things for the first time: First trip out of town First time driving First job First ADULT job First apartment/house By your 30s, you're experiencing plenty of seconds, thirds, fourths... and everyday-day-forevers: Same trip to the same place, because you don't want to waste your PTO on a trip...
12 months agoย โขย 3 min read
You might know that I go on runs a few times a week. Well, my latest run was, by all accounts, bad. But I got some great insight out of it that I wanted to share with you. My Hard "Easy" Run In many training plans, you'll have an "easy run" scheduled in once a week. That means you should: Be able to say a sentence or two without gasping for air, and/or Be in your heart rate Zone 2 (out of 6) Usually, I can scrape by at the top of Zone 2 at a pretty slow jog, typically 13.5/14 minutes per...
about 1 year agoย โขย 3 min read
๐ I was a guest on my very first podcast this week! The episode comes out in March, and I'll share it as soon as it's available. One thing that our conversation got me thinking about was the sheer amount of brain space ๐ง that my corporate job took up โ Keeping tabs on dozens of projects at a time (and vague backlogs of thousands more over the years) Wondering about the latest emails or DMs that were surely piling up when I wasn't looking (which, let's be honest, was rarely โ I was always...
about 1 year agoย โขย 2 min read