Category: Weekly Blog
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A new tool to expand your career vision
A new tool to expand your career vision One of the most common challenges I see people face is this. They tell themselves they don’t know what they want in their wider careers. This becomes an excuse to do nothing because they are just waiting to “figure it out” in their minds. And I get…
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Clarity is overrated
Clarity is overrated Don’t get me wrong. I like a clear direction just as much as anyone else. It feels comforting, stable, and aligned. And when it’s there, we ride the wave. But what to do when it’s not there. When the vision is actually fuzzy, and lumpy, and oh so imperfect? Raise your hand…
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New ways to choose
New ways to choose In denial that it’s ALREADY September? And there are “things” you thought would be different by this point in the year, and it’s not quite true (or not true at all)? I hear that loud and clear. If you’re like me, we can fall into the trap of telling ourselves that…
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The choice that changes it all.
The choice that changes it all. Let’s go on a journey together. You’ll see the one choice that can change everything and turn your dream into a reality. ***** Meet the fictional character Lemon. Deep down, in the place only Lemon can access, she has a dream to start an orange farm. She loves oranges.…
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Reality check: your people pleasing is not so pleasing after all
Reality check: your people pleasing is not so pleasing after all Several years ago it was my job to coordinate courses. I was good at it. But I was better at it and enjoyed it more when I was handed a piece of the puzzle that I didn’t even know was missing. In the early…
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Voice of the puma
Voice of the puma One night, as I slept in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, I had a dream. I was walking down a dirt road through the forest and, walking behind me – close, but not too close – was a puma. She kept pace with me, daring me to slow down. She was…
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Not everyone likes me. And!
Not everyone likes me. And! In my senior year of college, I applied and was accepted to lead a group of peers in a spring break service project. We were going to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to help with the cleanup. I am (usually) an introvert. Back then especially, I wasn’t someone who you…
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Hands-free
I was doing a workout the other day which alternated between a few different moves, including punching the air (one of my favorites!). At some stage I noticed that my hands were clenched the whole time, even during the movements that were supposed to be loose and carefree. Once I noticed they were clenched, it…