Back to Basics, Self-Care Edition

Self-care is not vanity. Jonathan Van Ness, Over The Top Oh, whoa. Teresa and I agreed that "what do you think when you hear self-care?" would be a great prompt coming out February. You know, self-care and that holiday focused on love and appreciation? We'd apply it to ourselves and have a great topic to…

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Noticing New Rhythms

Just two weeks into a new job at a new company in a new industry, and I'm adjusting to new workday routines. Along with changes to my commute (shorter distance, much more traffic), I'm adapting to new workday rhythms. The most noticeable is a dramatic shift in meeting culture: I have hours of uninterrupted time…

Better Together

I’m kicking off a year-long writing exercise with my friend Teresa, a fellow #goalgetter and mom with a capital "C" career. Teresa and I connect monthly, swap ideas around podcasts, non-fiction books, time management and priorities. We both know we can do anything, just not everything. We realized that one of things we both want…

Lists of 100

Last week, a friend and I shared 2020 goals, intentions and plans to cultivate new habits. We talked over afternoon coffee, and she mentioned Laura Vanderkam’s List of 100 Dreams. Laura encourages creating a list blending bucket list items (travel to France, hire a personal chef) and achievable to-dos (get a better headshot, have a…

The (5) W’s and (1) H: Career Coaching Edition

I'm lucky that part of my corporate day job includes career coaching. Not only am I able to talk with employees at all experience levels and in different business groups, I also get regular check-in with myself on my own career aspirations. Across my coaching conversations, I find myself turning to those classic reporter's questions,…

Starting the new year unplugged

Each year, I try to give myself the gift of time away from work until the first full week of January. That meant that this past Monday was my first day back in the office after almost 2 weeks away! It was wonderful. Having an additional few days away in January feels like a soft…

Essentialism: A Review & Recommendation

Ah, December! That time of year when "best of" lists are everywhere. One of the books topping my Best of 2019 list is Greg McKeown’s Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. I've found myself quoting the book and recommending it to others at least once a week since I read it over Memorial Day weekend. I…

Do you need a plan(ner)?

When I wrote my Happiness Manifesto, I included the truth that happiness is a skill, not a choice. Just like any other skill, happiness takes practice, planning and patience. Let's pretend I wanted to become a ninja. Just hoping to learn mad ninja skill isn't going to work out well. As we say at my…

Extra! Extra!

Hey, fellow happiness hunters! My first newsletter went out today. I'm clickable! Work Your Happy is my monthly newsletter helpingboost daily happiness in 5 key areas to benefit overall well-being. Health * Assets * People * Purpose * Yourself In the November 2019 newsletter:The first all-female spacewalk was out of this world,the personalization of time steals your friends,and Harry Potter…

Planning as a path to wellness

Last week, I attended a wellness workshop at the my office. The focus was on wellness as an integrative practice. Giving yourself a score across across 8 dimensions would help you identify how "bumpy" your life might be currently. The goal isn't to get each dimension to a perfect 10 on the satisfaction scale. The…