If you are like me, you are motivated to ‘get it done’ and create that sense of satisfaction that comes with completion. I enjoy crossing things off of my ‘To Do’ list. My…
Personal Development
We’ve had some guests staying at house which has been really nice. Having someone new staying with you for a while highlights how different we are. I have my routines which make perfect…
A client conversation highlighted one of the biggest challenges we all face. How can we get everything done? In her book “Overwhelmed“, author Brigid Schulte starts by describing her average day. It sounds…
We live in a goal oriented society. What is our goal? Is it meaningful, challenging or clear? In fact, I have coached many clients about having high quality goals. Having the right goal…
Some things are hard to let go. A few years ago I wrote a blog titled ‘When To Quit‘. The article was about when you are in a hole stop digging. One of…
The Olympic Games just wrapped up in Paris. It has been a fabulous two weeks of sport and more importantly a coming together of people from around the world. We’ve enjoyed the close…
Employment news hasn’t been great lately. Locally the three biggest organizations are in the midst of laying off thousands of employees. I feel for every person impacted. You probably had no desire to…
OK, I admit it, I am a procrastinator. It feels so alluring to put things off to a time when it will be much better to address them. I will have more time,…
I read a thought provoking article this week titled ‘Maybe it doesn’t matter’. The article by Oliver Burkeman (you can subscribe here) describes how the author stresses over many things that seem important…
I often have conversations with clients about being good enough. This commonly shows up as perfectionistic tendencies. Sometimes it shows up as imposter syndrome. This is when we doubt our own abilities and…