Photo by Andrea Piacquadio So, you know what you need to do, right? Right?? Hint: It’s not to make your workday longer by adding in breaks but keeping meetings intact! It’s time to shorten your meetings! I know it’s scary to be the one to speak out, to make a…

Photo by Nicole Michalou Around this time every year, I post something about how to reduce holiday stress through a little upfront planning. The stresses that accompany big holiday gatherings are myriad. And even if COVID were a distant memory (which it is decidedly not), flu season is upon us…

Does this sound familiar?: You planned out your day for tomorrow. You even took care to plan realistically. (You’re not falling into that trap of aspirational work again!) You’ve cleared your schedule for some deep work. You’re so excited to finally make some major headway on that big project. You…

Photo by Divaris Shirichena on Unsplash What’s happening? Why am I talking about a parenting technique? Don’t worry, I promise I’m not here to tell you how to parent your children. Heck, you don’t even need to have children for this post to make sense. Why? Because I want you…

Image created using Dall-E 3 Well, I’ve got news. News you likely don’t want to hear. You can’t do it all. And you definitely can’t do it all at once. When folks reach out to me, it’s often because they are trying to crack the code about how to “do…

Photo by Karolina Grabowska It’s October! And that means it’s breast cancer awareness month. Until last October, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month wasn’t on my radar. But you bet it is now. And so I want to use this opportunity to make a case…

Photo by Angiola Harry on Unsplash On 10/7/22, almost exactly a year ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. To say it was a surprise is a gross understatement; I was utterly shocked. I don’t have a family history of breast cancer. I’ve done genetic testing and I don’t have…

Photo by Tara Winstead (Ah, who am I kidding? I’ve been on this bandwagon for a while now. But there’s one thing I definitely DON’T use it for, and that’s writing this blog. I LOVE writing an article every week, and rest assured that this voice is all me, no…

Photo by Marissa Grootes on Unsplash “I’m too busy to go on vacation!” Have you ever uttered those words? Out loud, or in your own head? But if your vacation days aren’t rolling over, you don’t want to lose those days, do you? …