I know you have not heard from me in a while.  Like most of you, I have been adjusting and processing and trying to handle the dramatic changes in all of our lives with the current pandemic.  I feel like just now, I am starting to feel able to focus and do some of the...

I have always been the type to over analyze and try to optimize every decision I make.  I over-think most of my decisions.  I remember when I was a child having to find out the weather so I could decide on my clothes for the next day.  I also considered what our...

​ First off, Happy New Year and New Decade! Second, I want to thank all of you who read these emails. As you may have noticed, I am sending out less posts than I used to. I was doing it weekly, then every other week and now I plan to post a message at least once a...

It is that time of year again... For those of you who know me well, you know I love to create a theme for the new year.  I like to do this annually and recommend that my clients (and friends) do it too.  I choose a theme each year and have been doing this for more...

I love to learn.  I especially love to learn about myself and also others.  I want to understand how we each think and work, and then use that information to do things better and make our lives better. I have taken many self-assessments - StrengthsFinder™,...

This week’s question is related to, but different than my last one (What is Enough?). Today’s question is “What is Success for You?”  Or “How Would You Define Success?”  What does that mean for you and your life?  What comes to mind? If you say someone is...

“What is Enough?” is a question that I have been asking myself a lot lately. Let’s start with the definition of enough.  According to the Marriam-Webster dictionary, enough means “occurring in such quantity, quality, or scope as to fully meet demands,...

The start of a new school year has always felt like a bigger deal to me than January 1.  My boys start school after Labor Day.  (Yes, I know that many people have already been in school for a month, but in my world, our new beginning is just happening...