Something isn't quite right with you. You've been feeling it for awhile now, but it was hard to put your finger on. Maybe you've been at the same job for a really long time and need a change; perhaps you've had a milestone birthday. Maybe you or someone close to you had a serious...
Continue readingThe surprising truth about being too busy
Feel too busy? Being too busy. How often does this come out of your mouth? I noticed a few things about this thing we call “busy” when I was in my backyard recently. I was keenly aware of a particularly loud airplane. I wondered if there’s always been airplane noise like that or not....
Continue readingHow often do you think about what you want?
Did you ever wonder how you spend your “thinking time” on any given day? The first time I was asked to track time and do a time audit was at my first professional job as a tobacco use health educator in a health department. We needed to think about and tally up the time...
Continue readingAre you stuck in the muck of your mind?
Many of us feel stuck from time to time in our lives. Midlife. Mind muck. Stuck. Yuck. Feeling stuck is soooooo common when we roll into our midlife transition years. You know, milestone birthdays, 40s and 50s, perimenopause and menopause. We’ve been told that it’s a time of great opportunity. That doors can be...
Continue readingWhat was your dream career when you were a kid?
Do you remember what your favorite career was when you were young? Perhaps this career was what you researched way back in 9th Grade Careers Class. You know…the class that REALLY got you thinking about your future employment. I remember it. Way back in 9th grade at Penndale Junior High. I don’t remember the...
Continue readingUnsurpassed boredom—when the older siblings leave for college
Leaving for college isn’t the best day in the world for everyone. The day is fast approaching. In fact, it’s the day that my youngest child has been dreading. The day that both of his older brothers leave for college and he’s left alone….with us. Actually, I think the bigger issue is that he...
Continue readingThe unusual combination of success, insecurity and being a woman
Insecurity was alive and well at a conference recently; I was surrounded by really successful women. It’s funny the way insecurity pops up in our lives. At this conference, no one looked particularly insecure. In fact, I thought everyone looked completely confident and happy. I would say they looked “normal.” Not any smarter than...
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