You know the song "Life is a Highway" and the inspirational words "life is about the journey not the destination." I'm going to throw another travel metaphor at you: A detour is not a stop sign. Imagine you're on a road trip that you're really excited about. A few hours into your drive, you see … Continue reading A Detour Is Not a Stop Sign!
Tag: professional development
Get Out of Your Own Way
I hesitate to post this book recommendation. Not because I'm unsure of its content and not because I didn't like the direct writing style. It's because my last post was about How to Be a Badass at Making Money and this next recommendation is for Unfu*k Yourself: Get out of your head and into your … Continue reading Get Out of Your Own Way
Want a New Job?
"It's not what you know; it's who you know." Well, sort of. As with many well known sayings, we know this one because it's short and sweet and conveys a very generalized message. And, as with other well known sayings, we need to dig into the sentiment to find the value in the saying. So … Continue reading Want a New Job?
How Do You Eat an Elephant?
You've probably heard this before: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. This happens to be one of my favorite sayings. I use it often to calm down and remind myself that any large project is possible when broken down into smaller pieces. It's easy to feel overwhelmed when you take … Continue reading How Do You Eat an Elephant?
The Game of Life
Do you know exactly how many days, hours, minutes you have left in your game of life? Here's why I ask. As I watch my son's soccer team play a game that they are losing 1-0, they are trying hard to tie it up. But when a parent calls out that there are only 5 … Continue reading The Game of Life
A Refresher on Coming From a Place of Yes
Writing a bit of a "throw back Thursday" post today. Sort of. You see, I first read Bethenny Frankel's book, A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life, when it was published in 2011. But lately, I've been thinking a lot about and writing about saying yes to life, … Continue reading A Refresher on Coming From a Place of Yes
Stop Stressing Out About Work-Life Balance
I made a post on Instagram Saturday morning in which I said instead of work-life balance, we should have Work-life Awareness. (I don't know if that's a term anyone else uses yet, but I'm using it now. If it becomes a thing, I'm claiming it as my own.) Anyways, I was making the point that … Continue reading Stop Stressing Out About Work-Life Balance
Be Brave
Today I reached out to an accomplished, well-respected woman in a more senior position than mine at work. Until today, I had neither met her nor had a conversation with her, but I felt she was someone I should know, someone who might have some answers to my questions. To my delight, she was gracious, … Continue reading Be Brave
