productivity

Caffeine and Me

As a college student, I loved coffee, especially Peet’s Coffee. I was a two or three cups of coffee a day kind of gal. So naturally, as...

Smoothing out the stop-go, fast-slow pace of life

Have you ever felt paralyzed with fear… then motivated, passionate, and on fire… and then been forced to slow down? Freeze. Go fast. Go...

Why does adventure travel make you come alive? Hint: It's not adrenaline.

The worn tips of my hiking boots dangled over the edge of the Auckland Tower, the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere. The view...

Feeling stuck? Seek a different perspective.

When was the last time you got to look down on your life and the world from a completely different perspective? I recently had the...

How to manage your email

Email Stress The first email was sent 50 years ago. Today, it’s ever so easy for email to become a source of tremendous stress,...

What Leaders Need Right Now

Since October, I’ve been engaged in a mini-research project trying to understand the needs of the leaders I serve. I had a hunch that...

How to slow down your frantic, overwhelming holiday season

Stacking. Dysregulation. Stress. Recentering. Visions. Armor. A lot has happened since Thanksgiving. My family spent a glorious...

Ode to Being Phoneless (Part 2 - The Strategies)

If you haven’t read the original story about my phone being stolen, you may wish to read Part 1 of Ode to Being Phoneless first. Quick...

What If Your Shell No Longer Fits? Time to Molt!

Do you ever get stuck on a project, with a big goal, or in life? Do you sometimes feel like you’d rather hide under a rock than do that...

Overwhelmed by your to do list? 5D's to the rescue!

Does it ever feel like your to do list is a many-headed hydra; as soon as you cross something off, two more grow in its place? Or perhaps...