Conduct a review
2020 has arrived, and many of us are thinking about how we want to spend the year ahead - what we'd like to change, what we'd like to...
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- Sep 30, 2019
- 2 min
Reevaluate
I publish a new blog post every Monday and Thursday. Now that I'm on my 266th post, I'm not sure it still makes sense to do so. After the...
- Sep 26, 2019
- 1 min
Shift your focus
I've used the word "focus" in over 20% of my blog posts. Perhaps I need to buy a thesaurus. Or perhaps focus is something that's really...
- Sep 23, 2019
- 2 min
Hear them out
It happened over twenty years ago (!), but I remember it like it was yesterday. I was the Resident Assistant for a summer program at...
- Sep 19, 2019
- 4 min
Rise to the challenge
I'm just back from a business trip to Dallas. It was my first time on an airplane in over three years and my first time representing our...
- Sep 16, 2019
- 1 min
Mind your own business
There's a crack in my husband's phone screen. Or maybe just the screen protector. We're not sure how or when it happened. It's been that...
- Sep 12, 2019
- 1 min
Fill your cup first
I was privileged to be featured as a guest on the Fill Your Cup First podcast, which "puts self-care where it belongs, at the top of your...
- Sep 9, 2019
- 2 min
Challenge yourself
For the first time in my life, I've participated in some form of physical activity every day for one month straight. I'm starting to see...
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
Stick to the list
I write most blog posts in the morning. I'm fairly disciplined about it, and I haven't missed a Monday or Thursday post in 2 1/2 years,...
- Sep 2, 2019
- 2 min
Clarify expectations
"When do you need it?" These five words have been game-changing in my client interactions. Here's how my brain used to work when I'd...
- Aug 29, 2019
- 1 min
Choose your thoughts
We have a lot more control than we sometimes realize or care to admit. We can't always change our situations but we can change the way we...
- Aug 26, 2019
- 2 min
Be prepared
Many students here in PA head back to school today. Over the last few weeks several people have asked my kids and me countless times,...
- Aug 22, 2019
- 2 min
Put first things first
When I'm stressed, everything that's on my mind seems to rise to the same level of urgency. And having so many "urgent" to-dos, worries,...
- Aug 19, 2019
- 2 min
Invest in relationships
Friday morning I walked with my friends from the fitness center that recently closed. The whole morning crew was there, so six of us made...
- Aug 15, 2019
- 1 min
Anticipate the response
Last week I sent out a promotional message with each of our client invoices. The gist of it was, "We have this service we think you might...
- Aug 12, 2019
- 2 min
Set boundaries
It all started with a non-apology. As I finished a haircut appointment with a new stylist, I saw I had missed two lengthy text messages...
- Aug 8, 2019
- 1 min
Take a break
We just returned from a 5-day getaway, first visiting family and friends in northeastern Ohio and then exploring Pittsburgh for the first...
- Aug 5, 2019
- 1 min
Change your default response
It happens every time, doesn't it? You buy something from a different retailer than usual and the store immediately adds your email to...
- Aug 1, 2019
- 1 min
Get rid of it
As I was getting ready to work out at the fitness center, I put on a flowered top I love. Well, I used to love it. It's gotten tight over...
- Jul 29, 2019
- 1 min
Solve the problem
It bothered me for a long time. My old calendar events just disappeared on my iPhone! I'd want to see when we held our last Happiness...
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