Growing up, my mother had an “all at once, heavy duty effort” methodology with home tasks, so Saturdays were devoted to chores and projects. There was always something to be done and since we usually lived “out in the country” … Read More
Welcome to February! The shortest month of the year, but one that many people have big feelings about since it contains the most “Hallmark Holiday” of all… Valentine’s Day! I for one, love Valentine’s Day. I love sweet moments or … Read More
Last week, I was headed home from a walk with Quinn when I noticed a hawk atop a tree. Now this sight on its own is nice, but not particularly noteworthy. What made the scene curious was the two crows … Read More
I honestly love the work that we get to do. I feel honored to help people through training and coaching and really believe that I get as much out of it as our clients do. But if I ever needed … Read More
Whether or not we are aware, expectations underpin much of our lives. We expect particular things to happen, goals to be reached, tomorrow to be better, others to do what they say they will, and on it goes. What’s fascinating … Read More
Although we are still several weeks away from the actual first day of fall (September 22) most people consider Labor Day as the unofficial end of summer. Many people are already consuming pumpkin spice everything and looking forward to cooler … Read More
I was listening to a podcast recently where the host lamented that she always forgets that things that get done once, usually have to be done again and again. In this case, it was weeding. No matter how hard you … Read More
Years ago, I read about a fascinating study done on firefighters. It had been observed that some of them had (what seemed to be) an almost supernatural ability to predict the path of a fire; allowing for them to intuitively … Read More
Last year, I made an important life decision; I will no longer pretend to like uncooked spinach. Sure, I understand that it is good for you, has great health benefits and blah, blah, blah, but I just don’t like it. … Read More
In our work, we often hear stories about employees and their “infractions.” Inevitably, the person telling the story will assign a label to the employee. Words like “difficult,” “untrustworthy,” “high maintenance,” or even “lazy.” Now make no mistake, I get … Read More