How Changing a Memory Helped me Break a Cycle of Overwork and Burnout
Our memories are more malleable that we think. Here’s how I changed a memory to break a cycle of overwork and burnout.
How a Scarcity Mindset Led Me Here and Why I’m Leaving it Behind
While some people’s scarcity mentality causes them to get overwhelmed and stuck in inaction, my inner poor kid insists on action.
The Easy Way to Set Simple Habits That Will Change Your Life and Work
The Easy Way to Set Simple Habits That will Change Your Life and Work Before I write this piece on how to set simple habits, I just really need to preface: I am hesitant to write this piece because I worry about it being just another piece of ‘productivity porn.’ You know what I mean—the […]
How Will You Know You’ve Been Successful? Letting Play and Rigor Into Your Goals
I recently went out for a reunion meetup with my spring 2015 class of the Build Yourself+ workshop. I didn’t initiate the night. When I got an email from a former participant suggesting a reunion I felt a thrill. She was meeting my personal challenge goal.
What Got You Here Wont Get You There. Leadership, and Following the Numbers
I recently watched one of those TED talks that helps you see the structural underpinnings that were always there, but invisible to you. Titled, The Career Advice You Probably Didn’t Get, it features Susan Colantuono, who founded Leading Women, a consultancy that helps companies close the gender gap.
“Dude I was Daring Greatly.” Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
Daring Greatly by Brené Brown starts with a startling premise: That the ability to be vulnerable is actually an expression of courage, not weakness. Brown starts with a quote by Teddy Roosevelt which inspired the book’s name, one I found so compelling I just had to reproduce it in full here:
