If you’ve been following my blog for the last few weeks, you may have noticed that many of the posts have been about getting unstuck, overcoming procrastination and overwhelm, and moving forward.  That’s because these are challenges I’ve been working through lately.  And one of the best ways I know to find answers and solutions…

Do you ever have trouble getting something done?  Something big? (Or maybe something that feels big?) When faced with a rather large task or project, it is easy to get bogged down in the details and the heaviness that comes with them.  We can experience what feels like a never ending process of having to…

“An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.” ~ Lydia M. Child (1802-1880) Writer Do you ever feel so mired in frustration and challenge that you cannot see a way to move beyond it? When life gets you down, it’s easy to become overly focused on all the things that seem…

“Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next.”  ~ Jonas Salk I have been marveling a lot lately over the power of the internet.  I feel so old when I explain to my kids that when I was in school, doing a research paper meant spending hours in a library pouring over books…

The other day I was working from my home office when I noticed a man in my back yard.   I figured perhaps he was a meter reader from the utility company and went over to the window to get a better look.  He was wearing shorts, a t-shirt, and a large straw hat whose wide…

“When nothing is sure, everything is possible.” ~ Margaret Drabble I came across the above quote some time ago and it has become one of my favorites.  In fact, I was just sharing it recently with a client who is in the midst of uncertainty.  And he is not alone.  So many of us are…

Feel like there’s got to be more to being a leader than running from meeting to meeting, repeatedly fixing the same problems, and beating your head against a wall trying to get people and things to change? “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” ~ Gandhi We’ve all been to…

“Come to the edge” he said. “No,” they said. “Come to the edge” he said. “No,” they replied.  “Come to the edge” he said. They came.  He pushed them and they flew. ~ Guillaume Apollinaire I know a man who is tirelessly dedicated to excellence and does what he can to create and evoke it…

The other day, my youngest son came home from summer camp with a riddle he wanted me to hear: “Mom, pretend you are in a box that is sealed shut – air tight – with no doors and no windows.”  OK,” I replied, picturing walls on all sides of me. “How do you get out?”…

Several years ago I was rushing around trying to get somewhere quickly while worrying about what felt like a million things that were competing for attention inside my head.  And then suddenly I felt the impact of a collision and the somewhat distinctive scent of burnt powder being released by the air bags in my…