How Setting Boundaries Can Set You Free
Boundary: noun, plural boundaries. 1. something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line. Let me first say that I kind of suck at setting boundaries, but have...
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5 Life Lessons from the Ultimate Field
I think I’ve had one true love in my life. It wasn’t a person, God or nature. It is/was Ultimate Frisbee. (Right now, if you think I’m talking about disc...
Does Your Life Purpose Look Muddy?
I’m going to let you in on a little secret I learned in my coach training program. Your life purpose isn’t what you DO. It’s not your job or your...
What Does ‘Authenticity’ Look Like at a 30-Year High School Reunion?
My 30-year high school reunion is in two days. That’s right. 30 years. Whew. How did I get here? And that IS the question. How did I get to be...
The Career Advice I Always Give
This is the career advice I always give: Say what you want. We tend to cut off our dreams even before we start having them. This way, we never risk disappointment...
What’s Happiness Got To Do With It?
I see it as our duty to humanity to pursue happiness so that our thinking can evolve. The thinking that created the problems we face now is not the thinking that...
Why It's Totally Awesome You Did Not Win the Lottery
Winning the lottery can’t make you happy. Money can’t buy you love or long-term happiness. So why did so many of us go out and buy lottery tickets?
Why We Can't Let Anxiety Go
I’ve been thinking about anxiety because so many people struggle with it, and I noticed something interesting: Even though we have tools and strategies to manage it, we don’t always...
New Year’s Resolutions? Bah! Humbug!
You know setting New Year’s resolutions doesn’t work, right? According to Statistic Brain, only 8 percent of “resolvers” are still at it six months later. Clearly, there’s something that doesn’t...
How to Let Go and Get Unstuck, Part 1
Last Saturday I floated down the Clackamas River. I was well equipped with an inflatable kayak, paddle, life jacket, etc. Other members of my group were floating down the river...
What's The First Step in Creating the Career of Your Dreams?
What’s the first step in creating your dream career? Giving yourself permission to dream.
The Trick to Cultivating Motivation for Your Job Search
Looking for work is challenging. All the effort and energy comes from YOU. Finding that internal motivation is critical, but often people inadvertently de-motivate themselves when it comes to their job...
Facing A Not-So-Perfect 50: Pearls from Paige
I turned 50 last week. I’m not gonna lie. It was a gut punch. I thought that, by now, my life would be all figured out and perfect. Last year...
Are You Sabotaging Your Job Search? How Perfectionism May Be Getting in Your Way
Are you a perfectionist? If so, it could be hampering your job search and your ability to make career decisions.
It IS the Thought That Counts
When it comes to holiday shopping, careers, relationships, life happiness, or basically anything, for that matter, it IS the thought that counts. In fact, it may be the ONLY thing...
Does Your Definition of Success Make You Happy?
How we define success will determine to what degree we are happy, so it’s important to know what really makes you happy. And more than anything, researchers are finding out...
Should I Stay or Should I Go? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Ditching That Toxic Job
Well-meaning friends and family often provide conventional wisdom that goes something like this: “Don’t quit your job until you have another one lined up.” Or, “It’s always easier to look...
Facing the People-Pleasing Dilemma
When I do things because I want to look like a hero (and who doesn’t like a hero?!), I often turn into a very unlikeable person—one who is bitter, resentful...
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
I’ve made the mistake of believing that the pursuit of happiness should be fun, easy and effortless; that once I’m on the right path to happiness everything will be smooth...
What Really Matters When It Comes to Interviewing
According to a survey of recruiters conducted by Lee Hecht Harrison in 2016 (see below), your attitude, cultural fit and values are the top three items that are important in...