Category: How to say no

‘She just let go’

If you consider yourself to be a woman with drive, then you’ve likely held onto many goals and milestones throughout your life. Perhaps you’ve clung to the idea of a certain job title, a number in your bank account, a relationship, a family. I know I’ve gripped tightly to many of these things at one […]

Do you have too many priorities? Here’s how to find out

“Nothing ever gets done.” A client said this to me the other day after sharing that his company has 10 number-one priorities. Of course nothing’s getting done, I thought. Who could possibly make real progress in an environment like that? It struck me that this happens quite a bit on a personal level, too. I […]

Reclaim Your Time by Overcoming the Disease to Please

This article originally published on heymama on May 20, 2019 Meet Regan Walsh, an executive and life coach who helps women shed the “shoulds” and live their best lives. She shared one key exercise she uses to help clients bring their priorities into perspective and opened up about lessons she learned through her own personal experience.  […]

Let your gut be your guide

A client sent me a note recently. My gut is starting to speak loudly to me. Starting? No, I told her, it always has. And I really believe that. If ever you feel like you’ve lost your intuition, your sense of inner knowing, my guess is you’ve likely stopped listening to your gut. Perhaps you […]

Out of storage? Here are 3 ways to restore some space

You’re almost out of storage. Have you gotten that warning message before? Perhaps it pops up on your phone or your inbox. You knew it was coming—things were moving slower than they usually do, and small tasks were suddenly much more difficult. But there just wasn’t time to manage the influx of messages, media, and […]

RSVP No to the Holiday Gong Show

Happy December. I don’t know about you, but I felt tired before the holidays even started. I’m coming off a few demanding months of work and social outings, and so it’s got me thinking about the kind of end to 2018 that I (and you, I imagine) want to have. The gist: I’m RSVP-ing no […]