September 21, 2020
I was recently talking with a woman who had been daydreaming for years about quitting her corporate job. When I told her my story about leaving my own high paying gig after just one week (during a recession), she called me a hero. I certainly didn’t view it that way. To me, leaving the corporate […]
July 21, 2020
We often think of abandonment in terms of a physical or emotional separation from another person, an act they do to us. She gave up on me. He left me high and dry. But I’ve recently started thinking about abandonment as something we seem to do to ourselves, too. I see clients do it, and […]
November 6, 2019
I was chatting with a friend the other day about a recent talk I’d given where all the stars had aligned. The audience was receptive and engaged. I felt prepared and energized. And when the talk was over, I got amazing feedback. I told her what this reaffirmed for me: When I have the right […]
February 4, 2018
I was 28. My workday was winding down, and I was almost ready to unplug and go on vacation. I had communicated with all my clients and lined up back-up plans for colleagues to keep things going in case of “emergencies” that couldn’t wait five days (two of those being Saturday and Sunday). I had […]