“We Don’t Want Or Need Teachers Like You.” Earlier this week on Instagram those were just one of the phrases hurled at me and my community by some random guy after being triggered and offended by this post. Not going to lie. Waking up to having someone challenge my thoughts or ideas wasn’t the best start […]
Have you ever consciously made the decision to not get too happy, too comfortable, too “fill-in-the-blank” simply because IF something happened you didn’t want to be disappointed? Example: Let’s say you’re up for a promotion at work. Instead of allowing yourself to be excited and think about the possibilities, you squash those feelings of excitement so […]
There’s this thing I do. I write reminders to myself on Post-It Notes. I’m not talking about what I need to grab at the store, or my to-do list. I write down badass notes to myself.Notes that reaffirm Greatness. Joy. Soul-stirring Adventure. Then I place them in the most random places, so when I least […]
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking to clients, friends, and peers and the one theme that keeps coming up is that they don’t feel like they’re doing enough in this moment. We’re experiencing a flurry of emotions: anger, astonishment, relief, overwhelm, joy.We’re protesting, calling folks out on social media and in real life, […]
“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.”― Kurt Vonnegut Jr. You know that moment when you’re witnessing the most mundane thing— A beautiful sunset on your evening walk.Or your toddler handing you a crushed […]
One of the concepts in the book that stuck with me was the idea of the “Middle-Status Conformity Effect.” Grant shared there were 3 common truths in every organization’s hierarchy: 1. Those at the top felt they had more freedom to deviate from the norm and to be trailblazers. 2. Those at the bottom had little […]
When you’re stuck in a rut, it’s natural to start looking around for what could be the cause of our own unrest and unhappiness. This damn job is sucking out my soul.These kids are driving me crazy.My partner isn’t supportive or helpful.My friends aren’t really there for me. And truthfully, it’s possible that all those things […]
I don’t know exactly what time you’ll actually sit down to read this, but my hope is that you made it here just in time for a much needed reminder to do something SOLELY for you today. It doesn’t have to be huge (but it can be). The only requirement is that you do it […]
Work.Take care of others.Sleep.Repeat. Does that sound familiar to you?Maybe this hits home because it’s your current season of life.Or maybe it’s someone you know. We’ve all been in seasons where the grind and the hustle take precedence. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do until you can do what you want […]
There’s so much talk about how social media is negative. That it inflicts a great deal of comparison, evokes a feeling of not being good enough, and is just all around bad for many people’s mental health. Hearing those type of remarks always makes me think, “Who the hell are you following?” Scrolling through my […]