happiness is a skill
"In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but that planning is indispensable." ~Dwight D. EisenhowerTweet Now, more than ever, I am turning to planning-as-my-wellness practice. Every day brings new information: It's Monday, and social distancing just turned into official stay-at-home orders here in Massachusetts. My wife is one of those… Continue reading Plans Shift (Understatement of the year)
For as long as I can remember, my mom has "sent me pink light" when things were hard. Pink light is our proxy for "thoughts and prayers", a woo-woo version of good vibes and positive energy. How to send pink light? Sit still, take a deep breath and imagine sending a stream of pink light… Continue reading Sending You Pink Light
Self-care is not vanity. Jonathan Van Ness, Over The Top Oh, whoa. Teresa and I agreed that "what do you think when you hear self-care?" would be a great prompt coming out February. You know, self-care and that holiday focused on love and appreciation? We'd apply it to ourselves and have a great topic to… Continue reading Back to Basics, Self-Care Edition
Just two weeks into a new job at a new company in a new industry, and I'm adjusting to new workday routines. Along with changes to my commute (shorter distance, much more traffic), I'm adapting to new workday rhythms. The most noticeable is a dramatic shift in meeting culture: I have hours of uninterrupted time… Continue reading Noticing New Rhythms
I’m kicking off a year-long writing exercise with my friend Teresa, a fellow #goalgetter and mom with a capital "C" career. Teresa and I connect monthly, swap ideas around podcasts, non-fiction books, time management and priorities. We both know we can do anything, just not everything. We realized that one of things we both want… Continue reading Better Together
Last week, a friend and I shared 2020 goals, intentions and plans to cultivate new habits. We talked over afternoon coffee, and she mentioned Laura Vanderkam’s List of 100 Dreams. Laura encourages creating a list blending bucket list items (travel to France, hire a personal chef) and achievable to-dos (get a better headshot, have a… Continue reading Lists of 100
I'm lucky that part of my corporate day job includes career coaching. Not only am I able to talk with employees at all experience levels and in different business groups, I also get regular check-in with myself on my own career aspirations. Across my coaching conversations, I find myself turning to those classic reporter's questions,… Continue reading The (5) W’s and (1) H: Career Coaching Edition
Each year, I try to give myself the gift of time away from work until the first full week of January. That meant that this past Monday was my first day back in the office after almost 2 weeks away! It was wonderful. Having an additional few days away in January feels like a soft… Continue reading Starting the new year unplugged
January 1st means I've got a running list of "21 by '21", a word of the year, and intentions. What can I say? I like frameworks, planning, and trackable achievements. The ultimate goal I expect to get me where I want to go is what I'm calling my 1.8% Promise. The 1.8% Promise is a… Continue reading 2020: Make the 1.8% Promise
With the holidays upon us, there is a new level of frantic busy-ness in the air. One tool I've started to use to help me decide where to spend my time is a normal bell curve. After all, we can't be good at everything, only great at a few things. Taking a beat to remind… Continue reading Bells are Ringing…
