Who Are You?
Do you remember Alice’s journey to Wonderland? When she meets the Caterpillar, he asks her, “Who are you?” This question confuses Alice and sends them into a circular argument until the Caterpillar gets impatient and crawls off. She’s left to figure out where she is...
Part III: Greater Happiness Through Serving Others
Are you feeling happier? If you’ve read my last few blog posts, I’ve been covering in-depth strategies for achieving these 3 ways to greater happiness: Personal development. Building relationships. Serving others. I’ve covered the first 6 of these strategies:...
Part II: Greater Happiness Through Building Relationships
In my multi-part blog post series on greater happiness, I shared 3 ways to achieve it: Personal development. Building relationships. Serving others. Since these are pretty large areas of focus and can be obtained by many means, I also shared my...
Part I: Greater Happiness Through Personal Development
In my last post I covered 3 ways to greater happiness: Personal development. Building relationships. Serving others. These are pretty large categories, so I also included some suggestions for achieving each of these giddy-getting goals: Heal your...
3 Ways to Greater Happiness
About six years ago, in the coziness of my den when our infant son was finally put to sleep, my husband and I watched a documentary that changed the course of our lives. From the comfort of our newly decorated room, adjacent to our completely remodeled kitchen,...
7 Ways to Make Working From Home Work
We’re moving into a new economy. More gig-based. More flex-based. More home-based. As we evolve as human beings, the ways we work, create, produce and collaborate also need to change. Many modern workplaces haven’t caught up (and most schools haven’t either but that’s...
See You at the Crossroads
Have you ever been in a situation where you knew exactly what you needed to do but you still didn’t do it? Maybe you knew you needed to leave a job because it was unfulfilling. Maybe you knew your child needed something but the experts warned against it. Maybe you...
Diving Bell and the Butterfly
My upper back has been strained lately. The most likely culprit is my complete lack of ergonomics when it comes to working on my laptop. I sit in comfortable chairs that quickly turn tortuous as I hunch more and more over my keyboard. The remedy has been two tennis...
They Grow Up So Fast!
As soon as you have a kid, the sentiment (read: warning), “They grow up so fast!” is uttered by every mother, grandmother, and parent who crosses your path. It’s said so often, you start to believe it. It’s as if these people somehow know something different...
WTF @sshole!
Recently, someone I work with talked shit about me to others we work with. This wasn’t just a passing comment or critique. It was part of a systematic smackdown. He was trying to get our team fired and our program dismantled. T he worst part is you wouldn’t know it....