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Seriously.Put $5 million in front me and tell me it’s mine if I knock back some martinis and I will walk away. Every. Single. Time. It wasn’t always like that though… Once upon a time, I used to sooth my exhausted frazzled nervous system with copious amounts of sauvignon blanc.  Like, enough to float a […]

You can read Part One here.  If you’re here, you might already know that chasing external success isn’t the same as feeling fulfilled. That checking all the boxes on the Adult Achievement Bingo Card doesn’t always lead to a sense of long-term satisfaction. But how do you actually figure out what will fill your cup—and […]

This is one of those posts that could have — and to an extent has — gone in about half a dozen different directions (you should see my Google Docs lol). Few concepts are more pervasive in our culture than that of success. Namely, the success of achievement: reaching goals, hitting milestones, ticking off boxes on the […]

If you’re an entrepreneur who’s running on fumes, questioning everything, and wondering how success turned into two full time jobs—you’re not alone. If there’s one lie we’ve all been sold, especially in the U.S., it’s that more work equals more success. Ask anyone what success requires and they’ll tell you “hard work.” Except that “hard […]

Let’s unpack this shall we… Once upon a time, on a random Saturday morning, my boss ruined my weekend. Not because he was a jerk, but because I didn’t have an identity (or sense of self-worth) that wasn’t completely wrapped up in my job. He forwarded me an email (as he often did, with zero […]

This is the fourth and final part in the Toxic Workplace Series. Links to:  Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Toxic workplaces and/or managers can do a real number on our health (mental, physical, and spiritual) as well as our self-esteem and confidence. I know this firsthand, and if I had any idea just […]

This is the third part in the Toxic Workplace Series. Check out part 1: Red Flags of a Toxic Workplace here Check out part 2: Why We’re Susceptible to Toxic Workplaces here When you hear the term “toxic workplace” it can conjure up all kinds of imagery from the boss that yells and screams to […]

This is the first in a series of articles devoted to the topic of toxic workplaces, their impact, how we end up staying in them, and how to recover from them. I could write a book on the topic of toxic workplaces. Actually, I could probably write several books, and that’s not a good thing. […]