I’ve been thinking about the F-word lately: failure. I’ve failed a lot in my life. Big fat painful failures, that at the time I felt shame and immense misery over. My first marriage ending, getting fired, costly mistakes, close relationships crashing… and many more. With hindsight, I can also see
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 Sometimes January can be a rough month. You are coming down from the high of the holidays or maybe carrying over the low from not getting your connection and celebration desires met. January can be cold. And then this year… we all have very high hopes 2021 isn’t going
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Each year about this time, I send out a note encouraging you to reflect on the past year because, without reflection, you won’t grow.  Reflection not only helps you capture reasons to celebrate and be grateful, but also builds your happiness level, (which we all need more of, especially this
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I love Fall; it’s a new season, and it usually means new delights like lovely cool weather and beautiful colors in the trees. But I’ve been in a funk lately, and I’m noticing I’m not alone. If you’re feeling tired, struggling with focus, and not feeling motivated, you’re not by yourself.
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Early in my career I worked in tech and engineering start-ups where most of the employees were men. Being a woman in HR (and often the only woman), I was the go-to/catch-all. I was young and didn’t know how to set clear boundaries or say ‘no’, so I fell into
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