I was talking over dinner with a dear friend. I asked her about her work. She had changed jobs several months ago and I think both of us were hoping this new job was going to be less exhausting than...

This past weekend I was restocking the bathrooms with toilet paper. When I got to the “kids” bathroom I realized that this was going to be the last time I would be putting toilet paper in their bathroom on a...

Dear Diary, I am very grateful for my job. I appreciate my paycheck. Most days I like the people I work with, and the work is fine. So why do I feel so uninspired? Lately, it’s becoming harder and harder...

I have a coaching client who has taken what some might say is a non-conforming path in her career. Almost the first thing she said when we talked was that she never chased money in her career. She intentionally went...

My coaching client, Jill (name changed to protect her time-traveling identity), came to our session feeling scared and worried. She also had our old friend self-doubt playing in her head. She had been working on a new feature for one...

I was in a meeting the other day and overheard someone say that they had committed to a goal and now they felt nauseated. I know that sometimes we might set a stretch goal for ourselves, and then feel some...

One of my favorite poems, by Grant Lewi,  has been coming into my mind a lot lately. She was relaxed in the saddle of fate. She did what was required of her. And she kept her ear cocked for the...

I primarily recruit technologists and technology leaders for roles. Yes. If you are in technology, then you are part of a very hot market. Even now, during a downturn in the markets. Yes. If you are in technology you’ve probably...

“I won’t sleep. I won’t eat healthily. Maybe I will hold off on this certification?” This is from a coaching client who had been excited about getting a key cybersecurity certification that will help her move into a role she...

“I was the vending machine of answers for my team. And I was exhausted!” This is from a coaching client with whom I just completed an iPEC Energy Leadership Assessment Debrief. We were talking about the different levels of energy...