I am in the process of decluttering. One of the hardest things, so far, is decluttering my book collection. I LOVE to read. I LOVE books. I LOVE story. A great story – whether in books, a great TV show, a documentary, a...

There was this commercial when I was a kid from a product called Calgon and their tag line was “Calgon, take me away”. A woman was sitting in a bubble bath and I figure letting go of her daily tensions,...

It is March. The name of the month itself implies movement. In Rejuvenation: A 4-week Mini-Adventure, we talk about each season having its own rhythm.  Details HERE. During winter we naturally begin to slow down. We do less. We dream more. We make...

When I was in grade school, we had a summer reading club. After summer, in the first few weeks of the school year,  we would create a poster of a favorite book we read, and it would hang in the...

I was recently working with a coaching client who said she was at a crossroads in her career. She wants to shift her current tech career but is not sure in which direction. Should she move to the management track?...

We just completed Week 4 of the current Rejuvenation: A 6-Week Mini Adventure. (ALERT: the next mini-adventure starts on March 3rd. and you do not want to miss it! Details HERE). In week 4 we talk about Mission. For many, the idea of a mission or...

On a recent conference call, we were asked to give our best networking tips. There were some great ones: like be an active listener, keeping your network warm, simply saying “Hi, my name is”….. My fav is one I invented...

This Friday a bunch of my girlfriends and I are getting together to play online Scattergories.I can hardly express how excited I am. I had not realized that having something on my calendar that’s fun and includes others would bring up such good...

From the other room my husband hears me say, “Great job, Laurie”. He chuckles and wonders what I am up to. Well, I am in the midst of a 31-day fitness challenge that includes wall sits, lunges, planks and air...

This week’s blog is short and sweet. Short because I am simply here to tell you that Wednesday kicks off the 6-week mini-adventure called Rejuvenation: Let’s Get Healthy and I am inviting you to take part. Sweet, because this is going to be a...