This month, some of my friends are picking their kids up from camp to bring them home. Other friends are preparing their college-bound kids to leave home. Men, women and children I don’t know, but who happen to live in Iraq or other unstable nations far from the US border, are fleeing their homes. All […]
Continue Reading5 Tips for Managing the Messy Middle of Transition
One of the refrains I often hear from clients in the midst of transition is how uncomfortable it is to not know what is next for them — to be without a plan or even a clear direction. It makes them, and most of us, quite uncomfortable. So uncomfortable, in fact, that they sometimes act […]
Continue ReadingA Thank You Note to My Book
Dear Book, After carrying the dream of you inside of me for what feels like forever, we are a scant ten weeks shy of your official launch into the world. While I’m not quite ready to say goodbye, I am ready and eager to thank you, for no matter what happens after you leave the […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s Your 2020 Vision?
“We go where our vision is.” — Joseph Murphy Or said another way – we bring about what we think about. And one of my favorite tools to suggest to clients in the midst of transition, or to partake in myself, is putting thoughts and dreams on paper in the form of a vision board. […]
Continue ReadingIn Transition, When Going It Alone is Going Nowhere
Career transition can be tough. And it is tougher when we keep to ourselves and soldier on in silence or, even worse, shame. Often we fail to capitalize on the compassionate and creative power that community can bring during such times. Not only are many of my clients in career transition, but so is my […]
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