On the other side of a storm is the strength that comes from having navigated through it. ~ Gregory S. Williams Today marks one year of my sending out daily quotes and mini-tips. On April 7 last year, New York’s death toll was staggering, Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care, and we still couldn’t find toilet paper. George Floyd was unknown but alive. Sending out quotes was my way of trying to make a
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Are you feeling like things are more of a slog these days? Even more than they were a week or two ago? If so, you’re not alone. Many of my clients and colleagues feel it’s taking longer to make decisions, longer for tasks to get done, and projects are moving slowly, if at all. They find this happening in both their personal and professional lives. Between COVID cases skyrocketing and the continuing uncertainty following the
Read More“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”
~Havelock Ellis
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Since the structure of our days has changed so dramatically over the past few months, many (myself included!) are overwhelmed by the number of decisions we face. Whether it’s how to structure working from home, exploring how to pursue causes that matter to us, or weighing options for staying at home with re-emerging outward again, we are flooded with choices to make, and can have trouble distinguishing between what’s an important decision and what really
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Here are 10 questions to answer, yes or no. What’s changed for you – professionally and personally – as a result of the pandemic? I feel the work I do (or did) has little impact and would like to feel that my work makes more of a difference. I have a very clear idea of a new project / venture / change in my routine where I would like to focus my energy, but I struggle
Read MoreI had yet another tech issue, was making no progress, knew I needed help, and melted into a puddle. I took a step back and asked myself: Why do computer problems make me want to weep? Why do I feel so helpless? Why is it so hard to ask for help? I realized: Because I have no idea how to solve these problems; once I try a few YouTube videos, I usually have to ask
Read MoreOur heartfelt gratitude to: Medical heroes, essential workers, those of you socially distancing to prevent the spread. Our heartfelt concern to those: Who are ill or have loved ones ill; who are out working on our behalf but must isolate from loved ones to protect them; whose financial or professional lives were precarious before the pandemic, or those who have just had them upended; who are lonely. We are grateful. And we care. Sign Up:
Read MoreI do believe that people want to feel they are doing good in the world.
Some are helping tremendously, but in doing so, put their health at great risk: medical personnel and other essential workers.
Others help us all by sheltering, but now find their economic security at risk.
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