I’ve been thinking a lot this summer about taking breaks. Both my own personal experience and research point to how important it is to step back from work. But this isn’t always easy. It’s hard to know when work stops and life begins because, really, the two aren’t separate. Earlier in my career, I sought …
We are all writing the stories of our own lives. What is questionable is whether or not we are conscious of it. It is so easy to get into the mindset that our lives are happening to us, but owning that we get to decide how to respond and what to do next is incredibly …
I celebrate the idea of beauty in chaos on a pretty regular basis. When someone asks me how things are going, you will probably hear me respond that life is good, albeit a little hectic. “It’s a beautiful chaos” has become my default refrain. This phrase is like a survival mechanism for this mama of …
I can still remember the moment I committed to launching my own business. At the time I wasn’t quite sure what that business would be, but I felt a gauntlet had been thrown and I was ready to pick it up. I was sitting down for my performance review with my boss circa 2010 and …
In my early 20s, working at a health care consulting firm, I was blown away by the idea of Skills-Based Volunteering. It was simple in concept – put a volunteer’s talents and experiences to highest and best use. I took it to heart. Gone were the days of volunteering in soup kitchens and doing walk-a-thons. …
