When we think of productivity, or being more productive, we’re generally talking about receipts for time . This is how we’ve learned to...

WHAT WE GET WRONG ABOUT MOTIVATION If you can’t find motivation for something that feels important to you, a big goal, a meaningful...

"Progress not perfection" is quite the buzz phrase these days. A lot of people find it useful, and that’s a good thing. For some of us,...

My client taught me a fantastic new motto. “I’m not in it to win it; I’m in it to finish it!”  She’s in the home stretch of finishing her...

I got beef with imposter syndrome. I’m not buying its BS. What does it mean to have imposter syndrome? You’re either an imposter or...

“They called me an R&B artist, so I put out a jazz album,” Ray Charles said to Willie Nelson. “Then they started calling me a jazz...

I had a rather engaging conversation with a potential new client recently, where he was lamenting about how accustomed he’s become to...

“I’m not sure I would rub that lamp.” It was a seemingly innocuous question on the surface, and it brought my client to tears. I had...

Do your boundaries come with question marks? If your boundaries come with question marks, they're not really boundaries. They're just...

Y'all know I don't really believe in "perfectionism" as it's often framed in popular culture. (See prior post on overcoming perfectionism...

People-Pleasing vs Kindness - A case of misguided intentions The difference between kindness and people-pleasing is the difference...

What IS perfectionism, exactly? And do you have it?  The way it’s tossed around these days, it sounds like a consequence of unreasonably...

“I always sabotage myself.” “I can’t seem to get out of my own way.” "I’ll do okay for a while, then…” “I’ll get close, then…” It sounds...