As a coach, I do a lot of work with people who are trying to achieve a particular goal. Sometimes, itâs about making something specific happen, like getting into an MBA program or positioning themselves for a career transition. Other times, itâs about getting âunstuck,â and gaining clarity about what comes next, and how to …
I’ve lost count of the number of articles I’ve read over the past few weeks about navigating our current collective project of re-opening the world. At first, when writing the sentence above, I tried using a number of different adverbs to describe what this re-opening is like, but none of them fit. This process is …
One day last week, I promised myself that at the end of a very long workday, I would roll out my yoga mat and practice online with one of my favorite teachers from afar. The class started at 6pm. At 6:12pm, I was still writing emails. Did I mention the thing about the workday? Yeah, a doozy. I …
This past weekend, I cleaned out a set of drawers that had gone way too long without seeing the light of day. They’re in a small piece of furniture that’s been relatively easy to move, while filled, from place to place for years now. It’s not like I never go through it. It’s just that there are parts of it that I …
Itâs been a while since I shared thoughts here, but I think we all know that time has somewhat lost its meaning in recent years, so Iâll forgive myself. Iâve been having so many conversations lately on exactly the topics we discuss here, though, so I felt like I was being pulled back to share. …
Recently, I was listening to an episode of a podcast I really like in which the main topic was the psychology of waiting. Every statistic, example, and anecdote that the host and guests discussed sounded like it came straight from the notes of my entire professional career in higher education, admissions, and coaching. So much …
I’m completely shocked that it’s the holiday season already, partly because the longest year ever is somehow managing to move forward at a startling clip, and partly because so much about the winter holidays looks different this year. Actually, maybe I’m wrong on that. Plenty of people spend the holidays quietly, or even alone, each …
Taking a moment to step into a space I don’t speak directly about as much here, but one in which I happen to have a lot of expertise. It’s a strange year, period. It’s an even more strange one if part of your plan was to head to graduate school right about now, ish. You …
This past week, I lined up and did the thing. It took about an hour because it was a nice Friday afternoon, and I don’t think I was the only one who didn’t mind the excuse to slide away from work early for it. You’re already on to me, I know. đ So, yes! I …
A couple of weeks ago, inspired by this recent documentary, I did an audit of the apps on my phone, and basically broke them into 3 categories: 1) don’t use, 2) use, and 3) use too much.  Categories 1 and 3 got voted off the screen. Yup, too much. As in, beyond their functional usefulness. For …
