Don’t Play Small

Don’t Play Small

Your Power Serves the World, So Use It “Your playing small does not serve the world.” – Marianne Williamson It took me decades to really understand that line. In high school, I started running to stay in shape for soccer. My best friend would join me, and without...
Burnout and the Boiling Frog

Burnout and the Boiling Frog

Where Might the Water Be Getting Warm for You? (Burnout warning signs) Have you heard the boiling frog metaphor? If you drop a frog into boiling water, it jumps out immediately. But if you place it in cool water and slowly turn up the heat, the frog stays, adapting as...
Alignment: Learning to Flow Downstream

Alignment: Learning to Flow Downstream

Last year, I finally admitted something: I was exhausted not because I was working too hard, but because I was constantly paddling upstream. I had knowledge and skills. I cared. I was doing what I thought I should be doing. But something was off. I was forcing...
The Edge: Choosing Sustainability Over Burnout

The Edge: Choosing Sustainability Over Burnout

I was looking back over some pages in my journal and came across this one from October.  Life is often both a juggling and balancing act. I’m someone who pushes myself right up to the edge, and then life happens and pushes me over. As we begin the slow descent into...