Subject: The power of a post-it note (will shock you)
The power of a post-it note (will shock you)
July 20th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTStomach full of knots, feeling a bit (okay, a LOT) nauseous. I wanted to make like an ostrich and bury my head in the sand. It was July 2009, and I was staring at my revenue numbe ...
#1 tip to increase productivity
July 13th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTI kept thinking "Heather, what's wrong with you?" It was busy season as a corporate finance attorney (October - December are by far the busiest months). My team and I were more t ...
How to not have regrets
July 6th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTI was so stunned that I audibly gasped. Okay, so let me back up a moment... I was having lunch with a dear friend mentor several years after he retired, and it was time to tell hi ...
This is uncomfortable (because it's true)
June 29th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTShe didn't want to hear it. . . But I was determined to say it. It was the Summer of 1990, and my friend *Anna* was dating a cute boy who was pressuring her to do things she didn' ...
The most wonderful time of the year (that wasn't)
June 22nd, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTDriving home after a long day at work, oblivious to the twinkling red white lights (that were everywhere) and irritated by The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year mockingly playing in ...
I couldn't believe what I was about to do
June 15th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTWalking into my office (while gently closing the door behind him), he said "Heather, can we talk?" My heart rate increased. Everything slowed down. [It sounded ominous, and so I ...
Is this too preachy?
June 8th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTTwo women who couldn't be more different yet had an incredible bond. . . One was a 50+ year-old New Yorker who was never married and cussed like a sailor (even *especially* at wor ...
Taking a leave of absence
June 1st, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTOver the course of my working life, I've taken 3 leaves of absences. The first two related to pregnancies. The third was when I had cancer. When out on maternity leave, I felt g ...
A important lesson (from an 11-year old)
May 25th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTMy youngest son (Noah) has always been an "I can do it", go-it-alone kind of kid. Although that can sometimes be a good thing, it can also get him into trouble because he doesn' ...
Case study (and proof that you can)
May 18th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTA couple of weeks back, I introduced you to a new concept around how (and why) to redefine success from the inside out, so that you can:stop thinking of success as a destination (t ...