Subject: An essential ingredient to success & balance
An essential ingredient to success & balance
July 27th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTWorking too much. . . yet still struggling to get everything done? Spending too much time doing things you don't want to be doing (and very little time doing the things you actual ...
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' ...