According to Merriam-Webster, the most common definition of a habit is: “a settled tendency or usual manner of behavior” or “an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary.” We all have habits. Some are considered good. Some are...

There’s a lot of talk about mindfulness these days. It shows up in everything from apps on your phone offering to guide you to books explaining the impacts of mindfulness on our brains. A mindfulness practice offers an opportunity to slow down, focus on yourself, and...

When we’re very young, one of the first things we learn is how to communicate. Using our voices, first to cry and later to speak, is how we get our most basic needs met by our parents and caregivers. When they listen to us as children, we feel loved, understood, and...

Does thinking about your to-do list every morning make you want to crawl back under the covers? Are you constantly feeling overscheduled, overcommitted, and exhausted? Does your laptop seem to have become a permanent appendage? You’re either sitting in front of it,...

As leaders, we may feel like we should always have the answers. We feel pressured to come prepared, to see around corners, anticipate challenges and “know” what the ideal solution will be, and then tell our teams what to do. In life, we often only see the end result...

Did you ever get the comment “talks too much” on your report card in elementary school? Me too! After a scolding by your parents about staying quiet in class and paying more attention to the teacher than your classmates, did you follow through? I don’t know about you,...

Ever feel like you can’t come up with any new good ideas? And why, when we do get a good idea, does it always come to us in the shower or some other random place? Ideas are truly everywhere, but we usually have blocks that keep us from thinking of them. When we...

Welcome to the final post of my three-part series on the 3 Keys to Successfully Making a Change. In our first post, we talked about getting into the right mindset and creating a framework. In part 2, we discussed thoughts and emotions and how to bring awareness to...