Category: Rituals
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Falling back in love with work-from-home
Over the past couple of months, I noticed a restlessness with working from home. I wasn’t enjoying it anymore. I wanted to get out, be around people, get away from my computer. I even stared longingly into the windows of local business, wondering what it would be like to have IRL colleagues again. Joining a […]
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Complexity
Lately I’m reflecting on my many selves. I Shazammed that techno song, Motto, and the mini phone-screen video in Spotify reminded me of a long-neglected self: glam-dance-queen-party-girl. Drop a few bills and pop a few champagne bottles. Damn, that sounds fun. That girl needs a night out. She’s been speaking to me lately. So has […]
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How I Manifested a Speaking Gig
A couple years back, in the pre-covid era, I attended a leadership summit for customer support leaders in the tech industry. I even wrote about it! At that conference I said, “I’m going to speak at the next one.” What was normally an annual event happened almost three full years later, in Portland, Oregon. And […]
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The Grace of Space
Time and space can seem especially scarce when you need it the most. However, it’s closer at hand than we often realize. The smallest amount can make a huge difference in our outlook and well-being. Recently, my grandmother passed away. The Queen of my family’s Universe, the most humble, generous, and loving human I’ve ever […]
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The Body Talks
I got a call that my Grandmother had stopped eating and drinking. She was transitioning to palliative care, and it was time to book travel and get there asap. The next day, I woke up with intense low back pain. I had two days to get everything sorted out to leave town, so I did […]
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Goodbye Phone Addiction
For some time now, I’ve struggled with my relationship to my phone. I’m addicted to it, and this makes me unhappy.
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The Most Effective Goal Achievement System
If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably heard me rave about The 12-Week Year – my favorite book, and more importantly system, for goal achievement. Here’s why it resonated so deeply for me, and has been incredibly effective in moving my goals forward.
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Flower Gifting Ritual
One of my favorite pick-me-ups is fresh flowers in my home. Sometimes I feel inspired to buy myself a bouquet, but more often than not, it gets overlooked in favor of my grocery list. That is, until my friend Cathy and I came up with this brilliant idea! Check out our Flower Gifting Ritual in […]
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How Morning Routines Create Strong Emotional Boundaries
There are some surprising benefits of having a healthy morning routine: increased energy, better focus, and…stronger emotional boundaries? Yes! Watch below for a real life story of how a strong morning routine can help you get in touch with your desires and teach you to prioritize your self-care.
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Must Have Morning Routine Tool
While creating custom morning routines, a blocker that shows up consistently for folks is time wasted on their phone. Whether it’s keeping them up at night, or they get sucked into Twitter first thing in the morning, phone time is getting in the way of quality sleep and masterful mornings. Fear not my friends, there […]