Last week, I had the stomach flu.
I haven't had a stomach bug in the longest time, and it laid me flat.
I had forgotten how horrible the stomach flu feels. It's like childbirth - you forget how awful the pain is once it has passed. Same with the flu you know it stinks, but you forget...
In my work, I don't shy away from the hard topics, the awkward questions, and the subjects that make us feel uncomfortable. Why not? Because that's where the growth is!
Plus, I always believe that it doesn't do anyone any favors to not talk about the things that we really need to talk...
There was a recurring theme in my coaching sessions this week - my clients were telling themselves all sorts of stories.
What do I mean?
They were bringing situations to our coaching calls that were troubling them. When we dug in, many times they were contributing to or even creating their own...
Valentine's Day is tomorrow, and it can be a complicated day for a lot of people. Some people celebrate it with their partners with roses, chocolates, and such, while for others it can bring up painful feelings of loneliness and anxiety.
Remember (even though it's hard sometimes), a relationship...
Last week, my family took a quick vacation to Florida. Since we live in Minnesota, winter can feel pretty dismal, and our annual getaways to Florida have become an important tradition to get us through the long, cold winter.
I never used to understand why people would take time in the winter to...
How is it possible that January 2023 is almost in the rearview mirror? I hope your first month of the new year has been a terrific one!
How are your New Year's goals and resolutions sticking? Are you feeling overwhelmed with work this month with unfinished work from 2022 with new work piled on...
Today, we observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
One of my favorite quotes of Dr. King is this one: "If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."
This quote is such a beautiful reminder that no...
How is your 2023 so far? I've been thinking of you and hoping that your new year is going great!
Did you set New Year's resolutions and goals? I did!
Yes, we can set new goals any time, but the new year is a particularly good time to set them. Something about the "out with the old, in with...
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2023!
I always get so excited at the beginning of the year. It feels like such a clean start and full of promise and opportunity. Of course, every day can be a fresh start, but there is something powerful about the start of a new year.
This month, we will be focused...
It's the last week of the year! It's a perfect time for planning and setting goals and resolutions, but before you do that, I encourage you to take time to reflect on the last 52 weeks.
Don't miss out on the learning opportunities from the last year by diving into the newness and freshness of the...
Are you feeling tired? Overwhelmed? Like you don’t know how you will get it all done?
When you’re in need of a pick-me-up, J.D. Meier recommends leveraging four sources of strength: your mind, body, emotions and spirit.
Mind:
We can take our brainpower for granted, but we rely on it...
At the end of a long day, we often feel fatigued, both mentally and physically. But “decision fatigue” is a specific kind of fatigue that causes us to make unhealthy choices for our bodies, our work, our habits, our relationships, and our productivity -- basically any area of our...
