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Shiny New Things
Yesterday, I was in the city at a business event. The speaker mentioned a very interesting statistic: "95% of us are hardwired to start new things and not finish them." Wow, right? It kind of sounds like a New Year's Resolution! Why don't we finish? Why are we...
Motivational Monday!
We went down to Philadelphia this weekend to meet friends and watch the University of Pennsylvania basketball team take on Harvard at the Palestra. Doug mentioned that he had always wanted to see the Palestra, so I bought him tickets for Christmas. We arrived a little...
Friday’s Quote
"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self." Ernest Hemingway Doug and I were listening to Morgan Housel's podcast yesterday and he really had some thought-provoking questions. He asked, "What if...
My Heart Is Full
Last night, I was writing a note to my friend about our rekindled friendship, and as I sat there thinking of the words that would perfectly describe how I was feeling, I actually felt it —and I proceeded to write, "My heart is full," because of we are together again....
What Do I Want?
I was on a call recently with a prospective client who was referred to me. She is in transition after a downsizing and landing the next job in this market has proved a little challenging. She's been in the industry for close to 30 years, she's incredibly accomplished,...
Doubting Thomas
On our 4-hour ride home from Boston yesterday, I started thinking about goals and why they often aren't attained. I immediately attributed the lack of success for some of the goals to not putting in the work, but they aren't the goals I was thinking about. I was...
“Go live the dream.” ~ Beth Fitzgerald
The other day I was talking to a friend, who also happens to have been a client periodically. He's going through a work transition as well as a move and was asking what I thought. Before I was able share my two cents, he told me all the conflicting information he was...
Should-Less
I was reading an article the other day about ADHD from the magazine, SELF. The author, Isabelle Carroll, offered a really great suggestion that applies to all of us, not just those with ADHD. She recommended scheduling a "should-less" day each week. I was intrigued,...
Thoughts Are Not Facts
I read this quote from a book the other day and I thought, "OMG, YES!" The quote was this: "Thoughts are not facts. They are a mix of opinions, judgements, stories, memories, theories, interpretations, and predictions about the future." And because we treat thoughts...
Motivational Monday!
I watched the Golden Globes award show last night, did you? I'm not really an awards show kind of gal, but it was on while I was doing other things around the apartment so it helped passed the time. Also, I love movies and had seen a few of the top picks, so I was...