Your Fierce Life Awaits:
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Burnout: The Slow Burn We Often Miss
Have you ever watched a match slowly burn down toward your fingers? At first it looks manageable. The flame is small, controlled, even useful. But if you do not notice how quickly it is burning, suddenly it is too close to your skin. You either drop it or you get burned.
How Our Minds Become Conspiracy Theorists (and What to Do About It)
Have you ever found yourself after a long day of meetings and decisions double-checking emails that you’d sent earlier, convinced that you’d framed things badly? Your mind quietly spinning, you imagine the worst – that instead of clarity, you had sown misunderstanding.
Being of Service: Why Helping Others Helps Us Too
One of my moments of feeling most alive happened when I was volunteering. As a newly minted professional, I had signed up to cuddle premature infants at Hartford Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). I would head over there after work in my suit, scrub up at the sink for what felt like an insanely long time, and settle into my two-hour shift.
The Quiet Power of Personal Inquiry
We’re often told that growth means learning more – taking a course, reading a book, adding a skill or certification. That kind of growth is important and can be particularly beneficial in professional settings. But there’s another kind of growth that doesn’t begin with new information. Instead, it starts with a question.
What Leadership Development Really Means (Hint: It’s Not About Titles)
Leadership development is often misunderstood as a ladder to climb. Promotions, certifications, high-profile projects. But real growth happens below the surface. It’s less about what you achieve and more about how you respond: with presence, clarity and purpose.
The Cost of Carrying On: Why High Performers Miss the Signs of Burnout
Many high performers don’t realize they’re burned out — until the signs become too loud to ignore. This piece explores why burnout so often goes unnoticed in driven, capable people, how to recognize the quieter signals, and what recovery can really look like when we stop pushing and start paying attention
Managing Your Personal Portfolio
If your days feel like they’re on autopilot — rushing through tasks with little energy for what truly matters — it might be time to see yourself differently. Imagine managing your time and energy like a personal portfolio. Just as financial advisors help grow wealth, you can intentionally invest in what replenishes you: rest, connection, creativity, nature. At the same time, you can divest from habits that drain you, like multitasking, overcommitting, or digital distractions. The question is: what are you investing in — and is it bringing you the return you want?
Living and Leading with Intention
We each have an opportunity to establish a personal philosophy that shapes how we approach life and care for ourselves. As we live into this philosophy and continue to learn and grow, we can choose to evolve it over time and support our capacity to bring our best selves into the world.
Learning to like it.
Our likes and dislikes don’t define us—they can change if we stay open. Small shifts in mindset can lead to big transformations in work and life.
Want life/work balance? Get intentional.
Do you strive to ‘have it all’? Know what you are willing to sacrifice and say goodbye to unnecessary stress, missed opportunities and dreams deferred.
The art of Integral Coaching
Suffering is optional. Unlock the power of discovering Self, living with true agency, leading authentically and opening up to the world.
Taboo no more: Moving beyond burnout
Google searches for “burnout symptoms” hit an all-time high in May 2022 in a challenging economy faced with a lingering pandemic, according to Harvard Business Review. It’s time for honest conversation on and lasting solutions for burnout.
