Getting Better at Time Management
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Getting Better at Time Management

I know you want to be better at managing your time. So your career feels more fulfilling and more sustainable. 

I want that for you too. It’s why I do the work that I do.

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The Paradox Mindset
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The Paradox Mindset

The paradox approach switches our mindset from a very binary “either/or” to a more expansive “both/and” or a “yes/and” or a “maybe/but” framing. 

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Are you actually confused?
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Are you actually confused?

Is it that you don't know what to do…
Is it that you don’t know what you want…
Is it that you aren’t sure what choice to make…

Or is that you want it to be comfortable?

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YES, AND…
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YES, AND…

Most women will come to a point in their career where putting their head down and working hard just isn’t enough anymore. 

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On Feeling Behind
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On Feeling Behind

One thing that’s making work more miserable for you than it needs to be? 

Repeatedly thinking or talking about how “behind” you “feel.” 

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Start the Week Off on a Better Foot
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Start the Week Off on a Better Foot

It’s Monday. Are you putting together an overly ambitious to-do list that you inevitably aren’t going to complete? So that you can then beat yourself up about it? 

I know that pattern well… But I’ve got a solution for you.

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Are you bad at it? Or does it just feel bad to do it?
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Are you bad at it? Or does it just feel bad to do it?

There’s a thought error that I see in a lot of my clients, and I’m guessing it might be one you experience too. It looks like mistaking your level of comfort with an activity, with how good you are at that activity. 

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85% is the new 110%
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85% is the new 110%

Are you stuck in the cycle of "giving 110%" every day (or at least trying to), only to feel exhausted, frustrated, and somehow still behind?

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Drowning in Work
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Drowning in Work

“I’m underwater.” “I’m drowning.” These are phrases I used to use so often. In my head. Outloud. In response to emails asking me to do just one more thing during a 200+ hour billable month. To civilians (Cringe.).

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You Can Be Both
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You Can Be Both

You can be a kind person and still be direct.

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The Losing Game
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The Losing Game

Ever feel like you’re constantly choosing between work and personal commitments—and no matter what you choose, guilt follows?

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A (not-so-fun) Game
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A (not-so-fun) Game

Remember those magazine quizzes we used to obsess over? I have one for you. 

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Deciding Not To Decide
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Deciding Not To Decide

Reminder that you can take a decision off the table anytime you want. Even if it’s just temporarily.

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The Motivational Triad
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The Motivational Triad

There’s something about your brain that’s going to change the way you think about why you tend to repeat those same old patterns that you hate.

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