There’s a quiet truth I learned the hard way: my capacity isn’t infinite, and pretending it is doesn’t make you stronger, it makes you scattered. After crawling my way out of a mental crash (more than once), I finally understood something important: Boundaries...
There’s a moment every leader eventually faces: You look at your calendar, your inbox, your Teams messages, your text messages, and you realize… You’ve been sprinting for so long that you’ve forgotten what a sustainable...
Every Friday, without fail, I have a video call with my mom. It started during the pandemic. Six years. Dozens of seasons. Hundreds of Fridays. We only skip it if I’m physically visiting her; because the...
As I sit here working on my June goals it hits me, hard. We are halfway through the year. Crazy huh? My goal books all have the refresh allotted to complete at the end of June, but I find myself drawn to my goals, my plans, and my calendar....
Every spring, I see chaos. Working parents enter a perfect storm of school events: graduations, end‑of‑year ceremonies, final projects, class parties, and the logistical gymnastics that come with half‑days and school closures. For many...
This last month has reminded me of several leadership qualities and habits that make leadership powerful. Now that things are normal (are they ever?!) I am dedicating May to getting back on track and getting organized. Every Spring I...
Much to my husband’s delight, I have officially returned to my office instead of working from home. I’m choosing to believe my presence was such a motivational force that he healed faster just to get me out of the house. That’s my story...
This week, I’ve been working from home while supporting my husband through his recovery. It’s a different rhythm, laptop on the kitchen table, calls taken between medication reminders, strategy sessions happening alongside icepack rotations. It’s not glamorous,...
Every spring, there’s a moment where the energy of the new year starts to fade and the real work of the year settles in. I’ve felt it myself, that subtle shift from excitement to execution. That moment when you say to yourself, “Okay, now we’re really doing this.” And...
Leaders are often the last to acknowledge their own bandwidth. We push through, take on more, and quietly absorb the emotional and operational weight of the team. I’ve done it myself, the calendar fills, the decisions stack up, and suddenly I’m operating at a pace...