Do you doubt yourself before you’ve even started?

I knew I wanted to write about this, but I didn’t know the title until one of the new trainers on The Biggest Loser said it to a contestant tonight. Aha! I said. But realizing that the answer to that question is often yes for me is not quite as fun. If you’re already feelingContinue reading “Do you doubt yourself before you’ve even started?”

Change your attitude to make change happen

This week, our office had a time and life management expert spend several hours with us to help us clean up our act. The simple pieces relate to email organization, meetings, project management, and procrastination. But the big picture is about change, and your attitudes and behaviors that affect that. If you aren’t happy withContinue reading “Change your attitude to make change happen”

Own your story, and yourself

There are a few things that were inspirations for this post: personal experiences, a conversation with an acquaintance, and a friend’s blog post. Listening to Brandi Carlisle’s “The Story” on my walk home from the metro solidified the topic. In particular: All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who IContinue reading “Own your story, and yourself”

When the marine layer clears, everything is so much sunnier.

Week before last, I headed out to San Diego to visit my parents for the first time since they moved there in January. It was my first time to California, the first time I would see my family without Harrison (McGee sure gave me a lot of love to make up for it), and theContinue reading “When the marine layer clears, everything is so much sunnier.”