Personal Transitions

Lizzy oversees corporate communications for a nationally known software developer. Over a five-year period, while maintaining her significant work responsibilities, Lizzy had four miscarriages. [...]

“What is the one piece of advice you would give my friend who just got fired?” People often ask me this question once they learn that I mentor executives toward […]

Remember the phrase Desirable Difficulties the next time you are shaking your head and thinking, “Really? Why me?” Malcom Gladwell’s latest book, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art [...]

Andrea is animated by joy as she shows me a picture of the house she and her partner are buying. After selling their condo, they’ve spent months on the emotional […]

Forgiveness has a powerful, positive impact on everything it touches. But you already know that. Being a happy human being demands that we extend and receive forgiveness. You might not know that [...]

Last week’s horrific explosions in Boston, Massuchuttes and West, Texas were painful reminders of our vulnerability as human beings. My heart and mind flew to the victims and their families. […]

“I hate endings,” declared Frances, one of my mentoring clients. “I want to let go of the familiar, but I can’t even donate a pair of jeans that I haven’t […]

Last week, I attended the Sundance Film Festival for the first time. My friend Elaine and I saw five movies (some inspiring, others edgy, one awful). We laughed, reveled in […]

Yesterday I hiked with a friend through the Marin Headlands near the San Francisco Bay, not far from where I live. It was a cool winter afternoon with steel grey […]