The Perfection Pressure Cooker

When I got out of the Navy, I went back to college.  I distinctly remember calling my husband in tears because I got an A- in Philosophy. I was distraught and can recall how I felt like such a failure because I no longer had a 4.0 GPA. I look back on this now and

A Mission of Service

Veterans Day is a day that I loudly and proudly proclaim my appreciation for all my sisters and brothers who followed their servant hearts to protect my freedom.   They gave up having their way and learned the military way. They gave up holidays at home with their families. They gave up hanging out with their

Future You

Have you sat down and really thought about where you want to be a year from now; 5 years from now; 20 years from now? If not, why not? This is a brilliant exercise that can help you figure out what you need to be practicing now in order to get there. Let’s say for

Using Strong Feelings as an Awareness Tool

When was the last time you experienced a really intense feeling? Maybe you were angry, maybe you were overwhelmed or maybe you were bursting with pride. The amazing thing about feelings is that they are the product of our thinking and they drive our actions. Our actions in turn produce our results.  If you’re not

Using your To Do List as an Awareness Tool

Do you have a to do list? What feeling comes up for you when you look at it?  If you’ve never done this exercise, I highly encourage you to do so. Write down what you are feeling and describe it. This is such valuable information and can really help you figure out what you are

Stop Chasing Work Life Balance

What is work life balance? You hear this term thrown around like the holy grail of all things work-related. Is it really possible to have an even, balanced, scale-like version of balance? My answer is no. First of all, I think the word balance is a misnomer in this context. It implies that work and

Quit Comparing Yourself to Others

Why do we think that other people are so much more talented than we are, smarter than we are, or luckier than we are? Why are we so afraid to just be our own authentic, unique self? It’s our brains, of course. Thousands of years ago it was a very bad thing not to be

Susceptibility to Stress

Why are some people more susceptible to stress than others?  I’m going to focus on stress and burnout this month and really dive into the factors on which I believe we need to focus in order to be more resilient. Stress is a somewhat catch all term these days, but for my purposes we will

Self-care Before Service

I think it’s safe to say that most of us that either grew up in a veteran-based family or who actually joined the service were taught to have a heart for service. I know I was taught as a child to be of service by the examples of my veteran father and nurse mother. I

Quality Compelling Reasons

Let’s talk about the C in the CAM method of Goal Setting that I have previously discussed. Why is it important to know the compelling reasons why you want to achieve a certain result? For one thing, they will help you to keep going when the going gets hard. Writing them down and displaying them