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January 21, 2016

TGI Flyday: Unexpectedly Looking Forward to the Weekend

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Thursday = Flyday in consulting land, and with all the winter storms going on, I was a little worried I wouldn’t make it out tonight. The Dallas forecast was “snow and thunderstorms”, which is pretty much the worst possible forecast you can ever have in Texas, and so I was checking my flight status most of the afternoon, prepared for the worst. Fortunately, I’m in flight now, and psyched to finally be sleeping in my own bed tonight. Tomorrow is a special Friday for the Denver office of my firm – it’s our annual Advisory Ski Trip! I am pretty …

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January 8, 2016

Finding a Home for My Best Self

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Back when I went through my company’s senior associate leadership development program, I was assigned a career coach who worked with me in a group setting and also one-on-one. The coaches were all external (meaning, they didn’t work for my firm), so these weren’t people we’d see in a day-to-day setting. I absolutely loved my coach, Starla, and we’ve stayed in touch over the years. She was more excited than anyone when I was selected to be the orchestrator for the program, and it was wonderful to get to see her in the fall when I was back in California… but …

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January 2, 2016

Take a Moment For You (Sponsored by Evolution Fresh)

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My week off from work has been amazing! I’ve had time to get a lot of things done around the house – from reupholstering my dining room chairs, to building shelving for my master closet, to building a wine cabinet and bookshelf for my basement rec room. (Lots of building!) I also went on a big home shopping spree at Tuesday Morning to get new pillows for my couches and new curtains for a lot of windows, and also hit some of the post-Christmas sales to get discounted holiday decorations for next year. It’s been really productive, and I’m thrilled. …

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December 28, 2015

The Benefit of Making Resolutions (Even If You Don’t Keep Them)

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I’ve been getting pretty excited about New Year’s, and specifically, the opportunity to set some new goals for myself. Sure, you can set goals anytime, but there’s something extra fun about the fresh start that January 1st provides. However, Amy Cuddy, the psychologist popularly known for her TED Talk on power poses, had an interesting piece on Saturday about why your New Year’s resolutions might do more harm than good. Specifically, she talks about how setting unreasonable goals can lower your self-esteem. I agree that a too-high goal can do that… but I still don’t think the shoot-for-the-moon approach is a …

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December 5, 2015

Sponsored: Tylenol #HowWeFamily Campaign

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I have received information from the makers of TYLENOL®. The opinions stated are my own. This is a sponsored post. This post is coming to you from in flight, surprisingly enough. Saturday is usually the least-traveled day of the week, and Saturday afternoon is really the quietest time of all for flights, since most people don’t want to break up their weekend (or their day). But this weekend, I am splitting my time between Arizona (for Adam’s son’s birthday) and Colorado (for skiing and general homemaking before I head back to Dallas). Adam’s son had a really awesome birthday party on …

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