Let’s talk about consistent self-care. This summer I’ve let my evening routine slip a little. When it’s light until 9 pm, I find it much harder to start winding down at 7:30. But if I want to get my evening self-care routine in before my eyes start to close, I do actually need to get…
Sometimes you need help maintaining your motivation – check out this post if you haven’t already for tons of advice on that. But sometimes we need to take a break to gain distance and perspective before we can return to the project at our best. And what we do during those breaks can make all…
I’m a competitive person. I’m also stubborn. A great way to get me to do something is to tell me you don’t think I can do it. When challenged in this way, I can just hear Barney Stinson’s voice in my head saying saying – “challenge accepted!” But having said that, I still have my…
Recognizing I was the problem in my life was key to helping me begin to move from burnt out, stressed out, anxious, and overwhelmed, to living my best life over a decade ago. And while recognizing the role you play in keeping yourself stuck in patterns you don’t actually want to be in can be…
Boundaries help you preserve your time, energy, and other resources for the things you want and need to do. But key to creating boundaries is determining what those things are that you’re preserving your energy for! Without some process for identifying what’s truly important to you, it will be hard to know where to focus…