I’d been watching Andor this weekend, which led me back to Rogue One. There’s a line from Jyn Erso that hasn’t left my brain since: “It’s not a problem if you don’t look up.” — Jyn Erso, Rogue One You don’t have to be a Star Wars fan to feel the weight of that. It’s […]
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“Your business works on you before it works for you.” A coach told me that early in my journey, and it lodged in my brain ever since. At the time, I was deep in my mindset coach training, running headfirst into old corporate patterns: 🏢 Seeking broad consensus.🏢 People pleasing.🏢 Getting buy-in from the “right” […]
“Why isn’t this working?” That was the loop running in my head. I’m hunching over my laptop, hiding from a spring sunburn in the Moxy lobby in Portland.Refresh LinkedIn—again: My corporate professional brain kicks in: Push harder. Produce more. Fix it. So I drafted three (sometimes more) LinkedIn posts a week, riffed on content while […]
The Break Did More Than Recharge Me. In a previous newsletter, I shared what surfaced when I finally took a break: Mental untangling, buried “shoulds”, and the slow unraveling of business-as-usual. (Missed it? Read it here.) But the real breakthroughs? They sneak through those moments when you’re dodging the family with kids taking over the […]
(This is part 1 of a 2 part series. Click here for Part 2.) The Big Island Was Beautiful — But the Clarity Was Juicier Most people know the experience of “getting some perspective” when they take their PTO. But when you’re making the leap from corporate pro to business creator, you quickly learn: perspective […]
Every now and then, I come across something so strange and specific that it loops back around to profound. This is a special one-off issue of the newsletter—no coaching tool, no mindset reframe, no invitation to reflect on your limiting beliefs. Just something weird and worth sharing. Shoutout to a subscriber—you know who you are, […]
You know the feeling. An opportunity pops up, your brain short-circuits, and suddenly you’re in a mental Olympic table tennis match. Hard no. Wait, lean in? No, definitely no. But maybe? It’s like watching The Bear’s Carmy stare at a perfectly plated dish—knowing he should trust himself, but spiraling into what if it’s wrong? territory anyway. (Spoiler: Overthinking ruins everything.) […]
At the beginning of the year, I was this close to writing a book. Not just any book. You know, the kind of book that makes your peers sit up and take notice. I’ve always wanted to write a book. It’s been on my “want to” list for years. But this time, it felt within […]
Audre Lorde reminds us that silence in the face of injustice is complicity. And this week, it would be tone-deaf of me not to acknowledge the aggression and threats directed to my community, my fellow LGBTQ+ Americans—especially our transgender and non-binary friends. The first day of the new U.S. administration was a difficult one. I, […]
A friend once asked, “Would you ever go back to being a corporate professional?” My interview-ready response: “I don’t want to take it off the table. If the right opportunity and circumstances came along that were aligned to my goals.…” My actual answer? “I don’t want a backup plan. I want to focus 100% on […]