Beware of the Silent Slide

This is my 50th blog post!  It's taken me a few years to get to this point, but consistency over time always leads to great outcomes.  Thanks to those of you who have been along for the journey since the very beginning! In challenges times, we still can have great outcomes.  We get them when…

Fighting the Trap of Unfulfilling Success

We have mice. My husband found some mice in an outside storage shed a few weeks ago.  And he set up traps and got most of them over the course of one gruesome month.  The problem was that they had gotten at a ton of our things and we had to go through the cardboard…

Happy New Year Moms!

Did anyone else do a countdown this year?!?! Just me?!?! No, I'm not crazy - I realize January 2020 is still four solid months out. But I'm not waiting 4 months to hit some goals and finish 2019 strong.  And neither should any other parents out there. The day after Labor Day is the first…

My Shit Stinks and It Isn’t Together

I have to address the fact that my husband will be thoroughly annoyed with this title, but it's not wrong.  It's not the most professional, either. But accurate. I've built a reputation of having my shit together.  I mean, my whole job is helping people get clear on what they want, figure out what tools…

The Conundrum of Competition and Comparison

I remember the first time I competed against someone and won.  My older sister - by 18 months - was learning her multiplication facts.  I was two years behind her in school, but wanted to do whatever she was doing.  My dad was in our room holding the flash cards.  3 x 4?  12!!!  I…