This morning, I woke up to discover that we were out of coffee. This is a dire situation for me because I am instantly transformed into The Hulk when I don’t have my morning coffee. So there was no option. A quick trip to the grocery store during morning rush hour was required. As I was stopped at […]

There are those who are in and those who are out. There are those who do and those who don’t. There are those who push limits and those who are content in the land of status quo. Where are you? You may even think to yourself that you want to push limits but you find […]

If I picked up the phone right now and asked you, “How’s your week going?” what would be your answer? Great? Awful? I’m not sure? Imagine driving a car on the interstate and someone asked, “How’s your car running?” To provide a definitive answer, you would quickly scan the dashboard to see what your gauges […]

Over four centuries ago, William Shakespeare said it well, “If you seek a virtue and have it not, assume it.” In more recent vernacular, the phrase “Fake it until you make it” would apply. Before you can act your way into being something that you’re not, you need to first believe that it’s possible. Using […]

This past Thursday, I was invited to speak at a women’s business networking group in Richmond. The topic was “How to shave 5 hours off your work week.” During my talk, I went over a few topics like taming your email and setting up an efficient calendar. Standard stuff with a twist—I like putting a […]

I have to admit, I have some pretty amazing friends. They are not only fun and active, they’re smart and insightful (You know who you are). My friend, Kannan, sent out a link to J.K. Rowling’s 2008 commencement address to Harvard University to a group of us last week. I watched it and agreed that […]

I’m a huge Steven Covey fan, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The habit that has influenced me the most is # 2: “Begin with the end in mind.” Basically, Covey suggests that you approach goal-setting by envisioning your ideal end goal, and then reverse-engineer the steps to get there. A tried-and-true […]