Personal Growth

Common core

I spent the last week traveling abroad, which was an incredible experience full of many memorable moments. Among them were several made either possible or easier due to the kindness of strangers. These moments are among one of the main reasons I love to travel, especially to places dramatically different than my home, as it […]

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Unpause

It’s been a while since I posted something new here, and there’s a good reason for it. I had to make a choice. Truth is, it wasn’t that different from the choices I’ve always had to make, I just had to get better at making them. The issue was that, despite my lifelong tendency to

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Win-win situation

As a coach, I do a lot of work with people who are trying to achieve a particular goal. Sometimes, it’s about making something specific happen, like getting into an MBA program or positioning themselves for a career transition. Other times, it’s about getting “unstuck,” and gaining clarity about what comes next, and how to

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Reality check

One day last week, I promised myself that at the end of a very long workday, I would roll out my yoga mat and practice online with one of my favorite teachers from afar.  The class started at 6pm. At 6:12pm, I was still writing emails. Did I mention the thing about the workday? Yeah, a doozy.  I

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Buried treasure

This past weekend, I cleaned out a set of drawers that had gone way too long without seeing the light of day. They’re in a small piece of furniture that’s been relatively easy to move, while filled, from place to place for years now. It’s not like I never go through it. It’s just that there are parts of it that I

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But, still…

It’s been a while since I shared thoughts here, but I think we all know that time has somewhat lost its meaning in recent years, so I’ll forgive myself. I’ve been having so many conversations lately on exactly the topics we discuss here, though, so I felt like I was being pulled back to share.

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Are we there yet?

Recently, I was listening to an episode of a podcast I really like in which the main topic was the psychology of waiting. Every statistic, example, and anecdote that the host and guests discussed sounded like it came straight from the notes of my entire professional career in higher education, admissions, and coaching. So much

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Gather up

I’m completely shocked that it’s the holiday season already, partly because the longest year ever is somehow managing to move forward at a startling clip, and partly because so much about the winter holidays looks different this year.  Actually, maybe I’m wrong on that. Plenty of people spend the holidays quietly, or even alone, each

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