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6 Practices That Transformed My Life in 2017
2017 was a truly transformative year for me personally and professionally. I entered it with a fledgling business that I had no idea how to make really work. I had made significant progress but
The Truth About “Apply Online” Hell and How to Escape it
The job search process is set up in a pretty dysfunctional way. Job boards and companies post their jobs and indicate that the way to be considered for the position is to apply online. There's
Are you Secretly Miserable
If so, your life might look something like this — You have done everything everyone told you you should do to create a happy life and yet you are secretly miserable. You look at what others have
Performing Optimally: A Security Primer for the Human Operating System
You can see what you want to do and something stops you. You encounter a situation that causes a flood of negative emotions. You struggle internally to figure out what the heck is going on. This happens
How to Start Big Things
Any large undertaking is overwhelming which is why we stay so stuck. Big undertakings require us to try to predict the future, take us way out of our comfort zone, and present new information with
The Curiosity Experiment
The Shut Down vs. Curiosity This week in my coaching practice the overarching theme was all about finding power through curiosity. A week at work can be hectic. We often respond through shutting people down
Confessions of a Shitty Leader
The other side of “What Great Leaders Do” lists There are a lot of lists on how to be a great leader and what they do. They drive me a bit crazy because if all
Why Your Resume is Being Ignored
As a career coach, I get to dive into so many wonderful careers. In fact just this week I'm working in museum management, music education, graphic design, engineering management, executive leadership, electric vehicle quality, behavior
My Letter to Fear
Dear Fear, Thank you for being around those times I really needed you — like when I was 13 and needed to run from the creepy taxi driver who had his hand on my knee and when
A Woman in Tech’s Open Letter to My “Sexist” Colleagues
I love you, I forgive you and I’m grateful for you. I haven’t always felt this way. In the past I felt victimized and angry when you assumed I wasn’t technical, told me I was
What Happened When I Talked Openly About Sexism in Tech
Ok. So a couple weeks ago I did something. I talked openly about MY experience with sexism in tech through my blog post “A Woman in Tech’s Open Letter to My ‘Sexist’ Colleagues”. I did it
Sexism in Tech: Beyond the Outrage
With the discoveries at Uber, there is a fresh new heap of outrage over sexism in tech. I was outraged for years about sexism in tech. While I worked with many advocates, I have experienced
Truth in Pictures: What Google Images Tell us About Diversity at Work
This article is dedicated to my daughter, Celeste, an amazing film student who deserves to see more women in Google Image searches for “film director”; my mother, Dorothie, who is my image of a professional