Ideas for a Better Life

I use a prep form with my clients that helps them summarize what’s happened since we last met. It also helps them focus the conversation for our coaching session. I use the form myself, when meeting with my coach. One of the questions is this one: "What question do you hope I don’t ask?" Last…

Last week, I was feeling trapped, overwhelmed and underwater. I had piles of to-do’s near by laptop, on my desk, on the kitchen table. I had flashes of that I Love Lucy episode where the conveyor belt moves faster and faster and Lucy is unable to put the chocolates in the box fast enough. Out…

My husband pointed me to a site on vintage racing bikes, maintained by Ray Dobbins, avid collector and seller. It’s a wonderful glimpse of someone who loves what he does. From the detailed description of the equipment used to photograph bikes in Dobbins’ garage (e.g., 1,000 watt Sears work lights and a backdrop of two…

My friend, Wendy Bohling, invited me to join a women’s networking group that she started last fall. The group, aptly named, "Coolest Women We Know," draws from accomplished women in high-tech, ranging from C-levels in telecom companies to software entrepreneurs to heads of non-profits aimed at increasing the number of girls pursuing engineering degrees to…