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2025 Highlights
One of my favorite year-end rituals is reviewing my writing for the year and seeing which pieces resonated most with readers. It’s especially interesting for me this year, as 2025 was a year I pushed further out of my comfort zone than ever before. I began the year in Asheville, NC, in the midst of…
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Rest
The need to rest is a fundamental aspect of our design. Many of us look for ways to overcome this “limitation.” I, for one, dearly love caffeine, preferring espresso as an efficient delivery mechanism. We admire people we see who manage to get by on a few hours’ sleep a night. Our scarcity mindsets lead…
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Dragonfly
I spent the past week on vacation visiting my Partner in Wonder. True to form, our week was filled with wonder, including many moments of synchronicity. We noticed many dragonflies throughout the week, which caused us to look up the symbolism of Dragonfly as a spirit animal. Here’s ChatGPT’s take: As a spirit animal, the…
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Social Connections
Today’s post builds upon my meaningful conversations post.* That post appeared to resonate with many of you based on the reactions. Perhaps most importantly, my mom loved it. 💙 I am sure part of what resonates is the emphasis on social connections. This is a key area in many formulas for happiness and one that…
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A Funny Thing Happened on Vacation
I have two clients who recently took a vacation. In both cases, they were intentional about harmonizing their personal and professional lives. When they returned, they shared two things. First, they were more rested, recharged, and ready for work than on any previous vacation. This newfound energy and focus can be yours too. Second, they…
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Work-Life Balance is a Myth
As my coaching practice deepens, I’m learning to embrace synchronicity when it arises. I call this listening to the universe, and I’ve written about a few of my experiences in this post and this one. A few weeks ago, my sister, Kimberly Westrich, the Chief Possibility Officer for Kimpossibility, led a virtual retreat to help…
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Clearing the Fog
I was deeply concerned. I was in my early 40s, leading a global engineering organization. I was proud of the combination of talent, skill, and effort that had propelled me to this leadership level. Confident in my abilities, I faced an emerging challenge I had never encountered before. My brain wasn’t working. For the first…
