Morning meetup at a locally-owned coffee shop scheduled…checkRSVP’d to an evening post-conference dinner…check I was ready for last weekend’s Society for Women in Engineering Conference (where I shared my perspective as a “Jill-of-All Trades” on a panel). I don’t go to many conferences now that I’m a coach/freelancer. But when I do, I try to

If you’ve ever used a garden hose, you have an intuitive understanding of a concept from fluid dynamics (and if you’re a fellow meteorologist reading this, you know what’s coming). To get mud off your gardening trowel, successfully wash the car, or get revenge on your sibling, there’s a way to increase the power of

This week I finally sent out another newsletter, after taking 4 weeks off. Before that, I had a streak going of sending something out every 1 to 2 weeks. But I had been knocked out by a quadruple whammy of: I shared my challenges, not as a way to get my readers to feel sorry

I know that you show kindness and compassion for others. Here’s how you can do the same thing for yourself during the stress of job search. I’d like to introduce you to my dear friend, Sara Kobilka. Sara is a recovering perfectionist. She can still remember the day in her junior year of high school

I’ve taught group fitness classes for many years, and there’s always a throng of people who show up in early January, eager to kick start their New Year’s resolution to get “in shape”. Fellow fitness instructors and regular group fitness class attendees reading this know exactly what I’m talking about. And you know what? Nearly half

I have a weird confession: I get really excited when I have a job interview. But I know exactly why…because I love improvising. I always loved imaginative play with my friends, whether it was dolls, stuffed animals or pretending to be super heroes. My mom still has cassette tapes of 9-year-old Sara pretending to host