There was a time when I was absolutely certain I was going to be a writer.Fourth grade. That’s where it started. Inspired by Nancy Drew.I loved it. The stories, the characters, the feeling of creating something out of nothing. It felt like I had foun...

The headlines about work this week have been hard to ignore.Not just because they’re shocking but because they’re starting to feel familiar.I keep catching myself reading these stories and thinking, that’s extreme…and then immediately wondering...

We’re living in a weird moment when it comes to AI right now. We’re caught between being told we need to learn to use AI or risk being left behind… while also being harshly judged if it even looks like we’re using it.Good punctuation?Good grammar?Exc...

There’s been a shift in the kinds of conversations I’ve been having lately.It usually starts with something practical, but you can tell that’s not really the point. There’s something sitting underneath it that doesn’t quite get said… at least not rig...

People love to romanticize working from home.It’s usually portrayed as someone peacefully typing away with a cup of coffee while sunlight streams through a window and productivity just magically happens.The reality is a little different.I’ve been wor...

Can we talk about something that no one seems to factor into business advice?Energy.Not motivation. Not mindset. Not whether you “want it badly enough.”Actual, physical, human energy.Because I keep seeing this pattern. And maybe you are too.It’s not...

Yesterday, where I live was hit with a blizzard. If you live in snow country, you don’t need a weather app to know what that means. The wind has a certain howling sound. The sky goes that flat gray that feels like a warning. Snow piles up faster than...

I still remember the day I was laid off from my job as a real estate paralegal. It felt like the floor dropped out from under me, the same stomach-sinking feeling you get at the top of a roller coaster right before the fall. The shock hits first. The...

Lately I keep seeing the same question pop up:Why is it so hard to find reliable information about starting a business online?It’s a fair question. You start searching for ideas and within minutes it feels like everyone is selling a course. That natu...

I think it’s time we talk about something that often goes unnamed.Mostly because it’s easier to talk about unreasonable clients than it is to talk about the ways we quietly enable them.And if that made you shift in your chair a little, stay with me.U...