I haven't written in a while. Between raising a 1 year old, taking care of the house, and managing my own free time and sanity, I somehow found a mental space to ask myself: "If I were, in this one year away from work, to do something else, something that truly defines me, what would it be?" After ...
Wanting it all vs letting it go
In the past week I've been confronted with three stories on the conflict between wanting it all vs letting go. I call it the Universe really trying to tell me something. All three of them are successful women, quite career-focused, ambitious and hard-working. However, at one point in time, they all realized that some other things may ...
A bumpy ride and blog revival
As I'm writing this, I'm in a sun lit room, in a wonderful cafe (I know, the dream of writing your own blog posts on a quiet morning in a cafe :) ) and the song playing in the background is "Morcheeba - Enjoy the ride". Might as well. This year has been full of bumps and ...
A manifest for running
(photo by link) Yesterday I went for another run, in the heat of 32 degrees C. It was harder than running at 10 degrees, in the pouring rain. There were not many people in the park - few were walking in the heat, preferring to stay at home or longer hours in the office in the cool ...
Self-actualization and lessons on becoming a Person
Many people tell me I'm calm, a good listener and quite well balanced (yeah, that helps with coaching). Sometimes I laugh and say "You have no idea." I've been doing therapy for one and a half year now. No, I'm not mentally disturbed and I don't have major issues (well, not more than most people out there). Personally, ...
Happy Monday!
The following story starts with something we're all familiar with - a Monday morning in which everything that can go wrong, does :( . However, it's not what it may seem at first glance. Keep reading... It was a sunny Monday morning and I decided to stop by a bakery to grab a coffee and a sandwich. ...
Integrating who you are into what you do
Last week I had a funny breakthrough - I brought something quite personal, almost a part of me, into the professional. And not only did it work out fine, it was even inspiring. I've been a fan intrigued quite obsessed with Alice (the one from Wonderland..you know) pretty much my entire life. I saw the movies, the cartoons, ...
A new vision on things – or, how I stopped organizing and loved the bomb
I haven't posted in a while because lately, the whole purpose of this blog - organizing your life, having a clue about where you want to be - seemed to fade for me. I realized that, at this moment, this perspective might be doing me more harm than good. Perhaps, for me, it's time to organize ...
Work Life Balance – The Basics
I come across as a well-balanced person - I leave on time from work, I have time for hobbies, I enjoy myself and try to keep in shape. Many times when I deliver trainings or talk to people, they ask me how I manage to do that. It's funny - like most things you end ...
How to define yourself outside work
People frequently ask me how I have time to work on my hobbies. It's easy - I love them so much that I make time. Somehow, I believe that who I am and what I do outside work defines me more. I know, all the Career renegades out there will say that probably my job doesn't ...
Capture summer time
During summertime I often tend to think about life and death. Sounds a bit ridiculous, right? How can you think about death when everything outside is full of life, there's light 16 hours per day and everyone seems to be at the peak of their happiness? Well, sometimes, in the peak of happiness lies a grain ...
What you hate is what inspires change
I'm going through some confusing, yet change-prone times. It seems to come around every few years, a restlessness and need to re-define my life. Normally it includes hating what I've worked hard to earn, and a feeling that unless I do some big change around here, I'm not - ever! - going to be really ...
The art of letting go
"A young monk was walking on the side of a quiet river, trying to decide where to cross. Suddenly he observed that on the other side was a great Zen master. Convinced that his problem was solved, he shouted to the great master: "Teacher, how can I cross to the other side of the river?" The great ...
The Gratitude List
Dan Pink, in the book "A Whole New Mind", suggests having a "Gratitude List" on your birthday, with x things you are grateful for, if you turn x years old. The principle being that once you grow older, you learn to appreciate the things around you more, and you get more to thank for. I guess ...
Drawing lifelines
How do you draw your own design for life? Do you think about what you want to achieve, and then paint back the road to that goal, imagining the steps? Or do you start from what you have, and build your dreams one by one, from there? Painting a masterpiece A short movie from the training "7 Habits" ...
