What is a sabbatical? The word sabbatical is rooted in sabbath - the day of rest. A sabbatical is definitely a restful period away from one's typical employment or work schedule. I consider it to be interchangeable with career break or mini retirement. One thing's for sure: taking a …
What To Do When You’re Lost or Stuck
(Want to listen to this post? Skip to the bottom!) We knew it would happen eventually, living down an unplowed road in snow season. We got stuck driving our tracked utility vehicle from our homestead to our car (parked at the plowed highway). Today I'll share what happened, how we handled …
Lean Out Podcast: Spirituality with Erin Doppelt
When's the last time you let a higher power be your guide? Maybe you call it God. Maybe the Universe. Maybe it's more of a deep sense of knowing, of intuition. My guest on today's Lean Out Podcast episode refers to it as your "inner guru." Erin Doppelt is a spiritual psychology and meditation …
The Conflict of Being an Anti-Hustle Entrepreneur
Part of my work-life balance involves writing, podcasting, and coaching. But wait… don’t those things involve some amount of "hustling" to get business? There are messages everywhere telling entrepreneurs to “go big or go home”, “leverage to grow,” and “scale scale scale”. I have definitely …
Lean Out Podcast: Identity with Michael Foti
A profession is different than a job. Not that a job can't have this, but professions ofen come with a calling. People in professions often have strong ties between their work and their identity. My guest today on the Lean Out Podcast is the first male guest we've ever had on the show! Dr. …
Lean Out Podcast: A Tale of Two Women
This episode of the Lean Out Podcast is the next in a series where I share each chapter of the book Lean Out: A Professional Woman's Guide to Finding Authentic Work Life Balance. Chapter One examines the work life balance of two very different professional women: Dr. A and Dr. B. Note that …