It's the little things that often add up to something big. Have you ever heard of the snowball effect? You change one tiny habit, and it snowballs into an entire overhaul of your life. Example: the person who's never been an exerciser takes up a sport. She hires a coach and joins a group. The …
Do You Have Margin In Your Life?
(Scroll to the bottom of this article to listen in podcast form!) Recently I was coaching a client who identified one of her core values as flexibility. When I do work-life balance coaching, I focus a lot on values. I ask clients a series of questions about their chosen words. Those questions …
How to Practice Acceptance
This week was supposed to be the start of my husband’s big trial in Salt Lake City. While the trial is only 10-12 days, the whole thing’s a 3-4 week process because they do witness prep and jury selection and a bunch of stuff before hand. He’s an intellectual property attorney, which in general is a …
My Top 5 Ways To Say No
When's the last time you said Yes to something that later you wish you'd said No to? Last week? Last month? Last year? In any case, approaching a scenario where you need to say No can invoke horrible feelings: guilt, worry, dread... Saying Yes to one thing means saying No to another, and that's …
There Are Three S’s in Balance
You think you know how to spell balance. Maybe you think you know how to achieve balance. But do you know about the three S's in balance? I first wrote about these concepts as a fledgling blogger and new attending physician in 2012. Back then, my execution was a bit rough around the …
You Don’t Have To Hustle
I have a professional (albeit part time) job, a family, and a "side hustle" - this blog. Yet I only post an average of twice a month, I barely have an email list (which I just acquired the technology to start), don't have sponsors and have barely used any sort of monetization on this blog. Compared …
