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When Your Accountability Partner Stops Working
The funny thing about accountability partnerships is that they don’t always end because something went wrong. Sometimes they just turn into really good conversations, and somewhere along the way, the thing you were supposed to be working on gets lost. It may go something like this: Step 1. Find an accountability partner. Maybe a friend…
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The Call Is Never the Hard Part
I don’t love making phone calls. And the call itself is never the problem. Once someone picks up, I’m fine. It’s the moment before that gets me. When I have a call to make, I find seventeen other things to do first. Water the plants, organize my desk, all the other things on my to-do…
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A Nonsense Day
Nonsense is self-definable. Unfinished things stacked where you can see them, a voice in your head with opinions about all of it. “Cool Night” by Paul Davis on a loop for two hours because it played once in the supermarket. A mosquito. In the house. In October. None of it makes sense, and all of…
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Done Is Better Than Perfect
We’ve all been there. The important project sits untouched while we organize the spice rack, again. The email draft that’s been rewritten fourteen times but never sent. The fitness plan that never quite launches because we’re waiting for the “perfect Monday” to start. If this sounds familiar, you’re in good company. Perfectionism and her sidekick,…
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Nothing Was Decided
You started in April. A business, a book, the plan for what comes next. Quietly, because that’s how these things usually begin. You didn’t announce it. You’d see how it went first, and then say something once there was something to say. You started in April. It’s September. Try to find the day you stopped.…
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Community Over Competition
A few years into my career, I found out a woman I worked with had spent time and energy making sure I didn’t get promoted. She was above me on the org chart, though we were on completely different tracks. It was a very small research group, and I handled data and operations on the…
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You Belong in the Room (Even if It Doesn’t Feel That Way Yet)
You know that quiet, nagging voice. The one that asks, “Who do you think you are?” or “What if they find out you’re not really qualified?” That’s imposter syndrome. And if you’ve heard it before, you’re not alone. Nearly 70% of people have felt this way at some point, even while doing work they’ve earned…
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10 Productivity Tips for Women Navigating Career Transitions
Let’s be real: whether you’re changing careers, starting a business, or job hunting, working from home can feel like trying to conduct a symphony while riding a unicycle in your pajamas.
