The Change Anchor: where uncertainty becomes your greatest advantage.

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There's a phrase I keep coming back to, and I want to share where it came from. I was standing in a parking lot at a company picnic, my second child at home, just back from maternity leave I was looking around and realized that literally nothing had changed while I was gone. Same role. Same team....

Feb 24, 2026 asking what if reinvention turning point

The container no longer fits. (That's not a crisis.)

Something shifted. Maybe it was sudden. Maybe it crept up on you. Either way, you can feel it. The container you've put yourself in - it no longer fits. If you're reading this, you probably know exactly what I mean. There was a point in my career that no matter how I repositioned myself, or how ...

Feb 18, 2026 blocked growth

When everything feels urgent (but nothing moves)

Last week I wrote about the difference between holding it together and actually being okay. This week is what comes before things start to feel clearer again. The dangerous part of cognitive overload isn't dropping balls. It's losing trust in your own judgment. When you can't tell what's actually...

Feb 10, 2026 clarity cognitive overload overload

Why holding it together is not the same as being all right

A few weeks ago, I was sick. I wasn't the "stay in bed and binge Netflix" kind of sick but the kind of sick where you're still showing up, still responding, still technically functioning but your energy is gone and your brain feels like it's wrapped in cotton. I had been sitting in my office sta...

Feb 04, 2026 overwhelmed self care systems

What overload actually does to your thinking

This past week I attended a large, in-person global kickoff event and spent time talking with people from all over - different regions, different roles, different teams. When I asked what was blocking people right now, hands went up in my session. “No time to focus or think.”“I feel like I can’t ...

Jan 27, 2026 clarity overwhelm

When Carrying the Ambiguity Quietly Becomes Your Job

After I started noticing how often clarity disappeared first, I began seeing the next pattern: When nothing gets clarified upstream, someone downstream absorbs it.And it’s usually the person who can handle it. I’ve been that person. The one who translates half-formed decisions into something usab...

Jan 20, 2026 ambiguity boundaries calm clarity

Why Clarity Disappears First When Things Speed Up

A few years ago, I noticed a strange pattern in my work.Whenever things got busy, I’d end up rewriting the same email over and over, sometimes for hours. Not because it was unclear but because it didn’t feel right.The message made sense.The ask was reasonable.And still, I couldn’t quite hit send ...

Jan 13, 2026 calm clarity emails

You Don't Need a New Goal in the New Year - You Need an Anchor

The first week of the year always looks calm on paper. When I opened Outlook this morning, I actually paused.After being out for nearly two weeks, I had only a handful of messages to catch up on. A quiet inbox.A lighter meeting schedule. Moments like that can trick us into thinking, Maybe this is...

Jan 06, 2026 goals new years planning

The Christmas Stocking No One Notices

As Christmas gets closer, I keep thinking about an article I read recently about why so many moms wake up on Christmas morning to empty stockings. Not because they were forgotten but because they were the ones behind the scenes creating the magic. They planned.They noticed.They smoothed things ov...

Dec 23, 2025 appreciation change leading change

No one is coming to hand you confidence

If you’re leading a complex project, change initiative, or HR transformation and you’re waiting to feel ready…before you make the move, lead the change, or put yourself out there… this is for you. I’ve been having a lot of conversations lately with my oldest son. He just turned 19. He’s smart, t...

Dec 16, 2025 communications confidence leadership visibility

The Altitude Shift That Changes Everything

I had a conversation this week with a colleague that stayed with me long after we got off the phone. She said, “I just don’t know how to get visibility with these senior leaders. I feel like I say things and nothing happens. I don’t feel like I have a voice in the room.” I know that feeling and I...

Dec 09, 2025 communications leadership managing up presentations visibility

When Simplicity is the Answer

Hey there, Not sure how you're weekend went but my morning today started with my husband pacing the house after being up most of the night, unable to sleep. He's been really stressed about all the different pieces of projects at work, and it finally hit him all at once. Too many tasks. Too many e...

Dec 02, 2025 calm leadership career reinvention change fatigue gratitude at work leadership agility navigating change overwhelm at work resilience at work

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