This message is for anyone who’s feeling overwhelmed by the job market right now. For anyone who’s stressed about the AI specter of death hanging over your job, the "forever layoffs” and “job hugging” headlines, the DOGE downsizing tornadoes reverberating through the federal government, and the rising price of groceries and gasoline. There are a million ways to calm your nervous system.There are a million ways to make yourself more indispensable.There are a million ways to proactively land or...
27 days ago • 1 min read
Picture this: After months of mental swirl, forced smiles on Zoom, and “doomjobbing” on LinkedIn, you finally take a big gulp of fresh air and decide to figure out this career thing once and for all. You show up to our first chat. You start talking. And somewhere in the first few minutes, you say something out loud that you’ve never quite said before. A dream that felt too ridiculous, a fear that’s been sitting on your chest, a paradox that feels impossible to untangle (money and meaning?!...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Are you enthusiastically nodding? Or is your BS-o-Meter blaring? Honestly, I’m somewhere in the middle! Like most oversimplified quotes dubiously attributed to Confucius, the truth is in the nuance. This has been the mission of my coaching practice since day one: Design a career you love This is the ROI that I promise to my clients. And I take that promise seriously. As a data nerd who measures success by real impact on real...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Let's get this out of the way: There's no such thing as a perfect career. There's no single job or path that provides 24/7 positive energy and early retirement. There are actually infinite incredible work choices available to you at any given moment! But you will not see or seize them until you drop the illusion of perfection. So with love: put down the Scantron, former A+ student turned ladder-climbing executive. And loosen your white-knuckle grip on that outdated definition of success. You...
2 months ago • 1 min read
I know you’re not here because you want more emails. You’re here because you’re a passionate powerhouse. A heart-driven high-achiever who cares deeply and is motivated to make a meaningful impact in and out of work. But… Something’s off in your career, and you’re feeling it Maybe: Your signature passionate powerhouse energy is zapped You don’t feel equipped for today’s labor market, political landscape, or AI disruption Your priorities shifted (family, health, projects) but work is still...
3 months ago • 2 min read
I used to be more bossy. Call it eldest daughter syndrome. Call it soothing anxiety by pretending to know all the answers and have total control over the situation. Call it leadership skills (if I was a boy). These days, I aim to be more of an expert listener, synthesizer, and reflector-backer. A master question-asker and onion-layer-peeler. A scaffolding-builder and interrogator of everything holding you back from what you want. Friends and family often ask how I bite my tongue when a client...
3 months ago • 2 min read
This weekend, between idyllic sun-kissed park hangs, ocean views, and coffee shop chats, I finally faced the reality that my LA home is also host to wildfires and potentially an earthquake so devastating that it simply goes by, “The Big One.” I wrote out my emergency plan and packed a go bag. Some of my friends lovingly roll their eyes at my “prepper” behavior. Others plotted their exit routes immediately after the 2025 wildfires, and are shocked it’s taken me this long. Ultimately I chose...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Are you a “work to live” person? You might pity or roll your eyes at those “live to work” people. While they’ve decided to go full tilt into their careers, you see it as a means to an end. Maybe you used to go harder (better, faster, stronger), but your fuel ran out. Maybe you’ve entered a new phase of life, and your health, relationships, hobbies, or social issues demand center stage. I see you. I’m the “design a career you love” person AND I believe we all must “work to live.” Because work...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Does anyone else feel like cults are in the zeitgeist right now? Between the slew of Netflix documentaries, increasingly tribal politics, and the expanding influencer industry, I’m seeing more experts step forward to explain how smart, capable people can get drawn into coercive systems. I was listening to Dr. Steven Hassan, a prominent expert on cults, on Trevor Noah’s podcast this weekend. He was describing the psychology of high-control groups—how members shift beliefs, behaviors, even...
5 months ago • 2 min read