Category: Work
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Poor Unfortunate Souls: Choosing Not to Grow Tentacles
Some people think leadership requires sharp edges. I’ve learned it doesn’t. A story about the sea witch of the office, the familiar sting of being belittled, and the quiet strength of refusing to sign the contract. Read more
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Navel Gazing and Other Ways to Spend Three Hours Deciding Nothing
If you’ve ever left a meeting thinking, “We talked a lot and somehow decided nothing,” this one’s for you. A reflection on navel gazing, good intentions, and the quiet bravery it takes to stop circling and actually move forward. Read more
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“I Can Fix Him” Energy at Work (And Why It’s Not a Long-Term Strategy)
I used to think I left my “I can fix him” phase back in my dating years. Then I realized I’d brought it to work. This piece is for anyone who’s ever tried to save a team, heal a department, or carry a culture on their back—and what I’m learning to do instead. Read more
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How Confidence Gets Quiet (and How to Turn It Back Up)
Sometimes it’s not burnout. It’s being nitpicked so long that you start to forget what you’re actually good at. You stop hearing the voice that once said, “I know how to do this,” and start hearing the echo of every correction instead. Confidence doesn’t vanish—it just gets quiet. It tucks itself away after too many… Read more
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Let the Impossible Underestimate You
Impossible is just that coworker who says, “That’ll never work” before you’ve even finished the sentence. Bless their hearts. You’re building it anyway—with sticky notes, stubborn optimism, and a to-do list that makes no sense but somehow still works. This one’s for the dreamers, the doers, and the quietly rebellious. Read more
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Desk Drawer Confessions
My friend Andrea calls them the “flopsweats”—those unpredictable, all-out betrayals of your body at the worst possible time. They’ve earned deodorant a permanent spot in my desk drawer, along with snacks, Chapstick, and an emergency cardigan for polar-bear HVAC days. None of it is glamorous, but all of it keeps me going. Tell me—what unexpected… Read more
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If You Can Put a Pool in a Football Stadium, You Can Do Anything
If Lucas Oil Stadium can transform from Taylor Swift’s sequins to monster truck roars… from GenCon gamers plotting galactic empires to an Olympic-sized pool shimmering under spotlights… then why do we convince ourselves we have to stay in one lane? We weren’t built for just one role, one title, or one season. Reinvention is allowed.… Read more
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From Chaos to Care: Lessons from The Bear and Unreasonable Hospitality
You don’t have to work in a restaurant to know what ‘Fishes’ feels like. And you don’t need a Michelin star to live out ‘Forks.’ This isn’t really a story about forks — it’s about care, culture, and the ripple effect of tiny acts that make people feel seen, on TV, in business, and in… Read more
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A Prayer for Teachers Returning to School
A Prayer for Teachers Returning to School Read more
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The Raccoon in a Blazer: Why Scrappy Outsiders Belong in Leadership
Ever feel like a raccoon in a blazer—scrappy, underestimated, and showing up in rooms you were never exactly invited into? I have. And here’s what I’ve learned about belonging, leadership, and why the world needs more raccoons at the table. Read more