A Little Holiday Cheer
Greetings! Last week, I had lunch with an old friend I hadn’t seen since early 2020 … And now, here we were, having lunch before she started a whirlwind 36 hours work trip before flying back to her family on …
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Back to School — Balance and New Beginnings in Fall 2021
Greetings! In my office, we’re going back to our school year schedule today…and we have the school year buzz…When I started to draft this newsletter, I wanted to offer back-to-school strategies that could be used to help students ease the …
School Closures, Remote Learning and Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow Mode
I realized I haven’t updated my blog in a while, and truthfully, it is because we have hit the ground running at non-stop speed since January, and went into overdrive with coronavirus related issues, remote learning and school closures. We’ve …
Teacher Appreciation Week: Margaret Miller
On #TeacherAppreciationWeek, I want to recognize Margaret Miller (who I now know as Margaret, because time will do that…). She was my high school counselor for a hot-minute, but has spent the past few decades as a trusted friend and confidante to so many, including lucky me.
From the Mailbag: Are we still using paper planners? It is 2019.
I receive a good number of questions and regret that I can’t answer them all personally. I do like to answer a few publicly, especially when I know others can benefit. Today’s question comes from Ontario, Canada, and involves my …
From the Mailbag: Sixth-grade class project
Side note: I have recently received a number of emails from students who want me to answer questions for their class projects. I think it is so wonderful that students feel empowered to contact sources directly and wish I could …
National Day of Unplugging – digital detox, FOMO and perfectionism
These feelings of FOMO also contribute to our culture of perfectionism and never feeling good enough. Being in the moment and experiencing it is often enough.
Good night, sweet prince: A tribute to Mason
If you’ve visited my office over the past fifteen years, chances are that you met Mason, my beloved wire-haired terrier mix who was immortalized in this 2008 New York Times article. When he and I first met, I was in …
Reflections from a Book Launch
Most authors will readily admit that launching a book can be an incredibly humbling and disjointed process. The highs! The lows! The second-guessing! People likely think the hardest part of the book writing process – securing a book contract, actually …
Childhood birthday memories from another trip around the sun
Today is my birthday. I’ve never been much to celebrate in a big way. There are several reasons for that, the first of which is that being born near the 4th of July (or …
