The art of storytelling is now widely espoused as a critical leadership tool. And I think that we can all see the value in being able to tell a compelling story. Understanding how to learn from the stories of others, and our own stories, is the other side of this coin. If we can effectively […]

Sometimes I feel completely stuck in my work for my dissertation. On days like this, I feel like my brain isn’t firing right. It’s not able to make the connections between the topics that I have studied. I’m not able to see the big picture. I forget all of the things that I have done

As logic-driven people working in STEM fields, where the knowing of the mind is highly valued and revered, we’re often (implicitly or explicitly) told to ignore how we feel. This cuts us off from our bodies. From the sensations that are giving us information. From parts of our creativity and our power. But not all

I know you’ve felt it. That voice in your head that tells you that you’re not good enough, that your accomplishments are just luck, that one day, you’ll be outed as the fraud you are. As women, we are more likely to have these kinds of thoughts and suffer from imposter syndrome than men are.

Sometimes when we’re the “first” or “only” in a role or situation, there are a lot of expectations that are thrust upon us. When we are working in male-dominated fields, this might look like an expectation that we are tough. That we’ll suck it up and hide our emotions. That we will roll with whatever

When people describe me, they probably wouldn’t use the phrase “she’s a nice person”. And depending on their definition of nice, they’re probably right. Many people’s definition of nice is someone who will bend over backwards for others, a people pleaser, someone who won’t rock the boat. That’s not me. I have strong boundaries. I

In my constant effort to get over my fear of failure and the need to do everything perfectly, I have found a really great reframe that I’d like to share. Instead of trying to do things perfectly, I am going to focus on being consistent. Being consistent is valuable to me. It means that I

I saw this title of a TED talk that came up in my podcast list this week, and I kind of loved it. I got me thinking. What makes a woman dangerous? What makes me specifically dangerous? I haven’t listened to the podcast yet, so I don’t know what context it’s discussed in on there.

What are you building for yourself? How do you take the reigns of your life and drive it in the direction you want to go? This is the great experiment. What can you achieve? (This is a picture of the first motor I built when I was 16! I keep it on my desk at

How do I discriminate between what I actually want and what society tells me that I should want? Sometimes it’s difficult. The messages become ingrained in our psyches over time.Taking the time tonight to evaluate the things that give me that warm feeling in my belly. What lights that fire? If it’s there, I know