Six months after being placed on a performance improvement plan, I earned a promotion and a significant raise. It looked like a comeback story. But once I stopped worrying about losing my job, I started worrying about ever disappointing anyone again. In this episode of Perfection Hangover, I share what happened before that performance conversation,…
When I recorded this episode, my partner and I had been together for more than two years, and our children still hadn’t met each other. People have opinions about that. Sometimes I have questions about it myself. I grew up hearing, “We’re going to rip the Band-Aid.” New relationships meant new family arrangements, and we…
I’d closed two big sales, made it through five client strategy meetings, and still had 121 unread emails when I shut my laptop. By the time my son asked what was for dinner, I had almost nothing left. When I told him we were having leftovers, I realized the food wasn’t what was bothering me….
When tension comes up in a blended family, it can be hard to resist explaining your side or setting the record straight. I know that urge. I also know how much energy it takes when a disagreement keeps following you into the rest of your day. In this episode of Perfection Hangover, I talk about…
I built eight different websites in six months while also working on a book, a keynote, and this podcast. Coming up with something to do clearly wasn’t my problem. But I started wondering how much of that activity was helping me share the work I actually care about. There was always another sentence to fix…
Content note: This episode discusses childhood grooming, sexual assault, and a past suicide attempt. I thought I was writing a book about my life. Instead, I started noticing connections I hadn’t seen while I was living it. I knew my dad hadn’t been around much. I knew that hurt. But I’d always thought of myself…