A few weeks ago I was thinking about what I wanted to do this summer and the thought came to me: One of my GOALS is to spend more time in the mountains.

Even though it was my own thought (hello past programming!), I immediately recoiled.

I want to tell you a story about how letting go of perfect added so much joy on a recent trip to Mexico - for me and for others. Here's the start of the story: I used to be TERRIFIED to sing alone in front of other people. I was afraid my voice would crack and I would get off key and sound terrible. Basically, I was afraid of not being perfect.

This isn’t about what to do when you feel behind on your to-do list — it’s about what to do when you feel behind in your career, business, or life as a whole. This video will walk through four key tips to remind yourself of the progress you’ve made and reconnect to what’s most important. You’ll also get one final tip on what to do when something really is important and you’re not making the progress you’d like.

On Monday, December 27, I noticed something interesting...TONS of people were jumping on social media with one common message: DO NOTHING THIS WEEK. Yes, I hope you got rest and rejuvenation and whatever else you needed from the holidays. But I noticed a subtle underlying message to most of these posts that I didn't like and don't agree with at all.

Are you feeling the weight of expectations? Like you are constantly “on” and have to work all the time? Do you put undue pressure on yourself to perform? If so, this video is for you. I’ll share ONE question to ask yourself to decrease stress and save yourself time and energy.

My parents signed my brother and I up for a speed reading class when we were in high school. Everything they taught us was about efficiency and productivity. It was fairly helpful, but that's not what I remember most about the class. The part that has stayed with me for over 20 years is when they told that we SHOULDN'T use these techniques when reading fiction.

A few weeks ago, I was casually walking around the lake when I saw two runners jaunting towards me. A man and a woman, probably in their 30s. As they passed, I heard the man say to the woman: "If you do something enough, it's going to become part of you, whether you like it or not." SERIOUS WISDOM BOMB DROP.

I've been hesitant to share this story because it involves losing weight. There's so much pressure on women to lose weight and have the perfect body and it makes me so angry that I don’t want to focus on it. But I'm doing it today for a very specific reason -- losing weight taught me the unbelievable power (and joy!) that comes with saying no.

We've gone through so much uncertainty for so long that we're all searching for places we can have control. Perfecting and overdoing is one way to do that. But there's another way to gain control: SAYING NO and DOING LESS.

I recently hosted a webinar on letting go of perfect and living your truth with 100 women. The fear of disappointing people was the NUMBER ONE thing women shared that was standing in their way. So what can you do about it? How can you get past the fear of disappointing people so you can live your own truth? Here are three steps to help you get there.

Feeling like you constantly have to work harder and do more can lead to burnout. Worrying about making a mistake can cause stress and anxiety. All the pressure you're putting on yourself to be successful is a weight on your shoulders, dragging you down. Here are 5 steps you can use today to let go of perfectionism and feel FREE.

Last week I pulled the plug on a plan I'd had for months. And it felt AWESOME.