To all of the women warriors out there…..those who want to live life on their terms, without apology, and without everything falling apart. To those who have spent so many years working the 60 hour weeks, raising a family, doing what you were supposed to be doing. To those who are just exhausted at this
Author: lynnelevy
To all of the women warriors out there…..those who want to live life on their terms, without apology, and without everything falling apart. To those who have spent so many years working the 60 hour weeks, raising a family, doing what you were supposed to be doing. To those who are just exhausted at this
We all have a pain in the ass inner-critic. There is no question that this inner-critic in our head keep us all from fully speaking our truth, owning our power, and keeping us from reclaiming our lives. This inner-critic tells us we are not good enough. It tells us we cannot do what we want.
Alright, I am going to say it….I feel like a BADASS! I received my 2nd masters degree, at age 50, last week. What makes this a BADASS move is I did it on my terms. I did it as part of reclaiming my life. Being a badass has nothing to do with riding a
If there is one word that has changed my life over the past year it has been CHOOSE. As a cancer survivor, reclaimer of her life and former perfectionist…..choose is a word that helped me get to all three places. The formal definition of the word ‘choose’ is “To select freely after consideration”. The key
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Ferris Bueller I am a recovering perfectionist. The perfect me would spend hours and hours on a presentation or deliverable. I would make sure every word was perfect. I would send it over to my boss
There is nothing worse than a tattletale. In the workplace, this is when a colleague doesn’t like what you’re doing, and he or she gives your boss feedback, and your boss gives this feedback to you. Seems a little roundabout, right? I’ve experienced this third-party feedback in previous positions – never face-to-face, always behind-the-back. When
Life’s been a roller coaster the last few years. I redefined myself as Lynne the coach, change agent, and one who finally found her voice. I went back to graduate school and found my dream job. But just as I started to get my footing, I was hit with another large bump in the ride,
I have had days where I come home from work and can barely see straight due to stress. When this happens, there are two things I may do when I get home, neither of which are good. First, I start to be ‘short’ and crabby with the first person I see. Second, I dive
For most of my career, I have been on a somewhat spiritual search. I was looking for an organization that harnessed the wisdom of the employee and where everyone was valued, respected, and treated as a whole person. I knew in my core that if you felt valued and respected, you would do fabulous