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Some days are hard. I definitely totally get it. A hard day can sometimes be a great teacher if we stop and consider. We all have days...

Hey! How are you? Really, how ARE you? Let's take a minute to check in and genuinely see how we are, to reflect. What do you see when you...

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Adding a podcast element to the Blog! This episode is with 4 women, all of whom are in the Foreign Service (as Direct Hire, as PSC, as...

When asked, your go-to response might be "Good", "fine", "okay, thanks" and then you turn it: "And how are you?" This is our automatic...

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"Stacking up small victories creates a snowball effect that encourages you to undertake more and more ambitious changes." I did not write...

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Hardest words in the English language, right there. I don't really know why that is, but ... let's face it: it is HARD to admit to doing...

A story to read over and over when we start questioning how valuable and worthy we are. Because you are, 100%, good enough. A story, to...

On getting through the bad days: "I've found that it's of some help to think of one's moods and feelings about the world as being similar...