quarter life crisis
The Quarter Life Comeback
Today’s blog post comes from Janah Valenzuela , a 20-something blogger and self-proclaimed pop culture junkie. She shares the story of how she survived the dreaded Quarter Life Crisis by learning to let go of plans & expectations and make room for lots of acceptance. ****** I had no idea how familiar I’d become with [...]
Rock Star Squad: Whitney Oppenhuizen
The Rock Star Squad is back y’all! And our newest member is the delightful Whitney Oppenhuizen. I met Whitney earlier this year on Twitter and she has since been such an avid supporter of Polka Dot Coaching. She recently made some very big, very powerful changes in her life so that she can live out [...]
What To Do When You Lose Steam
I got a really great question from a Twitter friend earlier this week via email that I thought would make a fantastic Monday Morning Wake-up Call. My friend has been working on a really awesome, audacious goal and was plugging away quite nicely, when all of a sudden she hit a wall. When I emailed [...]
Courage.
Image Credit: TradingPhrases Yesterday was a tough day. By the time I got home, I was completely deflated. I ate some fried food, took a shower and went to sleep. But I woke up this morning ready to get started again. And that’s all that matters. How do you summon the courage to keep on [...]
Breaking The Rules
Happy Friday Friends! Today’s post is short and sweet – just a thought provoking question to take you into the weekend: Where should you break the rules? I’ll go first: With food. Sometimes eating dessert before dinner is totally necessary. Consider this rule broken! In writing. I won’t be afraid to begin sentences with ‘And’ [...]
A Dream Deferred.
On a mini road trip down to San Diego, I asked my husband the question: “what did you want to be when you grew up?” His response was quick and uncomplicated – like most things with my husband are – a fighter pilot. When he was a little boy he dreamed of flying fighter jets. [...]
Professional Success vs. Personal Fulfillment
I love listening to people speak. In college, I had the opportunity to hear Maya Angelou speak and was completely transformed. So it’s no big surprise that I love TED Talks. And the one that Sheryl Sandberg gave at TEDWomen was no exception. She spoke about something I’ve thought a lot about myself: professional women [...]
What’s Your Secret Ingredient?
I’m an early riser. I’ve never been one of those people who can sleep in until 10 or 11 or *gasp* noon o’clock. I’m usually up and ready to go around 7ish – sometimes earlier. One of the things I like to do when I wake up well before my husband and dog is to [...]
Polka Dot Coaching’s Anniversary Contest!
BIG, exciting news, y’all – it’s Polka Dot Coaching’s 1 year anniversary!! *Cue confetti and streamers* One year ago, as my life coaching certification course drew to a close, I began thinking about who I really wanted to help as a life coach. It didn’t take me long to come to the conclusion that I [...]
Just Jump!
My husband was obsessed with the show ’24.’ It was hands-down his favorite show on television. And so he was pretty bummed when Jack Bauer hung up his spy gear for good and the series ended. So you can only imagine his delight when he heard that this new show ‘The Event’ was supposed to [...]
